Mike, you just seem to be on a roll with your Borsalino and Stetson finds.
Inexpensive maybe, great get definitely!!
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Inexpensive maybe, great get definitely!!
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I’ve had that happen with Panamas. Are you able to get a refund? What were they thinking?
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Yes I’ve sent it back for a refund even tho I paid less the $20 including shipping, along with a shame, shame on you for destroying a nice irreplaceable vintage Panama hat!
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Thanks, Steve. By inexpensive, I meant when it was new it was inexpensive. Not so cheap for me to get it
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I would think it would have had a liner at some point.
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You win some, you lose some. It's the playing that is the fun part; you get to see and handle some really interesting hats.
Ouch! That looks all too familiar. Stuffing a felt into an envelope is one thing, but a straw???Hat lottery usually does well by me, because of my common size. Not so much this time.
Cambiaghi woolfelt heather felt in an interesting design. Turns out to be a size 54 with the raw edge brim at 6cm and the crown at 10cm at the center dent. Wonder about the age of this one. Old, but not that old. Forties maybe? To be fair to the seller, the size tag was somewhere behind the sweatband and I only paid €3 for it.
Cambiaghi woolfelt heather felt in an interesting design. Turns out to be a size 54 with the raw edge brim at 6cm and the crown at 10cm at the center dent. Wonder about the age of this one. Old, but not that old. Forties maybe? To be fair to the seller, the size tag was somewhere behind the sweatband and I only paid €3 for it.
Is it a win is it a lose? A bit of both really. This was sold to me as a size 60. It isn't. It's one of these "measure around the outside" sizes.
But it does in fact fit me very well because it turned out to be a size 57. The sweatband leather has shrunk a bit on it, so it no longer fits a size 57, but it'll do for my size 56 very nicely, thank you!
Fléchet Select Velour in a size 57 with the raw edge brim at 6,5cm and the crown at 11,5 at the center dent. Weighs 155 grams. While not as refined as some of the best Hückel hats it is still a very well made velour that's easy to shape and with a great hand. The liner is a mess, the ribbon has some wear and the sweatband will likely drink a gallon of mink oil in the end, but I like it. A very nice late twenties to mid thirties Fléchet. Got the velour to behave after some thorough brushing with a suede brush (that'll teach it).
But it does in fact fit me very well because it turned out to be a size 57. The sweatband leather has shrunk a bit on it, so it no longer fits a size 57, but it'll do for my size 56 very nicely, thank you!
Fléchet Select Velour in a size 57 with the raw edge brim at 6,5cm and the crown at 11,5 at the center dent. Weighs 155 grams. While not as refined as some of the best Hückel hats it is still a very well made velour that's easy to shape and with a great hand. The liner is a mess, the ribbon has some wear and the sweatband will likely drink a gallon of mink oil in the end, but I like it. A very nice late twenties to mid thirties Fléchet. Got the velour to behave after some thorough brushing with a suede brush (that'll teach it).
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It's a winner. Is it beige, grey or off-white?
I'm colourblind you see...
Depends on who's company I'm in. Sort of like my politics ...
Oh yes ... I won't stop playing, it's too much fun. Plus I still need the side-gig to try and recover financially from a felon of a former tenant (otherwise know as the "turnip").
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I tried for one of these till I finally stopped looking. I actually have more hats than I can wear.
But I love the looks of a white hat!!!!!
Thank you, Rusty. It was a surprise to me. I couldn't remember running across one so white that wasn't a cowboy hat. I like the white too. I wore it yesterday and found myself checking my hands every time before I took it off or put it on.
On a side note; can anyone share their knowledge of the white label? I've seen them a couple of times but know nothing about them.
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I think the jury's still out on that, though some have speculated it's a factory refurb.
Great hat. I'm a sucker for light colored hats.
Depends on who's company I'm in. Sort of like my politics ...
Oh yes ... I won't stop playing, it's too much fun. Plus I still need the side-gig to try and recover financially from a felon of a former tenant (otherwise know as the "turnip").
Thanks, Bob. Mucking around with hats shouldn't start to resemble work, but what can you do?
I liked the velours better when it was a size 60 as well (I have plenty of them already in my own size), but measuring size is challenging for some people it seems.
I have heard the refurb speculation before. If it was, it was a heck of a job as there’s no evidence of it. There is some writing on the hat body I’ve not seen before that I recall. Perhaps a special order?
I do too. That’s why I enjoy your Gus hat so much.
All in all, I'd chalk it up as a win, StefanIs it a win is it a lose? A bit of both really. This was sold to me as a size 60. It isn't. It's one of these "measure around the outside" sizes.
But it does in fact fit me very well because it turned out to be a size 57. The sweatband leather has shrunk a bit on it, so it no longer fits a size 57, but it'll do for my size 56 very nicely, thank you!
Fléchet Select Velour in a size 57 with the raw edge brim at 6,5cm and the crown at 11,5 at the center dent. Weighs 155 grams. While not as refined as some of the best Hückel hats it is still a very well made velour that's easy to shape and with a great hand. The liner is a mess, the ribbon has some wear and the sweatband will likely drink a gallon of mink oil in the end, but I like it. A very nice late twenties to mid thirties Fléchet. Got the velour to behave after some thorough brushing with a suede brush (that'll teach it).
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