CPT/VSG
Familiar Face
- Messages
- 91
- Location
- Westerville, Ohio
My Goldfinch arrived today and I'm very impressed. Mind you, my experience with hats is recent (starting last December) and my point of comparison has been new production Stetsons (Sutley, Temple & Stratoliner) and Borsalino (two soft light weight open crowns and a stiffer, thicker one--none has specific model names as far as I can tell). The principal differences with the BS custom that I see so far are as follows: much greater attention to detail--no imperfections of any sort; dramatically better ribbon work, no visible evidence of stitches, better color options, sizes, and treatment; better quality felt (I got the 100% beaver); and nice features such as an underwelt, a cool custom liner and my initials in the sweatband (the leather sweatband is of good quaility, too). The fit is genuinely perfect. Of course, custom allows you the ability to customize. And Bob sends a very nice hat box as well for storage.
Although I like the modern production hats I own and wear, I can now see that customs are the way to go to take the hat to an entirely better level of fit and finish. I'll post photos when I get a chance. Kudos to Bob Jesse, master hatter.
Although I like the modern production hats I own and wear, I can now see that customs are the way to go to take the hat to an entirely better level of fit and finish. I'll post photos when I get a chance. Kudos to Bob Jesse, master hatter.