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[rclark]

Thanks Zombie! I really like the CD a lot. The wider brim and tall crown help elongate my round face! The crease is still a work in progress as I am a little OCD.

 

[PHIL1959]

What a great looking hat. I'M JEALOUS..

 

[Miamibruno]

mmcabe - nice finds. Finding a place that has hats like that is a godsend. It seems every time I find one, they run out of hats.
rclark - tough to see the color on that Campdraft - She's a beauty nonetheless.

Just opened the box on this one. A perfect (I think 40s but no later than 50's) Borsalino. The new jewel in my collection.

 

[hatsRme]

Man, oh MAN, MiamiB!!! What a find. CONGRATS, my friend!

 

[rclark]

Bruno, hatsdirect.com calls the color silverbelly but it seems more tan than my Stetson OR SB. I like the color its just not quite what I was expecting. Nice Borsalino!

 

[Miamibruno]

Thanks, Charlie. You've got to feel this one. It is unbelievable. It out Borsalinoed my other Borsalinos.

Thank you, too, rclark. Silverbelly is a funny color. Some go toward silver, some toward beige/tan. I think the beige/tan is the actual color.

 

[Rogera]

Miamibruno, that is a beautiful hat!

 

[gtdean48]

... Silverbelly is a funny color.....

Even more so for Akubra. The Heritage is significantly different from the Imperial grade. I know Resistol & Stetson have different dye recipes for their Silverbellies, coming from 2 different original sources. Guess the different grades of fur blend at Akubra must take up the dye differently???

 

[1mach1]

Miami, that thing is sweet. Nice score!

 

[ManofKent]

Miami - wonderful find.

 

[GoldenEraFan]

'20s or '30s Fedora. No tags to be found.

 

[Garrett]

Looks like the one recently sold by my friends in Portland (AmericanVintage) Nes Pas? Not a fedora but rather a western (meant to be worn open crown akin to boss of the plains).

 

[GoldenEraFan]

Looks like the one recently sold by my friends in Portland (AmericanVintage) Nes Pas? Not a fedora but rather a western (meant to be worn open crown akin to boss of the plains).

Yes! that's where I got it from! Love that store! A western you say? gives off a pretty classic fedora look IMO.

 

[Zombie_61]

...The crease is still a work in progress as I am a little OCD.

Aren't they always a work in progress? A little tweak here, a little tweak there...

I'm normally OCD when it comes to symmetry--the side dents should be the same length and depth, the curves of the teardrop should mirror each other side-to-side when viewed from the top, etc.--but I've somehow managed to have a "perfection is unattainable" mindset where my hats are concerned, and I sincerely believe the minor imperfections give my hats character.

 

[rclark]

That's good to hear, Zombie! I will try to be a bit more like and see it as "character" rather than a flaw. Symmetry is my goal but is quite allusive. Especially when it comes to hats.

 

[Miamibruno]

golden - I love the ribbon treatment. Very stylish as a fedora.

 

[buler]

Yes! that's where I got it from! Love that store! A western you say? gives off a pretty classic fedora look IMO.

What makes this a 20's/30's hat?

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[ManofKent]

golden - I love the ribbon treatment. Very stylish as a fedora.

+1

 

[Geldoc]

Golden, that one is classic.

 

[Garrett]

Yes! that's where I got it from! Love that store! A western you say? gives off a pretty classic fedora look IMO.

The proportions and styling (block,flange) naturally lend itself to an older western style (boss of the plains, austral, etc). Also, that color scheme and ribbon style are commonly found on the early Stetson western models. One can snap down a brim and put fedora style pinches on most any model of hat but that doesn't mean it was designed to be worn in that manner.