Pelushe

[DOUGLAS]

Feltfan That is a beauty. I love the rear bow. You don't see many of those today.

 

[feltfan]

Marc, yes, I also noted the similarity to the Lock logo.
No idea what's up with that.

Douglas, I wouldn't want too many with the rear bow,
but it's a nice touch. I can't date this hat, and the bow
doesn't appear to help. I do have a Mallory I'm confident is
from the 50s that has the rear bow, but I think they were
(marginally) in fashion at other times, too.

I have only seen one other Willoughby hat, on an auction
listing on eBay (this one did not come from eBay). Oddly,
it was identical to mine- same size, color, and style. I almost
bought it... Anyone have another?

 

[deanglen]

How does this look?

dean

 

[feltfan]

How does this look?

Hey! Much better. What did you do? Actually, that
looks a bit better than the hat itself!

Hm, but I fear we're hijacking Douglas' thread here.

Then again, I was hoping Marc would post his velour hat
for comparison purposes.

 

[deanglen]

HP Image Zone Software. Works wonders, doesn't it?
dean

 

[Marc Chevalier]

... I was hoping Marc would post his velour hat for comparison purposes.

Your wish is my command

Here's mine, the one that says "velour finish" on the sweatband. It was made by Scott & Co. I've just finished soaking it in naphtha; now I need to brush out the flattened nap. Nice bow, huh?

 

[gekisai29]

Now i need one of these too. darn, my oath not to buy another hat for at least a few months lasted less than 24 hours.

 

[docholliday55]

This is a peach of a hat Douglas enjoy!
doc

 

[feltfan]

Your wish is my command

Here's mine, the one that says "velour finish" on the sweatband. It was made by Scott & Co.

That's a nice hat, too. Very nice. Thanks for posting!
Interesting that yours is made by an English company.
Could be an English use (perhaps of the time) of the
word "velour".

 

[DOUGLAS]

Nice color Marc. It has a slight greenish cast to it on my monitor.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Could be an English use (perhaps of the time) of theword "velour"?

If there's one thing that's inconsistent in the old days of hats, it's names for details and finishes.

Case in point: Cavanagh edge ... artistic edge .... guild edge ... mode edge ... etc. All are terms for what is essentially the same thing.

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[Marc Chevalier]

Nice color Marc. It has a slight greenish cast to it on my monitor.

Thanks as always, Douglas! It's a shade of grey that was quite popular in the '20s and '30s.

A cross between steel grey and dull brown, I call it "mouse grey", because it really does resemble the color of a field mouse.


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[DOUGLAS]

Beautiful.:eusa_clap

 

[Damon Falzone]

"Peluche"...

is an Italian word meaning: 1.felt or 2.soft toy. So says my Italian/English dictionary.

 

[DOUGLAS]

Visigoth, this one is not reeded either. The serial number is 2466P 93143.Below that is
Muflone c. Fox Ta/Egeovo 40-1/2.

 

[Tony in Tarzana]

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0671375/

 

[Baron Kurtz]

My Barbisio longhair. Qualita Extra. Marked on the reorder label as TALPA (mole). Has the non plastic lining cover - obscuring the Barbisio badge below.

bk

 

[Baron Kurtz]

I feels like beaver to me and very fur like. Perhaps if I put something behind the sweat. Does your have the corragated fabric at the front of the sweat? I think that is such a great detail.Only my Borsalinos have it.

Yes, this one has that corrugated detail. Maybe an Italian feature/fashion/fad?

bk

 

[carebear]

You'll probably get the ladies asking to pet your hat.

From the off-head pictures I thought it would look kinda pimpy on. But it doesn't, it does look "rich".

Beautiful hat. It seems to be sitting right to me, I'd keep it.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

From the off-head pictures I thought it would look kinda pimpy on. But it doesn't, it does look "rich".

See, he needs to pair it with a suit of similar material. Then he'll be set!

bk