does it match my head?

[armod]

my first hat was an akubra bogart and is my only hat to this day (aside from ballcaps and a navy uniform hat that I don't wear).

I was quick to get into shaping and adjusting but didn't like the length the tall, tapered crown gave to my already long face.

so I changed the shape again but this time went in a totally different direction.

here's my head.

and here's my new bash

do you think it works to match/balance my face shape or have I completely gone the wrong way here?

 

[Mr. 'H']

Whatever about the lid, let me compliment the mustache and the hairstyle. Now that's what I'm taking about! :eusa_clap

 

[zetwal]

I'll bet it looks good. Let see it on your noggin!

 

[Mr. 'H']

Back to the hat... there may be better shapes/colors that suit you!

 

[armod]

on my head

 

[Mulceber]

I don't really think it matches you - the crown is too short. It's a good color for you, but the shape doesn't really work. -M

 

[Ephraim Tutt]

Salvador Dali says....the hat looks great...


But can your moustache do this?

 

[Dewhurst]

That kind of mustache almost necessitates a bowler!

 

[ukali1066]

With that magnificent tash you could pull off many styles...you're a good looking guy and appear confident, some of the classier wide brimmed Western hats would look good, something like Val Kilmer wore as Doc Holliday

 

[Silke]

I know you said you didn't like the height of the crown, but I can definitely see you wearing a top hat nicely haha.

Maybe it's because my brain is making connections to the movie Gangs of New York when it registers your moustache, which as has been said is great.

 

[Mulceber]

I know you said you didn't like the height of the crown, but I can definitely see you wearing a top hat nicely haha.

yeah, generally speaking, long faces demand tall crowns and vice versa. That's why people who wear porkpies often are more heavy-set. Believe it or not, tall hats make your face look shorter, short hats make your face look taller.

Basically, Armod, for your face shape, you need a relatively tall crown (your hat, believe it or not, is actually pretty short) with little to no taper. -M

 

[armod]

so it wasn't the height it was the taper that was putting me off.

any way I can bash it to disguise the taper?

I'm partial to a pinch but I'd like to try one without

 

[Mulceber]

Not really. I'd buy a different style hat. -M

 

[billyspew]

You might try a diamond crease, but I don't know what it will do for it (and you). I agree with the above, you need a differently blocked hat.

I'd try a fed or a campdraft to stay loyal.

Love the 'tache (especially when waxed) by the way.

 

[armod]

what should I consider with a new hat?

band:
wide, narrow, contrasting?

color:
I chose black because its neutral.
are there others that work with better with my coloring?

brim:
wide, stingy, snap, pencil roll, other?

I'd try a fed or a campdraft to stay loyal.

there's no need to be loyal to a brand here.

I'd actually prefer going to an independent hatter or haberdasher for it if the price is reasonable

 

[Mulceber]

What do you mean independent hatter? Do you mean a custom hatter, or just a hat store?

If the former, yes, it would be more expensive - probably in the $300 range, although DEFINITELY worth it if you're willing to put the money into it. They'll also last a lifetime, so depending on who you are, this could be the thing to do.

If the latter, it would probably be about the same price as the hat you got now. -M

 

[armod]

then I mean a hat store. I'm not in a position to be putting $300 down on a hat.

but I like to do business in places where I can go in, get advice and be recognized when I go in again.

 

[Mulceber]

Not a whole lot of those left - not like there used to be at any rate. My best advice for you would be the hattery (website: www.hatsdirect.com ) which sells largely akubra models. -M

 

[Mike in Seattle]

First, as others have mentioned - top drawer moustache, my friend!

Reblocking and/or some heavy duty steaming should help. One side of the brim's flat, the other turns up. The taper's a little bothersome...as is the sort of a overly tall porkpie kind of something going on.

IMHO, I'd go back to square one. Reblocking and reshaping more as a classic fedora look might throw a completely different spin on it, and a spin for the better. It doesn't look...hideous...it's just like it's trying to look like something it's not, and something that doesn't exactly suit you.

 

[Feraud]

does it match my head?

I would say no.

Based on the pic below I see too much flat, blocky crown and wide brim going on for your thin face.
Look for something with moderate crown height and slight taper, relatively narrow band and brim.