Latest eBay win....

[Edward]

Funny how opinions change.... a while back I posted to a thread on here somewhere about my preference for a homberg to remain so, not to be adapted into a fedora. "Buy the hat you want to begin with", I think was thed crux of my opinion. Recently, though I've become increasingly attract to the look of a homberg with the distinctive rolled brim but more of a fedora style bash. Last night I won this on OFAS:

My own photos to follow when it gets here from the US....

Colur is described as "charcoal grey / sepia", so we'll see what it looks like when it gets here. Provenance looks good:

I can't quite make it out in the photo, but according to the seller the tag bears a date of 14/1/1970. So not true vintage per se, but very much in a vintage style which is good enough for me. As far as I can make out I got a good price - USD30.77. Seems to me that a bargain can be more readily had on a homberg than a fedora on OFAS; I guess the fedora style is just that much more popular at present. I'm really looking forward to this one arriving.

 

[RBH]

Nice hat, looks interesting.
Look forward to seeing what you do with it.

 

[Flieger]

Interesting, Edward! Looking forward to see it on your head.

I just won four (!) homburgs myself on a local auction. I'll post some pics ASAP.

/F

 

[Edward]

Maybe I'll buy a 20s style suit and wander round pretending I'm Michael Collins.... or if I put on a lot of weight over Christmas, I'll add a cigar and be Churchill. lol

 

[CdnDandy]

A very handsome hat indeed - can't wait to see the photos once it's on your head! And sounds like a good price indeed!

Cheers!

 

[carter]

Edward, I believe you will look quite dashing in a homburg. You seem to carry off any style with aplomb. You will do equally well with this one.

 

[J.T.Marcus]

Not only did you get a beautiful hat, but at only $2.77 more than the original price, you did quite well! :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

 

[AlanC]

Looks good. I'd love to pick up a BB hat sometime. And with the currently anemic dollar the deal for you is even better!

 

[MattJH]

My most favorite hat that I own is a Herbert Johnson made for Brooks Brothers. I've had vintage Borsalino, Barbisio, Knox, Stetson, Dobbs, Crofut & Knapp, Churchill, Adam... none of them compared. Something about it.

 

[Mr. 'H']

Mmmm.... Looks like it's in great nick. The homburgs were popular over in this neck of the woods in the teens and twenties... viz:

I have a lovely Stetson Homburg, and I fashioned it into a fedora type "snap":

Edward, you are definitelt someone who would carry off a Homburg!

 

[Edward]

Thank-you, all.... Mr. H - if I can pull it off half as well as Big Mick, I'll be doing alright!

 

[Mike in Seattle]

Mmmm.... Looks like it's in great nick. The homburgs were popular over in this neck of the woods in the teens and twenties... viz:

I have a lovely Stetson Homburg, and I fashioned it into a fedora type "snap":

Edward, you are definitelt someone who would carry off a Homburg!

To me, this is almost like one of the separated at birth posts. If the second shot didn't have the cell phone and was b&w, I'd almost think it's the same person.

 

[Benny Holiday]

This hat is you, Edward. I reckon it's going to look sharp as a tac on you. Congrats on a great purchase!

 

[Edward]

Thanks, Benny! I'm hoping it arrives this side of me heading off for Christmas so I can wear it out for the party season.

 

[Mr. 'H']

To me, this is almost like one of the separated at birth posts. If the second shot didn't have the cell phone and was b&w, I'd almost think it's the same person.

LOL! lol lol lol

 

[Edward]

Mr H.... I'd watch those Cork Hills, if you're going around in an open car looking like the Big Fella.... never know when those damned anti-Treaty irregulars are going to strike next. lol

 

[Edward]

Update: the hat is here and very nice indeed. Felt is beautifully soft. I've already tried it out with two or three different bashes.... I wore it into the office today and at present it's a centre dent, with the side dents made a little smaller and further forward than in the eBay photos. It's a much snugger fit than my black Homburg (both 57), but I don't think it looks wrong. It sits a figer or two higher on my head than my other hats (save for the top hats I have, including the Christy's in my avatar at present). Same height as Mick's in the photos above, actually, though maybe a tiny bit more obvious on me due to lack of hair. Photos to follow asap...