The Black Hat Brigade

[AbbaDatDeHat]

I'll add my new-to-me Alexander to this thread.

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Beautiful in black!

 

[Rmccamey]

Forgive me if my mind is getting foggy but did someone post a black hat with a deep ocean blue grosgrain ribbon a few weeks back?

 

[Short Balding Guy]

Forgive me if my mind is getting foggy but did someone post a black hat with a deep ocean blue grosgrain ribbon a few weeks back?

I do not recall posting this hat recently, but it fits the bill.

Different hat, same dimensions with a fray charcoal ribbon for comparison.

Eric -

 

[steur]

I do not recall posting this hat recently, but it fits the bill.

Different hat, same dimensions with a fray charcoal ribbon for comparison.

Eric -

What's not to like? Ticks all the boxes for me. I used to think I didn't like black hats. And while it is true I don't wear them as often, I find I have an awful lot of them in the collection.

 

[Rmccamey]

Very nice. Thank you, Eric. That color seems to blend nicely with the black felt.

I do not recall posting this hat recently, but it fits the bill.

Different hat, same dimensions with a fray charcoal ribbon for comparison.

Eric -

 

[Short Balding Guy]

Very nice. Thank you, Eric. That color seems to blend nicely with the black felt.

You are welcome sir. This was my first Gannon. That was a few years ago. Time flies in the hat world.

 

[scottyrocks]

Black Fedora's can certainly work. View attachment 177118 View attachment 177118 View attachment 177120 View attachment 177121 View attachment 177122

There's a lot more than just black going on there. Very cool.

 

[scottyrocks]

I had this recent Borsalino out for another thread:

The gold branding on the bow keeper will go when the hat gets reblocked by VS and converted to a thin ribbon.

Nice pictures, Brent. I can almost see the top of the hat now.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Cool pics Jack. Very cool hat!

I'm a fan of subtle contrasting differences is textures against each other rather than bold contrasting colors.

 

[ChicagoWayVito]

Am so fortunate to have a local hatter that does wonderful ribbon work.

Do you mind sharing who the hatter is?

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[AbbaDatDeHat]

I'm a fan of subtle contrasting differences is textures against each other rather than bold contrasting colors.

I know you are Jack and i agree fully. Many or most of your hats have that commonality and that’s why i enjoy seeing them. When i see other hats similar i always think “that’s a Jack hat”.
I always say”Classy ain’t fussy and simple is smooth”.
B

 

[Pellie]

I 'pimped' my black hat. It's a Baldifino, a dutch brand of a hatshop in Utrecht in the netherlands. It used to have a black hatband, but now a grey one. I think it's pretty cool now...

 

[deadlyhandsome]

I 'pimped' my black hat. It's a Baldifino, a dutch brand of a hatshop in Utrecht in the netherlands. It used to have a black hatband, but now a grey one. I think it's pretty cool now...

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I like it. It’s sort of the opposite from the standard: grey felt with black ribbon.


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[Pellie]

Yes you're right. I like it too. Black felt with black hatband i think it's boring , but that's mho!

 

[T Jones]

Working on my third black Borsalino refurb. I was holding off on this and other conversions for a while until I get a few more hat tools that I ordered some time back. Haven't received them yet so I'll just go ahead with what I have and try and finish this one up. I took this hat apart and blocked it up to a 7 1/4 to fit me. This one will have a matching 3/8 thin ribbon with an OR style bow, something similar to the one that Mike Mazurki wore in, "Murder My Sweet"...


Reblocked and ready to go...

Mike Mazurki and Dick Powell, "Murder My Sweet"...

My other Black Borsalino refurb...

Open crown, before and after reblocking...(before on the right, after on the left)

 

[T Jones]

My latest Borsalino refurb in black. I blocked this up from a size 7 to a 7 1/4 to fit me. I also switched out the original mid ribbon and made the hat a thin ribbon with an OR / Strat style bow. I have more on this hat in the Conversion Corral...

 

[GHT]

A black Fedora, to me, is no different to any other colour choice, the hat and it's colour are just one of the accoutrements that I wear to compliment whatever else I'm wearing. The Fedora does lend itself to a variety of colours, whereas styles like the Bowler/Derby and the Homburg are traditionally black, although I have seen a rather good looking grey Bowler.

My shoes are a riot of colours but my hats are, by and large, rather conservative. Black can set of formal and casual, as seen here. Black Fedoras, I love them. Has anyone got a white Fedora? Now that I would love to see.
The same hat worn both formal and casual.

 

[steur]

A black Fedora, to me, is no different to any other colour choice, the hat and it's colour are just one of the accoutrements that I wear to compliment whatever else I'm wearing. The Fedora does lend itself to a variety of colours, whereas styles like the Bowler/Derby and the Homburg are traditionally black, although I have seen a rather good looking grey Bowler.

My shoes are a riot of colours but my hats are, by and large, rather conservative. Black can set of formal and casual, as seen here. Black Fedoras, I love them. Has anyone got a white Fedora? Now that I would love to see.
The same hat worn both formal and casual.
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Very nice, GHT. And agreed: black is a colour like any other and has the advantage it can go with anything.

 

[T Jones]

Adding another of my conversions to the mix of black fedoras...

Bradford "Beaver 30" Western. It was originally a size 7 Western that I blocked up to a 7 1/4. It now sports a 2 5/8 brim with a straight sided open crown height of 5 3/4. It's creased to my preferred teardrop, 4 3/4 at the pinch with a rake sloping to 4 inches in the back. The crown has a tight pinch and also has a matching black 1 1/2 ribbon with the bow work having a slight upswoop. Unfortunately, my conversion projects will have to be put on hold for the next several weeks to give my back time to heal from its latest flare up episode. I'm hoping that the prescription my pain management doctors gave me will make my recovery time less than that. Anyway, enough of me complaining about my back....

Bradford 'Beaver 30' Western conversion...

Deep 'dished' teardrop...in a longhair finish

On the head...

Though not a fedora...this is a black Beaver Brand Western that I sized up and rebuilt, complete with new ribbon work and brim binding

 

[steur]

Adding another of my conversions to the mix of black fedoras...

Bradford "Beaver 30" Western. It was originally a size 7 Western that I blocked up to a 7 1/4. It now sports a 2 5/8 brim with a straight sided open crown height of 5 3/4. It's creased to my preferred teardrop, 4 3/4 at the pinch with a rake sloping to 4 inches in the back. The crown has a tight pinch and also has a matching black 1 1/2 ribbon with the bow work having a slight upswoop. Unfortunately, my conversion projects will have to be put on hold for the next several weeks to give my back time to heal from its latest flare up episode. I'm hoping that the prescription my pain management doctors gave me will make my recovery time less than that. Anyway, enough of me complaining about my back....

Bradford 'Beaver 30' Western conversion...

Deep 'dished' teardrop...in a longhair finish

On the head...

Though not a fedora...this is a black Beaver Brand Western that I sized up and rebuilt, complete with new ribbon work and brim binding

Fabulous work as usual, Terry. I love my black fedoras.