The Wiser Hatter
I'll Lock Up
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Mike sounds like you had a great time. Can not wait to see your work on the big screen.
They did not want to use factory made hats, and really did not want them for the western hats needed, because the boxed western hats now days are not even close to the hats worn in 1946 to 1953.
I forgot who but I think John B. in Knoxville when at the hat shop one trip gave me some western catalogs dated around 1950, we reviewed those styles and made the hats looking like those for the stage hats needed for the western look. The brims on these hats are 3 1/4" with bound edges.
Also Rusty here on the FL helped me find all the photos he could find of Hank in all the Fedora hats and we used his info for those fedora hats.
Major Moore
Glad to hear they're sticklers for period authenticity. When I think of all the millions spent making movies and how often we see anachronisms in those films, and how relatively inexpensively they could have been avoided, I die just a little.
Judging from the photos of him I've seen, Hank was a good-lookin' guy, and well turned out. I'm among the many, I'm sure, who are looking forward to seeing how he is portrayed in this film, right down to his attire.
Congratulations again, Major. This is indeed a big deal.