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Milan Mania
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Short Balding Guy
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+1 to all that Che said.
Excellent work and the outcome is gorgeous.
Best, Eric -
Excellent work and the outcome is gorgeous.
Best, Eric -
mikespens
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Appreciate the comments fellas, let's hope we're all breaking out the straws soon
konadog
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terrific hat, mike. i might be in the market soon for a squishy milan and will hit you up for advice again. been getting a lot of use out of my Optimo milan with the warm CA weather, but the Optimo ain't squishy.
mikespens
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Kinda surprised to hear the Optimo isn't soft, supposed to be the real deal milan.
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I wondered about that, too. And (as they say in Brooklyn) you know from Milans, Mike. I picked up a couple of "beauts" over the winter. Just waiting for a break in the cold. Soon.... be still, my heart!
They're squishy with wear. I think Graham puts a little too much stiffener in them, but some people like their hat to stay perfectly blocked. I get my hands wet and shape the brim differently every time I wear either of mine.
-but it might also have to do with tightness of stitches attaching the strips together - one of my Optimos has the tiniest bit more space between the braided strips and it's decidedly squishier. squishiest milan i've ever had wasn't a milan, it was this lee hemp number
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?30949-Milan-Mania&p=834763&viewfull=1#post834763
I played basketball in a storm once while wearing it. It flopped straight down after a while and took further beatings for a few years until I finally tossed it, along with all of it's charming holes and tears. Want something with character? Quit coddling it and wear it.
-but it might also have to do with tightness of stitches attaching the strips together - one of my Optimos has the tiniest bit more space between the braided strips and it's decidedly squishier. squishiest milan i've ever had wasn't a milan, it was this lee hemp number
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?30949-Milan-Mania&p=834763&viewfull=1#post834763
I played basketball in a storm once while wearing it. It flopped straight down after a while and took further beatings for a few years until I finally tossed it, along with all of it's charming holes and tears. Want something with character? Quit coddling it and wear it.
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The Wiser Hatter
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Arts milans are squishy
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Mr. Whipple would have been a big fan of a VS Milan... (Showing some age here.)
Ed's right, though. Squishy!
konadog
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yeah, my Optimo has a lot of stiffener in it. the brim initially became very soft and i couldn't get it to lay down in front. so i sprayed some Bick stiffener to it and now it lays perfectly. that being said, i like the hat firm and well blocked. no complaints here.
tropicalbob
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All this has me a bit puzzled. I got my VS Milan last year, and it's my favorite straw by far. But squishy? Not at all, and I wear it maybe four days a week.
KingAndrew
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Mike, that Black Sheep refurb is a beaut. I love the bold color of the pug.
My Optimo milan has a relatively stiff crown, but the brim is very pliable. I never really thought about it, but I guess a good dousing in water would probably soften things up.
My Optimo panama is like a linen hankie: very squishy. I love 'em both and in Shanghai's summer heat, they get a lot of wear.
I'd like to get another milan, but my next straw hat purchase will likely be a boater.
My Optimo milan has a relatively stiff crown, but the brim is very pliable. I never really thought about it, but I guess a good dousing in water would probably soften things up.
My Optimo panama is like a linen hankie: very squishy. I love 'em both and in Shanghai's summer heat, they get a lot of wear.
I'd like to get another milan, but my next straw hat purchase will likely be a boater.
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Summer bump with today's wear.
mikespens
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Top flight inside and out Alan, looks brand new but they don't make em like that anymore!
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Thanks Mike, this one seems to have walked out of a worm hole.
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Woof! Absolutely SCRUMPTIOUS, Alan!!!
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Love the sweat and the stitching, Alan.
Oh, and the hat's nice, too.
Oh, and the hat's nice, too.
navarre
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Scored this sweat Knox Milan with hidden ventilation yesterday. In great shape! This is also my second Fredrick and Nelson hat. Strangely the other is a straw as well.
