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[Mighty44]

A seller near me is selling this polo Ralph Lauren jacket made from a deer leather. I always thought PRL leathers were pretty bad (far from RRL), but by the looks of

A hat like that is still cool. It has character. It's been places. And the color contrasts are great!

A wider brim Resistol fedora is on a lot of people’s lists. Those are great hats and while I don’t like moth damage it’s just something we accept when buying vintage hats. Your Resistol looks great.

Nice find, David. Shame about the moth wear. Then again, it just shows they have as great a taste in hats as we do

It's still a desirable Resistol. They're among my favourite American hatmakers.

I agree. Would I prefer a hat without moth damage? Sure. But if it's there, it's not going to keep me from wearing a hat if I like it enough. As GuitarGuy wrote, it's character.

Thanks all. This hat definitely makes me want to go back and read through the old Resistol threads and learn more about this era of the company. The design, colors and materials are just beautiful.

 

[johnnycanuck]

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Nice. What brand and models?
Johnny

 

[Blare]

The good: I just got this hat that I think is the most beautiful hat I own. I’ve never liked brown hats much but this color combo just blew me away. I also have always wanted a 1940s Resistol non-Western fedora ala the Bogie ads. It’s a beautiful thing, fits perfectly (self-conforming!) and, married to a Kansas girl, gets extra points from me for hailing from the sunflower state.

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The bad: heavy mothing. When I first started lurking on the FL I thought guys posting photos of themselves in moth eaten hats looked nuts. And now I’m one of them. Numerous divots on the crown and top of brim.
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The ugly: total carnage on the bottom of the brim, shown here in raking light to bring out the damage.
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When all is said and done it’s a gorgeous beater I will proudly wear around the neighborhood and out to a bar and not have to worry about keeping it pristine.

But if you see another one like this in 7 1/8–be sure and let me know!

David

One heck of a hat David. Looks great on you.

 

[Mighty44]

One heck of a hat David. Looks great on you.

Thanks Joe

 

[GuitarGuy99]

My new Akubra Camp Draft.

 

[Blare]

My new Akubra Camp Draft.

Looks good on you

 

[Mighty44]

I just had to save this one and embrace it into my sanctuary of distressed toppers/hats of any kind.

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More to come in the Toppers Unite thread.
I'm thinking it could be a good Halloween costume hat

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Very good for that Victorian grave digger costume you’ve been thinking about.

 

[Frank Boskovich]

Originally made this Sahara 100x clean but a client wanted a replica of Johnny Depps hat he wore on Jimmy Kimmel. Just shipped to Florida! Matching Belgium trim courtesy of the Legend Art Fawcett.

 

[GuitarGuy99]

Looks good on you

Thanks!

 

[GuitarGuy99]

A very cool eBay find for a ridiculously low price! A Lee Warren Black Label. A Whippet clone. This is my first vintage hat. Any advice on how to keep the sweat band soft?

 

[Who?]

Wear it?

 

[deadlyhandsome]

A very cool eBay find for a ridiculously low price! A Lee Warren Black Label. A Whippet clone. This is my first vintage hat. Any advice on how to keep the sweat band soft?

Pecard Antique Leather Dressing is a favorite. There are entire threads here on sweatband care.

 

[StoryPNW]

I pulled two Stetsons out of the freezer today, one medium vintage, one modern.

First up is a Shudde Bros. (60s?) with a three cord ribbon. It has a little discoloration right above the knot on the crown but is in good shape overall.

The other is a modern Stetson Weekender in sage. I don't like it as much as I had hoped. Its a little rough but not terrible.

 

[Mighty44]

A very cool eBay find for a ridiculously low price! A Lee Warren Black Label. A Whippet clone. This is my first vintage hat. Any advice on how to keep the sweat band soft?

GREAT looking hat—congrats!

 

[GuitarGuy99]

Wear it?

I intend to wear it and have been. I was just wondering since it's old what extra thing can I do to keep it in good shape.

 

[GuitarGuy99]

I pulled two Stetsons out of the freezer today, one medium vintage, one modern.

First up is a Shudde Bros. (60s?) with a three cord ribbon. It has a little discoloration right above the knot on the crown but is in good shape overall.
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The other is a modern Stetson Weekender in sage. I don't like it as much as I had hoped. Its a little rough but not terrible.
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I pulled two Stetsons out of the freezer today, one medium vintage, one modern.

First up is a Shudde Bros. (60s?) with a three cord ribbon. It has a little discoloration right above the knot on the crown but is in good shape overall.
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The other is a modern Stetson Weekender in sage. I don't like it as much as I had hoped. Its a little rough but not terrible.
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[GuitarGuy99]

Why did you keep them in the freezer?

 

[StoryPNW]

Why did you keep them in the freezer?

On the advice of many here I put them in the freezer for at least 48 hours when I first get a used hat to kill any larvae or other bugs that may have hitched a ride.

 

[GuitarGuy99]

On the advice of many here I put them in the freezer for at least 48 hours when I first get a used hat to kill any larvae or other bugs that may have hitched a ride.

That's what I figured. Now I find that advice after I wear the hat.

 

[Blare]

I pulled two Stetsons out of the freezer today, one medium vintage, one modern.

First up is a Shudde Bros. (60s?) with a three cord ribbon. It has a little discoloration right above the knot on the crown but is in good shape overall.
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The other is a modern Stetson Weekender in sage. I don't like it as much as I had hoped. Its a little rough but not terrible.
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Fantastic