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[randooch]

TPD, nice work on that bash! Looks sharp.

Light Foot, the Fed IV suits you. (Tell me your name isn't Gordon.)

 

[Chepstow]

TPD, nice work on that bash! Looks sharp.

Light Foot, the Fed IV suits you. (Tell me your name isn't Gordon.)

+1

 

[jbucklin]

Lovin' it TPD! That color looks great on you, btw.

Light Foot. I have six (!) Fed IVs. Two of them are brown, so I can keep one in a diamond bash, the other in a center dent. Yours looks fantastic on you! Nice creasing job too.

 

[bowlerman]

Congrats, JB! Welcome to the Homburg Nation. Looks great!

Manfred--- MAN, that is a sleek looking Mayser. I really like that Graphit color, and the ribbon is so mod and streamlined.

My new additions this week-- a Resistol HI 7 straw hat, which I find very cool in kind of a novelty way. There is no size tag, turns out it has got to be a solid 6 7/8, but so far it has taken a two-size stretch pretty well!

And a Stetson charcoal grey 3X homburg. Really liking this one. It's smaller statured than most of my others and works really well with casual dress-- not as well with formal wear. There is a bit of taper and the crown is low, so I think I will actually leave the center crease with no dents.

More pics in the appropriate threads.

 

[Chepstow]

Jeff, thanks for the kind words. The first Mayser with Wind trolley and this nice ribbon for me.

Your finds are great. That straw is amazing. What a crown. Also the Homburger, nice too.
Congrats to the new arrival.

 

[Light Foot]

Thanks guys! My name isn't Gordon and I can't play the guitar either, lol.
I have to admit the bash was Indy inspired, but I wanted to make it my
own. I'll post my straw when I get the chance.

- John

 

[Aureliano]

Sneak iphone peek of my new Montecristi that's waiting for it's wind trolley. Better shots and details later this week

 

[MikePotts]

That's delicious Aureliano.

 

[DJH]

Nice, Ale. Is that one from Optimo?

 

[Aureliano]

That's delicious Aureliano.

Nice, Ale. Is that one from Optimo?

Thanks, guys. This one is from Worth & Worth.

 

[Chepstow]

Sneak iphone peek of my new Montecristi that's waiting for it's wind trolley. Better shots and details later this week

Ale, wonderful Hat. My Congrats to this beauty.

 

[DJH]

Thanks, guys. This one is from Worth & Worth.

I was looking at the hats on their site just the other day. Their Panamas look very nice at sensible prices.

I ended up buying a Brent Black hat from eBay which arrived today. Unfortunately, the seller must have been competing in a "pack the hat in the smallest possible box" contest, so a little work is going to be needed to get it into something approaching the proper shape.

 

[zetwal]

Unfortunately, the seller must have been competing in a "pack the hat in the smallest possible box" contest, so a little work is going to be needed to get it into something approaching the proper shape.

That's very annoying. But I'm relieved to hear that it wasn't damaged.

 

[DJH]

Thanks, Z. One thing I've found is that hats that have been beaten up a bit, usually look worse than they really are.

Quite amazing what a block and some steam will do - here's the BB as it is now. I still want to work on the brim a little, but it is coming into it already.

 

[zetwal]

Thanks, Z. One thing I've found is that hats that have been beaten up a bit, usually look worse than they really are.

Quite amazing what a block and some steam will do - here's the BB as it is now. I still want to work on the brim a little, but it is coming into it already.

Looks good. The danger with smashing a straw is that you can break some fibers. Again, I'm glad that nothing like that happened. Enjoy!

 

[Aureliano]

Worth & Worth Montecristi. More here.

 

[DJH]

Looks good. The danger with smashing a straw is that you can break some fibers. Again, I'm glad that nothing like that happened. Enjoy!

There were a few fibers broken around the sharp front area of the crease. When I re-shaped the hat I've tried to make the edge a little more rounded - hopefully will stop it from getting any worse. I seem to recall seeing a thread that mentioned using some tape on the inside of the damage to repair it - I'll have to track that one down.

Ale - the Worth & Worth looks fantastic. I like the addition of the wind trolley.

 

[Aureliano]

Thanks, David and good luck with your BBB. Do post pictures once it's in shape.

 

[DJH]

Cheers, Ale. You know me, I'll post pictures even if it's not in shape

 

[rlk]

Morreton Panama

Turns out to be a Size 7(56)