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EstherWeis

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My wife looks better in all of my hats than I do, but I've yet to convince her to get some of her own. She says my hats remind her of the hats her dad wore when she was a wee lass and are therefore too "masculine", and she thinks womens' hats are hideous. It's an uphill battle to be sure, but maybe the right hat will come along some day.

Well, she has a point.
The biggest issue with most women's hats is that the brims are too floppy.
I don't see the appeal either.
Swoop yes, floppy no.

Then again, to each their own.
Here's hoping one day she'll find it :)
 

Amos f h

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Top of the Austrian alps and catching some sun.


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12,006
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East of Los Angeles
Well, she has a point.
The biggest issue with most women's hats is that the brims are too floppy.
I don't see the appeal either.
Swoop yes, floppy no.
Oh, I agree. But it's a bit of a paradox that what we call a "fedora" today was originally a hat that was fashionable for women to wear.

Too masculine? I don't think so, and I think women look wonderful in a "mens" fedora.
 
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Location
Albany Oregon
Well, she has a point.
The biggest issue with most women's hats is that the brims are too floppy.
I don't see the appeal either.
Swoop yes, floppy no.

Then again, to each their own.
Here's hoping one day she'll find it :)
I'm working on her daily. She is what I call "decision challenged", so it will be a long process just to decide on her first bespoke hat. But, you are my greatest asset and ammunition toward her making a choice Esther!
 

Celia

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Europa
Well, she has a point.
The biggest issue with most women's hats is that the brims are too floppy.
I don't see the appeal either.
Swoop yes, floppy no.

Then again, to each their own.
Here's hoping one day she'll find it :)
Totally agree. I don't mind a floppy straw sun hat occasionally, but I really don't see the appeal of those ubiquitous floppy-brimmed women's fedoras. They just stink of overpriced inferior quality to me. Plus they're annoying, they invariably flop over my eyes so I can't see.
 
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Funkytown, USA
Totally agree. I don't mind a floppy straw sun hat occasionally, but I really don't see the appeal of those ubiquitous floppy-brimmed women's fedoras. They just stink of overpriced inferior quality to me. Plus they're annoying, they invariably flop over my eyes so I can't see.

And since we've come to know you by your eyes, that would be counterproductive!
 
Went up and down a few steep hills trying to locate our property line for an upcoming dispute with our neighbor (The National Forest Service). The new to me Stratton "Lawman" started out in good shape on this record high 75-deg. day.

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At one point we asked my wife's late grandfather to show us where he had marked the line. It appeared that he obliged.

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It's kinda bad when your landmark trees die and fall over. At this point the "Lawman" was doing a great job ventilating my hot head.

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My wife was sort of regretting her choice of fur felt.

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By the end of our mapping the eastern boundary we were ready for a beer. Yes ... that is a sweat trail running down the front of the "Lawman".

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rclark

Call Me a Cab
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Central Texas
Went up and down a few steep hills trying to locate our property line for an upcoming dispute with our neighbor (The National Forest Service). The new to me Stratton "Lawman" started out in good shape on this record high 75-deg. day.

c53efe3106cb10b828c043c3ddea1ded.jpg


At one point we asked my wife's late grandfather to show us where he had marked the line. It appeared that he obliged.

fa83a323087ca24e4077ac4301629040.jpg


It's kinda bad when your landmark trees die and fall over. At this point the "Lawman" was doing a great job ventilating my hot head.

faf9d52f7bf83a433d8647d84b202cd4.jpg


My wife was sort of regretting her choice of fur felt.

a774b40b98c538e8952b473a71e005d7.jpg


By the end of our mapping the eastern boundary we were ready for a beer. Yes ... that is a sweat trail running down the front of the "Lawman".

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Looks like a fun day and a great way to end it with a cold PBR!
 

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