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Art Fawcett VS Hall of Fame

Lefty

I'll Lock Up
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O-HI-O
Scott Wood said:
Looking at the conformer there, I wonder if "Lefty" shouldn't be pronounced "Lumpy" :rolleyes: lol lol lol :D

Yeah, I'm hoping the hair-keeping genes on my mom's side hold-up, or I'll be a mess.
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10,524
Location
DnD Ranch, Cherokee County, GA
St.Ignatz said:
Great bubble cover Tom. My two Arts have that width ribbon but my next is coming with a thin. Go figger. There was a long pause between deciding on the Pecan or Natural. It would have been longer if I had seen that beauty first.
I hope to post my Natural soon.
Tom D.
Thanks Tom
I already had a hat from Buckaroo Hatters in the natural. It is a great color as well. This Pecan is an awesome mid-brown with a fantastic hand to it.
 

daizawaguy

Call Me a Cab
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2,661
Location
Tokyo
M_Jones said:
I was discussing options with Art a while ago and decided to get a silk finish hat. When it arrived I liked it so much that I ordered two more hats in that finish. It is truly remarkable and adds a lot to the look and feel of a hat.

Photos please....;)
 

fluteplayer07

One Too Many
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1,844
Location
Michigan
I just sent out the deposit! I now own the currently last Blue Smoke Artlite felt body. I'm so psyched for this! Still need to pick out the specifics on this one. I'm thinking overwelt, and a black ribbon. I'll send him some pics of myself, and leave the dimensions to his trained eyes.

Cheers!
flute
 

M_Jones

One of the Regulars
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255
Location
Fortress of Solitude
Apologies for the bad pictures but I am recovering from surgery and don't have the patience right now to get better shots.

With flash:
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Without flash:
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From left to right: Jazzman silk finish, After Midnite (I think) silk finish and lastly a black silk finish meant to imitate (not copy) hats from the 1920s.

Attempt at detail shots:
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Like I said, the silk finish Art creates is amazing stuff. :)
 

jporgeck

Familiar Face
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71
Location
Fort Lauderdale
Nice

kaosharper1 said:
That's what I had Art do for me some time ago. Came out great:
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Nice looking lid. I should be coming up in que pretty soon for a VS. Then my bird, like yours, will have a companion. Unfortunately the color I wanted for my first VS didn't come in the lite-felt. Art assured me that all his felts are relatively light.
 

anon`

One Too Many
jporgeck said:
Nice looking lid. I should be coming up in que pretty soon for a VS. Then my bird, like yours, will have a companion. Unfortunately the color I wanted for my first VS didn't come in the lite-felt. Art assured me that all his felts are relatively light.
What colour did you get?

My last two were in Mojave and Silver Mist, dress weight. I wouldn't personally want either of those in a lighter weight: they (by which I really mean the lighter colours) are absolutely perfect in dress, IMNSHO.
 

jporgeck

Familiar Face
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71
Location
Fort Lauderdale
Whiskey

As of this moment I've chosen the "whiskey" color. That could change until I'm actually in queue. 2 1/2" to 2 3/4" brim with over welt and a black or dark brown ribbon about 1 3/4". Again, I may continue to vacillate on my specs.:rolleyes:
 

jporgeck

Familiar Face
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71
Location
Fort Lauderdale
anon` said:
What colour did you get?

My last two were in Mojave and Silver Mist, dress weight. I wouldn't personally want either of those in a lighter weight: they (by which I really mean the lighter colours) are absolutely perfect in dress, IMNSHO.

Saw the pics of yours and they look sweet.
 

kaosharper1

One Too Many
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1,304
Location
Pasadena, CA
jporgeck said:
As of this moment I've chosen the "whiskey" color. That could change until I'm actually in queue. 2 1/2" to 2 3/4" brim with over welt and a black or dark brown ribbon about 1 3/4". Again, I may continue to vacillate on my specs.:rolleyes:

If you want it to be a Maltese Falcon fedora, I'd go with a smaller brim. Mine is 2 3/8" which Art says is probably what Bogie had. I have a broad face, so I thought I needed a wider brim but I found that's not so.
 

Jabos

A-List Customer
Messages
441
Location
Oklahoma
jporgeck said:
As of this moment I've chosen the "whiskey" color. That could change until I'm actually in queue. 2 1/2" to 2 3/4" brim with over welt and a black or dark brown ribbon about 1 3/4". Again, I may continue to vacillate on my specs.:rolleyes:
Mmm, you will have to post pics. Whiskey is "on my list".
 

WineGuy

A-List Customer
Messages
363
Location
Las Vegas. (Formerly Metro New York)
For jporgeck

For anyone interested, here's a few pics of my VS custom hat in "Whisky" that Art made for me last summer. The band is actually a very dark olive that takes on a brown/black hue depending on the light. I love the Whisky color, I asked Art to bridge the Indiana Jones - Sam Spade gap and I think his color choices were spot on.

This photo makes the felt look lighter than it is, but the band is accurate.
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This is the most accurate felt color rendition
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