Art Fawcett VS Hall of Fame

[jlee562]

Wow Che! Art just emailed me yesterday about my black cherry playboy clone and seeing yours has me very excited!

 

[LoveMyHats2]

That Black Cherry...fantastic!

 

[Lotsahats]

Love it, Che! That flat brim has really got me thinking. I've got the auto-conformer upstairs, and I can't wait to send it back Monday.

Awesome hat, once again.

Aaron

 

[bowlerman]

That's out of this world, Che! Congrats!

 

[Rabbit]

What a wonderful new acquisition, Che!

Since you're in the unique position of owning a VS Black Cherry of the LITE dye variety and a VS black and a VS chocolate, I wonder if you would oblige us with a few side-by-side frames whenever you find the time?

 

[Chepstow]

Che, that hat is a Champion!

 

[TomS]

As always great style, Che...

 

[seabass]

As always great style, Che...

Tom, Thanks cant do it without Arts hard Work !

Chepstow, LMH2, B-Man, Aaron, I dig the good feedback

Jared your gonna love the VS Playboy & the lite felt is perfect for our climate

Rabbit, i will do so ! Been foggy lately & i wish i can get some Sun pics up !

Mike ! Miss you Man back to work less time here, Feel Good tooo.
Yea its my Best Hat you gotta feel this felt. Luxoury & lite.

Landman, More pics of your Killer BC Miss you tooo Amigo.

Art,
I went to a Blues show last nite & changed it last second for your Black-lite (Raining Hard) Man i got to stop treating these hats like there Delicate Which they are not,,,,Built to last & the Black Lite did its job well protecting me from the harsh rain....

Thanks Guys

 

[Rabbit]

Rabbit, i will do so ! Been foggy lately & i wish i can get some Sun pics up !

I'm looking forward to it.

Don't be afraid of overcast skies for outdoor photography. The lower contrast permits colors to be rendered more accurately. I for one take all my hat pics in overcast conditions, preferably just a thin cloud cover all over the sky; it acts like a gigantic white umbrella, merely diffusing the light beneath rather than making the colors look dull.

 

[TomS]

Folks:
I'm curious, what is a *lite* felt? Is it a particular grade of felt?
Thanks,
Tom

 

[RBH]

Yes Tom, it is a 'lite' grade of felt.
My MooreLite from Buckaroo Hatters weighs in at a 2.5 ounces.

 

[DJH]

Tom, the lightweight bodies are thinner and lighter felt than the standard beaver ones.

It makes a very nice, vintage feeling hat that is great for warmer temps and looks very nice as well.

 

[gtdean48]

Folks:
I'm curious, what is a *lite* felt? Is it a particular grade of felt?
Thanks,
Tom

As others have stated, they are the featherweights, way lighter than dress weight felt hat bodies.
Winchester does special runs where they don't use as much beaver fur weighed out when they blow it onto the cone.
This makes for a very lightweight body that is a challenge to work with as the hatters can testify.
Closest thing I have seen & held to vintage Playboys, Strats, etc....

 

[TomS]

Thanks, Folks...

 

[rlk]

Actually Lite-Felt(registered Trademark) is a water repellent treated wool felt. Lite in slang usually is lightweight.

 

[hatsRme]

Actually Lite-Felt(registered Trademark) is a water repellent treated wool felt. Lite in slang usually is lightweight.

By "slang" do you mean generic?

 

[gtdean48]

By "slang" do you mean generic?

Mainly Lite means Light for those too lazy to type one more character!!!

 

[JonnyO]

Just picked my first up from the post office today. I gave Art some specs but really didn't have a personal idea of what it would look like all together. Fell in love with it the moment I took it out of the box. I can't say anymore than everyone else has about the quality of Art's work, it is just fantastic. I will post pictures tomorrow when the sun is out.

 

[splintercellsz]

Can't wait to see some pics, Jonny!

 

[jlee562]

Ooh, mine is on the way!