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[hatsRme]

Sweet, SWEET, sa-WEET!

 

[ManofKent]

Lovely hemp!

 

[DJH]

Nice, Bond. Earlier this year I was contemplating getting a PB Milan - in either black or grey.
As it happened, I found a nice grey vintage one instead, but I could be tempted again next year.

I've always liked the look of the blocking on the PB Milans - yours looks great.

 

[Liddleman]

Swell looking hat Bond, it really does suit you.

 

[DesertDan]

Liddleman, That's a great looking Champ, good luck witht the resizing and welcome to your new addiction!
Bond, Beautiful straw you got there, congrats!

 

[Ordinary Guy]

Swell looking hat Bond, it really does suit you.

+1 Definitely sharp

 

[Geldoc]

Really nice Milan, Bond.

 

[mikespens]

Agree with everybody Scott and like it better with the pug.

 

[bond]

Thanks for the comments guys.

 

[Purplesage]

Very nice. I mean the hat.

 

[Ghost Rider]

I discovered yesterday that Faustmann hats have a factory outlet and were just 40 minutes drive away from where I was working, so I just couldn't resist the opportunity. My wife wasn't very happy when she found out that I had just bought "yet another hat", but here it is





They had a really nice grey fedora from a Polish manufacturer (sorry, I can't remember the name, and certainly couldn't pronounce it) on the shelf, but it was a one-off and way too big for me. Mr. Faustmann himself was serving me, and after a while, he found something similar in grey, although it started out with a centre crease, which I didn't want, since it was too similar to my new Borsalino (see my post in "The Borsalino Brotherhood"), except in a different colour. Mr. Faustmann recreased the hat by hand with the teardrop crease that you see in the photos. Excellent service and at a third of the price of my Borsalino, although it is clear that the qualities are somewhat different, even if Faustmann use the same fur felt supplier as Borsalino.

 

[casechopper]

Could that Polish hat have been a Sterkowski? I'd be interested to know the quality level of Sterkowskis fur felt hats.

 

[hatsRme]

I like it much better than your new Borsa, which I like a lot!! Great find, Mr. Rider.

 

[Ghost Rider]

Could that Polish hat have been a Sterkowski? I'd be interested to know the quality level of Sterkowskis fur felt hats.

I don't think so. Next time I'm in the area, I'll have to go back and take another look. For the recrease, we went through the production line. Next time I'll ask if I can take some photos - maybe that would be interesting for some. Whatever it was, IMHO it was a very nice quality.

 

[Ghost Rider]

I like it much better than your new Borsa, which I like a lot!! Great find, Mr. Rider.

Thank you, but I need a "crying your eyes out" smiley if you find it better than my new Borsa

 

[mayserwegener]

The hat could have been made by PolkaP. They use to be one of the J. Hückel´s Söhne factories up to WWII.

http://polkap.pl/?lang=en

I like it too. The form / style is very much late 50s early 60s German.

 

[hatsRme]

:cry: Sorry!

But then again, I prefer the work of Art Fawcett over the folks at Optimo. What do I know...!? ENJOY BOTH hats, my friend.

 

[TheDane]

Bond: Really sharp milan! It's rare to see a milan that white, but it sure looks fantastic!

Ghost Rider: Beautiful Pole. What is the brim width?

mayserwegener: Great link. The site could be a lot better - but it's featuring a very nice and interesting slideshow from the production line

 

[Chepstow]

Nice hat Ghost, looks good, nice Bow work too!

 

[Ghost Rider]

Thanks for the kind words folks. Just for clarification, this is not the Polish hat, but a recreased Faustmann.

The Dane: Brim width is 50 to 55mm. Larger brims on my small head look like sombreros