Hahahah Great statement...hahahI have a hat hook with ribbon, leather, felt & leather bands that get slipped on & off lids as mood strikes. Keep SWMBO off balance on whether I got a new hat or just another band or both!
Hahahah Great statement...hahahI have a hat hook with ribbon, leather, felt & leather bands that get slipped on & off lids as mood strikes. Keep SWMBO off balance on whether I got a new hat or just another band or both!
Wow, that's sexy Eric! I just got sent here by Mike, so something tells me there might be a take on this in the near future.
Thanks to all for their thumbs ups and comments.
I encourage others to post up their unique treatments to this thread. On occasion, perhaps like many of you, I dig up these as visual references. I see so many crazy nice hats in the forum that deserve to be immortalized in this and the like threads.
Eric -
Terrific shape and colors for that hat! And the pin is perfect.Yessir.
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I love that!Pulling this thread out of the archives to add the pics below which highlight a vtg. Stetson Beachcomber. This 30's hat has a very unique ribbon.
The carmel color at the bottom of the pleated ribbon is really a bound sewing.
Fun ribbon treatment to wear!
Best, Eric -
Thanks to all for their thumbs ups and comments.
I encourage others to post up their unique treatments to this thread. On occasion, perhaps like many of you, I dig up these as visual references. I see so many crazy nice hats in the forum that deserve to be immortalized in this and the like threads.
Eric -
Lots of exceptional stuff goin on here...Yes, unfortunately these threads tend to get buried quickly so indulge me while I dump some Previously posted pics. Just about all of these have been touched by the hand of Bob Jesse of BSHW:
My fav pug is actually a vintage tie
A Supernatural
One of Garrett's
My favorite bow treatment is the rear bow not to be confused with the back bow
This vintage ribbon on my Mikado is from Garrett's ribbon collection
Again, the rear bow
A couple of vintage Garrett hats, first The Melton and then The Packard Hat
A Supernatural Bob refuses to sell me
A few more rear bows
Another vintage tie pug
Yes, unfortunately these threads tend to get buried quickly so indulge me while I dump some Previously posted pics. Just about all of these have been touched by the hand of Bob Jesse of BSHW:
My fav pug is actually a vintage tie
A Supernatural
One of Garrett's
My favorite bow treatment is the rear bow not to be confused with the back bow
This vintage ribbon on my Mikado is from Garrett's ribbon collection
Again, the rear bow
A couple of vintage Garrett hats, first The Melton and then The Packard Hat
A Supernatural Bob refuses to sell me
A few more rear bows
Another vintage tie pug
All good examples.Yes, unfortunately these threads tend to get buried quickly so indulge me while I dump some Previously posted pics. Just about all of these have been touched by the hand of Bob Jesse of BSHW:
My fav pug is actually a vintage tie
A Supernatural
One of Garrett's
My favorite bow treatment is the rear bow not to be confused with the back bow
This vintage ribbon on my Mikado is from Garrett's ribbon collection
Again, the rear bow
A couple of vintage Garrett hats, first The Melton and then The Packard Hat
A Supernatural Bob refuses to sell me
A few more rear bows
Another vintage tie pug
Your welcome. Thanks for sharing.Yes, unfortunately these threads tend to get buried quickly so indulge me while I dump some Previously posted pics. Just about all of these have been touched by the hand of Bob Jesse of BSHW:
My fav pug is actually a vintage tie
A Supernatural
One of Garrett's
My favorite bow treatment is the rear bow not to be confused with the back bow
This vintage ribbon on my Mikado is from Garrett's ribbon collection
Again, the rear bow
A couple of vintage Garrett hats, first The Melton and then The Packard Hat
A Supernatural Bob refuses to sell me
A few more rear bows
Another vintage tie pug
Excellent post Mike of your beloved hat ribbons, pugs and etc. ! I appreciate your efforts and contributions.
Mike that is one of the best posts! Doggone if those are not hats that I will go to bed knowing I will dream of several of them. Hats that dreams are made of - it is true of your post. Cross my heart!
I will sit down the next couple of days and look into some pugs. The pugs and their multi colors remind me how well them must coordinate with our attire. I recall your posts with your Pendleton Jackets as being very sharp. Honestly the vintage tie idea is grand. If you will tell me more-how? Who?
Rear bow is great looking. Where does that originate from? I do not recognize the inspiration. I have seen some 30's hats with bows but not exactly in that style.
As to felts - geepers those fuzzy, hairy felts are the BOMB! Doggone they are really have eye appeal. I showed my wife your post and she actually asked "why don't you get one of those?" Seriously, she never suggests "another" hat, but I often hear "another hat." Same words, but a different intent. I need to jump on the intent.
On with the posts, Eric -
Thanks Bob and Bob!
Eric, happy to assist in another possible hat acquisition! You must jump on the opportunity! I've yet to experience that kind of WAF (Wife Acceptance Factor). The appreciation is mutual bro, your posts have always been an inspiration to me, both hats and dress. In fact your Beachcomber post has inspired both Bob and I, and I have now tasked him with something similar on a current project. He's up to the challenge!
Wish I could give you the answer you seek about the rear bow. I first noticed it on Bob's website on one of his catalog models. I've since seen it on various vintage hats, mostly European. Funny how once you know what to look for you actually notice it more often. I also own a fairly modern Beaver Brand that has it. Since seeing it, it has become my favorite bow. I can't say I've seen it quite as tweaked as one of Bob's.
As for the tie as pug, that's something I leave to Bob. I give him a tie and he turns it into a pug. Sewing & ironing skill is needed. I lack both.
As Eric says, let's see some more posts!
Hey Eric, I'll chime in on the one sided ribbon treatment as to not falsely get credit for a vintage idea.
I first saw this in my early days of hat shaping at a western wear shop. I believe the hat was a mid sixties Champ.
A few years later I found this hat
This started me on a blue obsession that I still have today. The hat was too small, but I loved the color so much I couldn't pass it up. The original bow was standard, nothing special. After I stretched the hat however, it could no longer fit the hat in that configuration. I remembered the one sided bow treatment and this solved the problem while allowing me to keep the matching ribbon.
Since then, I have employed it on many custom hats. Mike has taken to it quite a bit and it is almost referred to as "the Temple bow" here in the shop. As I am always pumped to explore new ideas it has had many variations.
It's so simple but awesome at the same time. It is not common to find a vintage version, but I am not mistaken, Steve has quite a few in his European collection.
Bob