Bob Roberts
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"Round face" and "big head" = big brim!
Generally speaking, Bob is correct in the round face + large head = wider brim... but the rules are only guidelines. Best approach in your situation might (no, DEFINITELY) be to head on in to the retail hat store in LA and try on a bunch of various lids. The sales staff should also be helpful. Once you determine your "look," you'll be more comfortable (and successful) buying hats. My suggestion at that point, if you don't find a suitable off-the-shelf lid; get a custom. Good luck, and have fun!!
That is my dilemma. Before purchasing my current fedora, I looked into the shape/width/et cetera that would work for my head/face, and went with the 2 1/2" brim, yet the hat just looks so wide on me. Here's a picture of me wearing it so I can get some expert opinions (perhaps my analysis of my face is wrong?), I may just be overthinking it but I do feel that it is just too wide for me. Sorry for poor quality/lighting.
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No problem there. You'll get used to it. If u think its overwhelming your face just tilt the hat just a tiny wee bit back on your head and angle it to the side ever so slightly. You're right, it's all a matter of perspective.
I figured I was probably just looking at it wrong. Do you think a 2" brim one would still work given my facial/cranial proportions (I really like some of them I'm seeing online)? I find that this fedora works better with my double-breasted suit and I'd like to try and get something that can be a little more everyday (as well as one that won't break the bank), not sure if a shorter brim will make any difference though.
There's a decent retail hat store in L.A.??? :shocked:...Best approach in your situation might (no, DEFINITELY) be to head on in to the retail hat store in LA and try on a bunch of various lids...
A hat with a slightly narrower brim might be more to your liking, but I would also suggest you look at hats with crowns that have little or no taper, which in my opinion would suit the shape of your face better.That is my dilemma. Before purchasing my current fedora, I looked into the shape/width/et cetera that would work for my head/face, and went with the 2 1/2" brim, yet the hat just looks so wide on me. Here's a picture of me wearing it so I can get some expert opinions (perhaps my analysis of my face is wrong?), I may just be overthinking it but I do feel that it is just too wide for me. Sorry for poor quality/lighting.
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There's a decent retail hat store in L.A.??? :shocked:
A hat with a slightly narrower brim might be more to your liking, but I would also suggest you look at hats with crowns that have little or no taper, which in my opinion would suit the shape of your face better.
There's a decent retail hat store in L.A.??? :shocked:
A hat with a slightly narrower brim might be more to your liking, but I would also suggest you look at hats with crowns that have little or no taper, which in my opinion would suit the shape of your face better.
Perhaps a follow-up would be to ask if I should look into straight crown fedoras as opposed to (A?) tapered crown fedoras? I may have ventured too far out of my 1930s/1940s comfort zone looking for something a little stingier-brimmed, I far prefer the 1940s aesthetic as opposed to the 1950s/60s aesthetic that the stingier brims give off. If what I have (in the picture I posted earlier) works for my face/head shape and is appropriate for use with a suit as well as wear at a baseball game, then I will happily not set aside $100+ to get a new one (at least for the time being that is).
There were also a ton of Milans produced by other companies which will get you pretty close to the Sinatra hat. It shouldn't be hard to get a white silk pug to re-band a hat either. If you keep an eye on eBay, you might get lucky. I got this Supernatural Milan on eBay for a song, and it's my "Sinatra hat."
There's a decent retail hat store in L.A.??? :shocked:
Robert, my first fedoras were 2 to 2 1/4 inch brims. I felt like I was wearing a beach umbrella at 2 1/2. Now I feel like I'm wearing a bottle cap at 2 3/8. My eye says the hat looks good as is. Give it a little time.
Tom D.