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Looks kinda like Granite. That's a beautifully proportioned hat!
Here's my Art Fawcett creation, received it a couple of months ago. I was looking to replicate the Astaire's Fedora Hat used in the movie Top Hat. I call it the Jerry Travers model.
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Tommy .... Wow!!!! Great hat! Art is the best I've seen at replicating hats!!!
Art ..... Increadable likeness ... Absolutely amazing!!!
The scary thing is I have Seabiscut and the Maltese Falcon in from Netflix ... I sure hope I don't get any ideas ;-)!
Art made the Maltese Falcon fedora (the "Dingus") in my avatar.
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I like, I like!
Summer was around the corner, and I didn't really have many light colored hats in my stock, so...
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My second hat from Art, and once again I'm quite happy with how it turned out.
I have a 60ies charcoal Borsalino "San Remo" that I really like the shape of - but as charcoal isn't a very sumer-y color, I was on the lookout for something similar that I could wear during the summer months.
Recalling Art had previously made a few hats with a rounder "european" block, I asked him to use this block, and gave the Borso's measurements for the dimensions, hoping the end result would be somewhat similar - and boy, that's exactly what I got!
The pleated ribbon likewise was inspired by another Borsalino.
The specs;
Lightweight mojave felt with dark blue ribbon
Made on Art's rounder "european" block
5" crown (uncreased)
2 1/4" brim with a thin overwelt and double stitching
liner pad
That Ivory felt on the South Beach is rather nice!