Oxblood Hats...

[fluteplayer07]

Oxblood appears to be a slightly less common color compared to gray and black. Could you guys post some pictures of your Oxblood colored hats? In my opinion, it really is underrated.

Thanks,
flute

 

[BobC]

Here's one for you. I bet there's a few more too.

 

[HarpPlayerGene]

Underrated... and hard to photograph!

Here's a Stratoliner and a private labeled Dobbs Twenty with Guild Edge. The Dobbs (labeled for Goldsmith's Men's Store, Memphis) is for sale in the Classifieds...

 

[fluteplayer07]

I see what you mean... Very hard to photograph! That Stratoliner almost looks green. Is the Dobbs a 1/8? Not seeing it in the Classifieds...

 

[simmonsgc]

I think I have the larger mate to Gene's. Mine is a Dobbs Twenty (labeled as such) Guild Edge also in oxblood. It is tough to photograph; it's NOT brown. I found this at a salvage store...it's a 7 5/8, late '40s/early '50s I think from the sewn-in liner and logo. I've put spacers in it so I can wear it on my 7 1/4 LO melon. Such a neat hat I couldn't pass it up. Wish I could find someone with one in my size so I could trade 'em.

 

[DanielJones]

That's the tough thing about photographing red colored anything. Red absorbs light & thus takes on a different hue or color altogether. Even the one Johnny Depp wore in "Public Enemy" looked either black or very dark brown in most photographs & it was an oxblood.

Cheers!

Dan

 

[fluteplayer07]

That's the tough thing about photographing red colored anything. Red absorbs light & thus takes on a different hue or color altogether. Even the one Johnny Depp wore in "Public Enemy" looked either black or very dark brown in most photographs & it was an oxblood.

Cheers!

Dan

I've never thought about it on such scientific terms before... And I don't think I want to--it makes my brain hurt! lol

I do like the Johnny Depp/Dillinger hat. Optimo makes a very stylish oxblood. And I didn't think they made oxblood Stratoliners. Very nice, Gene.

flute

 

[simmonsgc]

That's the tough thing about photographing red colored anything.

Yeah, Dan...and that's when the picture is made by a real live professional photographer, not a shaved gorilla with a digital camera.

GC

 

[Salty O'Rourke]

Another thread to crow about my new Disney in!!

This makes four - ebay/new hats/Disney diner, and now this one.

Disney Fifteen - darker, deeper reddish brown than these photos suggest:

This is pretty close to the color, but still not quite "maroon' enough:

 

[fluteplayer07]

Salty--You're doing really well on eBay! Are Scott and Lefty giving you tips behind my back? lol


Nice hat.

flute

 

[Salty O'Rourke]

Salty--You're doing really well on eBay! Are Scott and Lefty giving you tips behind my back? lol


Nice hat.

flute

Thanks, flute - it's just dumb luck, and everyone else trying for the next Whippet lol

 

[ScottF]

Interesting. The only one that looks like oxblood, as I 'know' the color, is Bob's. Gene's very well could be, but the green trim throws off the eye. But 'Google images' shows examples that look closer to the one below, so I surrender:

 

[ScottF]

Here is one I sold not long ago to a lounger, that I considered oxblood. If it's not, fortunately at least the pictures showed it's true color (whatever that might be):

Oxblood Bee fedora sold on ebay

 

[fluteplayer07]

Here's how Aureliano took the pics for the Whippet he sold.

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showpost.php?p=974182&postcount=32

Works well for a normal color, but I wonder how an oxblood would look with that technique.

 

[Tom-n-Perris]

Here is one I sold not long ago to a lounger, that I considered oxblood. If it's not, fortunately at least the pictures showed it's true color (whatever that might be):

Oxblood Bee fedora sold on ebay

I was the lucky winner of ScottF auction for the oxblood hat. I think it is a great little hat and the color is great even though it may not be oxblood. I will let the more experienced indicate if this is indeed oxblood or not. Here are some pictures of the hat in question.

 

[Art Fawcett]

It looks Oxblood in this pic Tom.
I'm afraid we can't go by the Optimo Oxblood as that one really isn't traditional Oxblood. I was able to see it over the weekend and I would call it black cherry if I were doing the naming. Great color but not Oxblood.

 

[Tom-n-Perris]

It looks Oxblood in this pic Tom.
I'm afraid we can't go by the Optimo Oxblood as that one really isn't traditional Oxblood. I was able to see it over the weekend and I would call it black cherry if I were doing the naming. Great color but not Oxblood.

Thank you so much for the conformation on the color Art. I was very happy with the color before you confirmation. NOW I am really happy about the hat Now we need a VS Oxblood Fedora and I am first in line for that!

 

[Greyfox]

Thank you so much for the conformation on the color Art. I was very happy with the color before you confirmation. NOW I am really happy about the hat Now we need a VS Oxblood Fedora and I am first in line for that!

Pretty solid rumour that this is imminent. . You may be too late to be first in line.

 

[buler]

Thank you so much for the conformation on the color Art. I was very happy with the color before you confirmation. NOW I am really happy about the hat Now we need a VS Oxblood Fedora and I am first in line for that!

The line has probably already formed.... we were introduced to the VS Oxblood in Monteagle. Here of some inside and outside pics of it.

B

 

[handlebar bart]

Arts oxblood is stunning and I'm excited to see what he does with it. I will be waiting on the front porch when mine arrives sometime in the future.