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Agree about that.I asked Moon's permission to copy his hat.....he granted with fullsome agreement....hats are meant to be copied. The highest compliment!
Agree about that.I asked Moon's permission to copy his hat.....he granted with fullsome agreement....hats are meant to be copied. The highest compliment!
I don't want to copy anyones hat. It's just an example of what i like and i will discuss with Michael how further
But otherwise, we live miles away from each other so the chance we met with the same beautiful fedora on our hat is minimum....to ....zero :-D
New hat day!
This is my first dress weight 100% nutria hat from Gannon. The felt is from Sunrise Hat Supply and the color is midnight blue. It’s quite different from dress weight beaver. The hat has a great hand and the open crown creases with the slightest touch. The felt is thicker than Michael’s beaver hats, but what I really notice is that the nutria has a lot of spring back. It’s not the dead felt that molds like clay. It shaped very easily, but it needs steam to hold the shape. I’m not sure if I’ll get another of these, but I’m very glad I have this one; if I could only have one type of felt for a fedora it would be beaver, but this is great stuff too.
After not being sure about the felt, Michael liked the finished hat enough that he’s trying to order some of the dress weight bodies from Sunrise for his own stock.
Specs: 6 1/8” open crown and 2 7/8” wide bound brim. The 2 3/4” wide ribbon color is “university,” and just to complicate things it’s the darker of the two colors Michael has with the same name. It’s a wonderful blue vintage grosgrain ribbon. .
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Michael has knocked it out of the park again! I couldn’t be happier with how it turned out and working with Michael is always a treat.
I have University blue ribbon and it is almost a Royal blue. Ribbon names can be very misleading. Great hat!
New hat day!
This is my first dress weight 100% nutria hat from Gannon. The felt is from Sunrise Hat Supply and the color is midnight blue. It’s quite different from dress weight beaver. The hat has a great hand and the open crown creases with the slightest touch. The felt is thicker than Michael’s beaver hats, but what I really notice is that the nutria has a lot of spring back. It’s not the dead felt that molds like clay. It shaped very easily, but it needs steam to hold the shape. I’m not sure if I’ll get another of these, but I’m very glad I have this one; if I could only have one type of felt for a fedora it would be beaver, but this is great stuff too.
After not being sure about the felt, Michael liked the finished hat enough that he’s trying to order some of the dress weight bodies from Sunrise for his own stock.
Specs: 6 1/8” open crown and 2 7/8” wide bound brim. The 2 3/4” wide ribbon color is “university,” and just to complicate things it’s the darker of the two colors Michael has with the same name. It’s a wonderful blue vintage grosgrain ribbon. .
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Michael has knocked it out of the park again! I couldn’t be happier with how it turned out and working with Michael is always a treat.
Michael also had some university that was a much lighter blue. I chose the darker version for an almost tone-on-tone look.
It looks great. Blues can be a real bitch to match up felt to ribbon. I think in the end a tone on tone looks the best. I have two with lighter ribbons and it just looks off.Michael also had some university that was a much lighter blue. I chose the darker version for an almost tone-on-tone look.
Really diggin the nutrias, Brent. I also thoroughly enjoy the breakdown of thoughts and comparison, thanks for sharing! I’m tempted on a Gannon Nutria western, but even the proper fedora looks wonderful.
What a beautiful hat. I love the color coupled with the tone on tone ribbon treatment. Well done Brent!
Steven
Gorgeous hat, Brent. How does it compare to your navy Gannon...mmmm, if you have one in navy.Thanks, Steven. It’s lighter than what I was expecting from the photos on the Sunrise website, and it’s not what I would call midnight blue but I love the color.
Gorgeous hat, Brent. How does it compare to your navy Gannon...mmmm, if you have one in navy.
I do have one in navy. It’s definitely different. Maybe I’ll do a comparison in the side by side/ hat comparison thread.