Art Fawcett VS Hall of Fame

[Brando11]

Great hat, Alucard. All the best!

 

[Landman]

Landman, is the weight about the same on your VS as the modern OR? That is a killer hat, I can't wait for mine. I'm going to have a contrasting ribbon and brim binding.

Perry, it is not even close. Art's lightweight felt reminds me of some of my old Borsalinos. Very soft and pliable. The new production Stetson Open Road is very stiff with a lot of shellac. They aren't bad though if you are ok with the crown. If you are not, I think it would be almost impossible to put a different crease in it. Art's lightweight felt and even his dressweight felt is very soft and pliable. You don't need to steam it to crease it and could switch creases daily if you wanted to. The overall weight of the hats are significantly different too with Art's being much lighter. I can't weigh them but that is just my impression from holding them.

Alucard73, congratulations on the election and the new hat! Very classy looking hat.

 

[bond]

That's a very nice looking hat Alucard I like the ribbon treatment and the profile looks to be perfect !
Think I may have to break the bank and order a Art Fawcett hat myself especially hearing the way everyone talks about them.

 

[hatophile]

Thanks Landman, I have a lightweight Strat from Art, I think this OR is going to be dress weight.

 

[suitedcboy]

Introducing my newest VS...The DA. I asked Art to make me a hat to celebrate getting elected District Attorney. I left everything up to him. He read my mind and knocked it out of the park!

Hat Criminals be forewarned!!! There is at least one county in Texas where hat crimes will bring the full weight of the law to bear against you!
The DA also has the best head cover of any DA in the state, maybe the whole country.

 

[seabass]

WoW,
Alucard
This is Something Special here...
Colors are perfect for your Professional Attire in your New Position...
very nice...

 

[Alucard73]

Thanks guys. You know I had to wear it to church today!

 

[DJH]

Great looking VS for the new DA!

 

[RBH]

Great looking VS for the new DA!

I agree!

 

[hatophile]

Very sharp, look out bad guys!

 

[danofarlington]

Cool hat.

 

[Preacher Man]

Great looking hat Alucard!! And congratulations on your victory, wishing you the best in your new position.

 

[Jauntyone]

Seasons' greetings, fellow Loungers!
A lot of problems at work have kept me from posting this latest VS beauty until now. I've actually had it for a few weeks. It's one of the most beautiful hats, new or vintage, that I've had the privilege of handling. My crummy photo skills just don't do it justice. It's a light-weight black-cherry Strat-clone with a 2 1/2" brim, un-lined. The new black-cherry felt is quite a bit darker than the previous run. It's much darker in person than it appears in the pictures. Thanks for my new favorite hat, Art!

 

[Landman]

Jauntyone,

That is a beautiful hat! What color is the ribbon and binding? On my monitor it looks like a rust color which looks fantastic.

 

[Jauntyone]

Thanks, Landman!
The ribbon is not quite as light as it looks in the photos; it's more of a deep burgundy compared to the almost-black felt. It really is striking in person, without being flashy.

 

[rrwine]

Wow - that is a great looking lid! Congrats.

 

[DJH]

Beautiful Black Cherry, J1. Have a great Christmas!

 

[Landman]

Thanks, Landman!
The ribbon is not quite as light as it looks in the photos; it's more of a deep burgundy compared to the almost-black felt. It really is striking in person, without being flashy.

Thanks for the info. That must be the same ribbon Art used for the bow on mine. It is a deep maroon or burgundy and pulls the black cherry color out of the felt nicely. Jason's black cherry Whippet clone posted a few pages back looks like it has a similar color ribbon but wider.

 

[Jauntyone]

Thanks, rrwine and DJH! Merry Christmas to all!

 

[hatophile]

Super looking Jaunty!