jlee562
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I don't necessarily think "crushable" is a virtue for a Panama hat.
I don't think all those models you stated are crushable straw models by Bailey. Bailey has "packable" straw models....
I saw an attorney one day and he had a snappy looking Panama hat and he said it was a Bailey crushable one. Now, I do want it to look nice, but with crushable, I dont have to worry as much about brim losing its shape, or setting it on its crown, or worrying if something happens to it as much as if I had a felt hat.
I have a really cheap J Crew straw hat, gave like $7 for it, that is a really stingy brim and the straw is mediocre. Kinda something fun to wear over a ball cap and would be great for after the beach.
I am thinking now is the time, if I wear to get one, to get a crushable hat. What is the consensus on these sorts of hats, and a Bailey model in particular, since I can get that locally (these hats I am looking at are here: http://www.mrhats.com)
I am liking the Collins model, the Hanson and maybe the Brooks. Feel free to suggest others, but I like the look of a Panama Bob hat but with the features of a crushable perhaps, something that I dont have to baby as much as I would my Panama Bob hat.
LEt me ask you about color of hats. Today, I wore slate blue dress pants, a brownish shirt with blue hues and a darker blue zip sweater. Asked wife if the black wool or the midgray Stetson Saxon looked better. She said Saxon.
Do I take the black hat back and use the funds to buy a darker charcoal grey hat? Or keep the black wool for crappy days and black coats and then buy a charcoal grey hat anyway?
Im gonna pull out that brown Akubra but the bigger brim, I dont know about. and Brown is not a great color on me.
But glad I got to wear the Steton without a suit.
Then all you need is the silverbelly....The Saxon is a Caribou, which I call MidGrey.
I concur... Moreover, the value of a vintage hat seems to be enhanced when in it's original box, also in good condition. Take care of the box!I would beg to differ. A hat box will likely be destroyed in shipping. A sturdy corrugated carton is the way to go.
What is the best way to ship a hat? Is a hat box sturdy enough??