Optimo south side mobsters

[Lefty]

then you would get a kick out of my first felt i bought from Optimo. it is a color called "haze". itis kind of a sky blue...

Could you upload a higher res. photo? I saved that one to my computer and tried to blow it up, but it's just to small. I'd love to see the hat in all it's glory.

 

[Lefty]

For those of you who've never seen...

MK's old site has some great Optimo photos.
http://www.thegoldenera.net/Optimo.html

The photos and the info. show their age. Graham looks a bit older, the shop has recently expanded, and if you can get a new Optimo felt for $400, then I'd like to submit an offer on your time machine.

 

[Lefty]

Aerol's Optimo Homburg

Aerol emailed me this photo of his beautiful hat and gave me permission to post it here.
Enjoy.

 

[WH1]

This is my Optimo. I love the way it looks and the way it feels. It is very light and comfortable. The color is a beautiful gray, I don't think the pictures convey it fully.
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t36/wh1fedora/CanonPhotos199.jpg
in the hat box
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t36/wh1fedora/CanonPhotos216.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t36/wh1fedora/CanonPhotos202.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t36/wh1fedora/CanonPhotos209.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t36/wh1fedora/PICT1215.jpg

 

[Lefty]

Sharp as a tack would be an insult.
You make tacks look dull.
:eusa_clap

 

[beaucaillou]

Wow. Aerol's hat is stunning. I wanted Cacklewack to get a panama,
but that'll have to wait until the next visit home. Right now he only wears his Stack or his Optimo.
The dear man needs at least one more for his regular rotation!

And yes, I'm a sucker for great design and craft no matter the item, but clothing, hats and accessories have a particular soft spot with me.
I want a women's hat from Pinkham Millinery sooo badly...

I hope you all keep 'em coming here! I love to see what my hometown does well and
between Optimo, architecture and Hot Doug's, I often get nostalgic.

 

[Aerol]

Many Thanks

Lefty, thanks for help posting.

Beaucaillou, thanks for the compliment.

Working with Graham is like using Captain Jack Sparrow's compass. You always get what you most want... even if you didn't know what it was when you walked in the store.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Could you upload a higher res. photo? I saved that one to my computer and tried to blow it up, but it's just to small. I'd love to see the hat in all it's glory.

here ya go. hope it is big enough for ya...

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/6427/1002152xo3.jpg

Edit: Image tags removed. A bit too big for the message board. --AlanC

 

[AlanC]

You Optimo guys have been holding out on us.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

You Optimo guys have been holding out on us.

my thoughts exactly. there has to be more mobsters online...
p.s. thanx for fixing the link. i wasnt sure how big is too big...

 

[Lefty]

Nice, Bruce.
I love the wide brim, and the color of the edge binding really works.
Thanks for posting.

There really are a lot of Optimo guys hiding their hats, aren't there?

No need to lay low anymore, fellas. Let's see 'em.


Edit: Now I see what you guys in Chicago have to worry about.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7470871.stm
Some snippets from the story:

Chicago residents have been sharing tips about how to avoid coming under attack by dive-bombing blackbirds.

Cyclists and pedestrians complain of being pecked after being chased for up to 100m (109 yards) by the creatures.

During nesting season, male red-winged blackbirds are known to defend their territory fiercely.

***

He said angry blackbirds could be deterred by a direct stare.

More radical suggestions aimed at fending off the swooping attackers have included mimicking the sound of a barking dog or even imitating a larger bird.

"Spread your arms and advance on him," one e-mail advisory suggested. "His pattern recognition will kick in making you look like a dangerous predator, such as a hawk."

Another correspondent suggested cyclists should install baskets on their bikes with a cat inside. "Or better yet, wear an oversized helmet with a trap-door with a stealth cat inside."



Seriously, that's all in the article.
So, if I see you aggressively riding your bike for 109 yards with your arms spread, barking like a dog, and frightening the cat in your basket, I'll understand, and meet you for coffee at yard 110.

 

[mingoslim]

I own one Optimo . . .

I don't know that they are the best value for the money . . .
But you can not argue that they are BEAUTIFUL . . .

 

[Lefty]

Nice bash, Slim. :eusa_clap
Is that your doing or Graham's?

 

[mingoslim]

It is all Graham . . .

I saw it, and couldn't resist . . .

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Nice, Bruce.
I love the wide brim, and the color of the edge binding really works.
Thanks for posting.

glad you like it. the brim is 2 7/8 inches all around. i originally wanted a edge binding that matched the other ribbon. i still kinda do, but i am not so sure...

 

[Bruce Wayne]

before i forget, the brim on that steel gray is 3 inches all around. i am ot a big stingy brim fan. i am of the opinion that if you are going to wear a hat without a somewhat wide brim, you might as well not wear a hat at all...

 

[metropd]

i am of the opinion that if you are going to wear a hat without a somewhat wide brim, you might as well not wear a hat at all...

For fedoras, I completley agree!:eusa_clap

 

[Lefty]

I know that I started the Optimo milans thread, but that one ended up going all over the place. This seems like a more suitable home.

Here's the milan I purchased last week, which arrived in the mail yesterday.
I knew that Bruce Wayne's ribbon looked familiar.

 

[metropd]

I would post my Optimo's in this thread, but I'm not a mobster, so I won't.

 

[Lefty]

I've seen those beautiful pinstripe DB suits you wear.
Whether or not you're a mobster, I'm sure that the comment has been slung your way every now and again.

Accept your underworld predisposition.

Let's see 'em - because, remember, if you're not with us...
let's just say that things could get unpleasant.

:cool2:

I would post my Optimo's in this thread, but I'm not a mobster, so I won't.