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  1. Hats Matter

    Post New Hats Here!

    This Optimo Montecristi Panama Homburg just arrived. The picture does not do it justice as it is an incredible hat
  2. Hats Matter

    Panama Hat Thread

    My Optimo Montecristi Homburg finally arrived as it took about a month to produce. The photos do not do it justice as it is an amazing Panama. I will post this on several threads
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    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    I thought I would change things up a bit today to get away from the brown color palette. This Optimo Manhatten fedora is in Bottle Green and has a Shark Gill ribbon. The feather is my addition. I
  4. Hats Matter

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    This is the second day of posting hats from my brown phase of hat selection. An Optimo Manhatten fedora in light brown this time. It is a very light felt hat and can be shaped fairly easily.
  5. Hats Matter

    Do Men Hate Women's Hats?

    I was just rumaging around the FL and came across this thread which poses an interesting question that will provke many opinions. Personally, I do not think men in general hate women's hats. I like hats in general and believe a hat is part of the overall fashion statement the wearer is trying...
  6. Hats Matter

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    I purchased this Optimo Manhatten fedora when I was going through my brown phase of color selection. This hat has a fairly stiff brim which I prefer with a 2 3/4 inch brim. I added the feather today and will contemplate it for a while. I realize that feathers are a highly personal choice and...
  7. Hats Matter

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    Today's selection for your consideration is my Optimo Deaborn fedora in black with a charcol ribbon. The feather may be a bit too much and I may change it or remove. The weather, while clement in the Bay Area, is cool and breezy so felt hats can be worn.
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    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    Today's selection is an Optimo Dearborn fedora in Olympian Green with a nicotine ribbon. The feather is my addition.
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    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    Not alot of thought went into today's choice as I went out to run some errands. Optimo Manhatten Dark Blue fedora.
  10. Hats Matter

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    Today's offering from my collection is a British Tan fedora from Optimo with a diamond crease. If you object to the feather you can blame me as I added it to my personal taste. On a different topic, I got a call from Graham this morning as he has been working on a Montecristi Panama Homburg...
  11. Hats Matter

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    I am trying to do more of a rotation with my hats. This fedora is another old one. Thunder Gray Manhatten from Optimo
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    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    Fresh from a refurbishment at Optimo, this is my oldest hat at about 18 years old. Canyon Gray fedora
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    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    It is warm here in the Bay Area and the Memorial Day Holiday can be said to mark the start of summer. Thanks to all the veterans for your service including my father and two grandfathers. This is a Milan from Optimo
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    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    I am feeling better these days with the lifting of Covid restrictions in the Bay Area of California. So this morning I decided to delve deeper in my pile of hatboxes and withdrew this hat which I have not worn in quite a while. The Silverbelly fedora from Optimo. I love this hat and need to...
  15. Hats Matter

    What hat are you waiting for today?

    I am waiting for an Optimo Montecristi Panama Homburg similar to this one that I copied from the Optimo Facebook page. It is due by Memorial Day
  16. Hats Matter

    How many hats do you have?

    From Optimo Hat Company: 2 Milans, 2 Montecristi Panamas, 1 Homberg (Aubergine) 19 Fedoras in various colors. 1 Resistol Cowboy Hat I purchased on a trip to Virginia City, Nevada. 1 Montecristi Panama I purchased at Newt at the Royal in Honolulu. Various caps I have acquired over the years...
  17. Hats Matter

    Optimo south side mobsters

    A bit of a confession from someone who has been locked down by the pandemic for far too long and has an urge to emerge from hibernation and live again. Some of you may be aware of the Optimo Insider Club and their periodic e-mails with offers of products which are intended to appeal to the...
  18. Hats Matter

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    The weather is improving and getting warmer so I broke out the Montecristi Super Fino from Optimo
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    Bourbon Discussion Thread

    In the good old days a long, long time ago when it was safe to go out and socialize, if I went to a restaurant with a bar I always tried to get a Manhatten with Bookers. If they did not have Bookers then Knob Creek or Maker's Mark
  20. Hats Matter

    Optimo south side mobsters

    Many years ago when I was ordering my Optimo Hats through Carolyn Busch at Fino Fino in Menlo Park CA., Carolyn generously gifted my with two hats brushed gratis. I always enjoyed seeing Carolyn and Graham at her store in Menlo Park and miss her after she retired and closed the store in 2014...

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