What, no head shots???
What, no head shots???
Ah, completely understandable. I can wait.Soon sir! I haven't been able to enjoy it yet. Busy at work and my evening hat has been my beater Open Road for yard work. You better believe it's coming out this weekend though!
you wear a hat a little higher than I would but there's no denying the fact that the Fed IV's do suit you.
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Thank you Sir! I didn't want anything too severe, just a slight downward angle front to back. But this hat wouldn't even give me an extra 1/8", so I just went with it. And, yeah, I tend to wear all of my hats pushed back a bit with the front of the sweatband at the top of my ever-growing forehead. It's not a "fashion" or "look" thing, that's simply where they're most comfortable.Very nice Zombie. I really like the way you've creasd both your Feds. I must say I think your moonstone was right to put up a little fight, that straighter top line looks better in my opinion than the Aussie slope.
Thank you Sir! Initially I wasn't overly impressed with the deluxe version--no more so than I've been with the regular version, anyway--and the hat being more difficult for me to shape didn't put any points in the "plus" column. But now that I've been wearing and handling it for a few days, I'm beginning to see the appeal. I'm still not sure I'd intentionally spend the extra cash for the deluxe model, but more time with this hat might change my opinion.
Thank you Sir! (I hope you Gents aren't tired of me typing that yet, but I mean it sincerely!) I was honestly expecting their resolution to be more problematic (i.e., "You can return the hat for exchange, or pay the difference..."), so I was very pleased when they chose the simplest solution. I've always received excellent service from Hats Direct and Trudi, and this was no exception.
To be honest, so do I. In hindsight, I realize that I made that "transition" around the top of the crown (I don't know if there's a technical term for it) too severe on my Tawny Fawn Fed, and I've recently begun intentionally making it softer/wider/thicker/fatter on my newer hats. I've thought about re-doing the crease on that Tawny Fawn, but when I pop it out to an open crown there's a visible ridge around the crown at that point and I'm not sure my amateurish attempts and complete lack of equipment would eliminate it. As the saying goes, "The enemy of good is better," so I've decided to leave well enough alone for now rather than make it worse. And thank you Sir!
Thank you Sir! (Okay, it's just getting silly now.) And your Fed looks wonderful! I really like the way you've shaped it, especially that beautiful "swoop" on the brim! As for bright sunlight, that's why I'm wearing sunglasses in almost every photo I post here. If I didn't I'd be squinting like Clint Eastwood, except that he can pull it off while I just look like a moron. Backyard mess? We're experiencing one of the worst droughts in recorded history here in California, so everyone's yards are beginning to look like that. [huh]
