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And no one does it better. Classic lines.One of Rand's Custom Hatters most popular styles in the Tom Horn...modelled on McQueen's hat from the movie.
And no one does it better. Classic lines.One of Rand's Custom Hatters most popular styles in the Tom Horn...modelled on McQueen's hat from the movie.
I love that!
Is a 100% rabbit hat hotter on your head than a 100% beaver hat?
I haven't been wearing hats long enough to come to a definitive conclusion but in the short time I have been wearing hats it seems to me that my head gets warm/hot under the rabbit fur but stays comfortable under the beaver fur. It could be circumstantial but, what do you long time hat wearers think/know?
Is a 100% rabbit hat hotter on your head than a 100% beaver hat?
I haven't been wearing hats long enough to come to a definitive conclusion but in the short time I have been wearing hats it seems to me that my head gets warm/hot under the rabbit fur but stays comfortable under the beaver fur. It could be circumstantial but, what do you long time hat wearers think/know?
I`m not an experienced hat wearer also. But some hats Borsalino hats from a certain time period have a plastic layer that protects the hat inside. I have no idea what they did that for. But it does effect the wearing comfort and gets warm quickly. Does anyone know why they did this and in what time period they did this?
Galgofriend
Probably correct on plastic liner not making the hat hotter to wear…. However being from a not just warm.. but also very humid climate… if you start to sweat the plastic liner can exacerbate the humidity issue.Good felt is dense and almost completely impermeable to air and water so there isn’t any real airflow through the felt even without the plastic. The plastic liner protector doesn’t seem to make my hats appreciably warmer, but others have different experiences. The Borsalinos I prefer are of a vintage where plastic wasn’t used and the liner is either plain or has the onion skin type of protector…in fact, I can’t recall owning a Borsalino with a plastic liner protector.
that is a beautiful hat, what's the maker?
my next question is about Herbert Johnson (their Indy line), I sensed that the Indy hat thing is regarded with a bit of a judgment among real hat lovers, but as far as a fedora's concerned, HJ is a good hat maker right? and I am pretty sure their indy series are accurate.
The current generation of HJs are made in-house and very nice hats. They are using FEPSA felts in custom specs. I haven't really worn mine as an 'adventure hat' per se, so no comment on long term durability, but everything seems well put together to me.
The blocks they are using for the Raiders hat are apparently duplicated from the originals. Looks that way to my eye...
Trying to figure out what style this Stetson is, based on the other posts about Stetson, I’m guessing it’s early 50s.
Has anyone found a way to identify a style or age of hat by reorder or block number?