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Thank you sir, great site and it seems to have All the goodies that I run to different places farbarrowjh said:This site has some things at fair prices:
http://wardrobesupplies.com/store/m2_mjsupp.html
AlterEgo said:I want a new Akubra in an earth tone, but vendor's web site pics are often so far from color reality, complicated by the fact that different vendors use different terms for the same color, that they are of little use.
I've narrowed my style/color choices to Banjo Patterson (Heritage Fawn), Lawson (Dark Fawn), Squatter (Mid-Fawn), Bushman (Nullarbor Tan), Stockman (Fawn), Angler (Regency Fawn), and Traveller (also Regency Fawn). The color names are David Morgan's; what other vendor's equivalents are, I do not know.
I would REALLY APPRECIATE y'all throwin' up true-to-life photos of Akubras in these colors, whether or not it's the same hat style I mention. It's the color that will be the primary deciding factor, as I simply don't want the new hat to be the same or too close in color to my Acorn Fawn (Everything Australian's term) Stylemaster. So, for comparison, a pic of any hat in Acorn Fawn is needed, as well.
I don't ask for much, now do I?
I'd shore apprishate it!
Musashi said:Q: How does one begin to find fedora's on ebay auctions?
all my searches turn up 'fashion hats' and an occasional real fedora.
I saw a link here one time to an ebay search but i forgot which thread it was in.
Chinaski said:I have a Lawson - this picture is pretty true as far as my monitor is concerned. That brighter spot on the brim is sun shining through the tree.
Musashi said:Q: How does one begin to find fedora's on ebay auctions?
all my searches turn up 'fashion hats' and an occasional real fedora.
I saw a link here one time to an ebay search but i forgot which thread it was in.
Chinaski said:Alterego, here's a link from Aussie Bush Hats:
http://aussiebushhats.com.au/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21_117&products_id=55
You can peruse the rest of the site, but the link is straight to the Lawson, and you'll see the available colors with color samples listed as Heritage Fawn and Loden. The Loden doesn't have any green, and that's the color of my hat, which I would say is a rich deep brown.
I do not know why they they have a 3 month wait. I believe it is because on certain models (particularly in Heritage felt) they don't want to keep inventory on hand and tie up money.
I cannot speak for David Morgan, as they import from Australia, I believe, and so they list inventory they have on hand. Also, I believe they rename their hat models as well as colors, whereas I believe Aussie Bush Hats keeps to Akubra's nomenclature.
Not necessarily. If it is thin & dense with a nice hand, it is of good quality. If it is thin but loose & feels coarse, it is not. Thin by itself does not cut it.SilveradoSteve said:Someone told me that the thinner the felt the better the quality, is this true?
Dinerman said:Search: vintage fedora