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The Akubra Chinstrap
I recently acquire a new Akubra, the Banjo Patterson. Great hat! I also bought the Akubra chinstrap to go with it. I come to sing praises. I don't often wear it under my chin, it's not usually that windy where I am that I need it. But it is GREAT for hanging your hat down on your back. I often...- irfan.wayang
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when do you guys wear a panama?
I live in the tropics. What's a "felt hat"?- irfan.wayang
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Akubra Traveller, Leisure Time, or Style Master?
Is that all? I would have thought there would have been a lot more. Thanks for the words of advice, everyone. Yes, I think I tend to agree that you should get a hat that you like the look of. I think it's gonna be the Leisure Time. I notice its available in Regency Fawn without a delay in...- irfan.wayang
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Akubra Traveller, Leisure Time, or Style Master?
Brrr. I'm in Central Vietnam, and it's very chilly. Having lived on the equator for decades, I've never thought about anything other than a straw or similar. But with the current trip, and another one coming up in Japan in March (cold!), I think I need a felt Akubra. When I skim through the...- irfan.wayang
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Panama Hat Thread
The thing to remember about Bob is that he doesn't really consider himself a full time retailer of high end retail products, he looks at himself as a guy who really loves Panama hats and wants to make a few bucks dealing with others who share his hobby. He hasn't really internalized the...- irfan.wayang
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Panama Hat Thread
By the way, I looked at the label inside your hat: it is EXACTLY the same label as the one on the hat I bought in Sydney! Except that it had an additional line "Made exclusively for Sydney Hatters". So it's probably some semi-large wholesaler who's got a good share of the market, but who doesn't...- irfan.wayang
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Panama Hat Thread
Don't feel too bad. Monbla has been spoiled by Panama Bob. PB often sells hats similar to that for the prices Monbla mentioned, but any high street store will sell them for $100+. I bought my first Panama, which is almost identical to yours, for around $150. The shop was a highly regarded...- irfan.wayang
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Writer Umberto Eco in a Fedora
A while back, there was a thread dedicated to images of writers in hats. Most of them were old shots from years ago, but here's a current one of Umberto Eco, being interviewed for his new book, The Prague Cemetery: Umberto Eco: 'People are tired of simple things. They want to be challenged'- irfan.wayang
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Shaping a Panama?
I had the same thing with two Panama hats I received. I just put them on a small stand and shoved the front of the brim against the wall (gently) and then lifted the back with a book or something and left it that way overnight. That was enough!- irfan.wayang
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Akubra hemp range
Yes, I agree. But that's why I wonder when people say it's "stiff". Yeah, but I think it's meant to be that way. My only complaint, which also held for the Akubra Capricorn (and for some of the briso weave panamas that I got from Bob) is that too much light comes through the brim. You can...- irfan.wayang
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Akubra hemp range
From Australian Gear, an Australia-based online retailer. I live in Indonesia, so in terms of shipping costs, there is no advantage to buying from US. The one that I got is like the one in the linked image. You think it's too stiff? Certainly not like a Panama, but I think that's just the way it...- irfan.wayang
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Akubra hemp range
Amador, I just got one, too, about a week ago. Did you ask specially for the black pug? I quite like it. Mine came with a paisley pug, which I like also. But if I'd had a choice, I might have asked for the black one.- irfan.wayang
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Akubra hemp braids
The Akubra Range arrived today from Australian Gear, an Australian-based online retailer that offers quite good prices, with free international shipping. It did take a long time for the hat to come, a few weeks over the "11 weeks" advertised, but I suspect that has more to do with Akubra's...- irfan.wayang
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I Like This Hat, But How Do You Just Start Wearing a Hat...
When I was at high school, the coach was haranguing those who were a bit reluctant to take part in the school swimming competition: "Some of you may be thinking that you don't want to get in the pool because you look a bit fat or a bit skinny or that you're a weird shape generally: well, looking...- irfan.wayang
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Panama Hat Thread
Ah, yeah! That was the one! I think I remember you saying it was a medio fino? I remember thinking that as a real, practical hat that "works" for everyday use and looks really good at the same time, it might be a good idea to go for a very nicely blocked hat with medium weave count like that...- irfan.wayang
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Panama Hat Thread
Love the Optimo with the wide ribbon! There's something about Art's hats that make them stand out in a crowd, isn't there?- irfan.wayang
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What are the lightest vintage felt hats out there?
Stetson Bantam is another light one.- irfan.wayang
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Panama Hat Thread
A couple of weeks ago, someone posted an image of an Optimo blocked by Tom Gomez. It did look pretty good! But I'm happy to have something by Art, he seems to have his own distinct inimitable style.- irfan.wayang
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Panama Hat Thread
A while back, I put in an order with Panama Bob for a US-blocked semi colado. While I was waiting, I saw that he'd put up a semi colado that was almost exactly what I wanted on Ebay. I bought it for a hundred dollars, which was a lot cheaper than the custom ordered one that I'd asked for. But no...- irfan.wayang
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