The Prototype "MD1" - Matt Deckard Apparel Fedora!

[Marc Chevalier]

lol Are we anticipating a product or Matt's response? lol

Both!

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[Feraud]

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Making you wait?

Anticipation drives customers away in our Mtv fueled culture.

 

[John in Covina]

Anticipation drives customers away in our Mtv fueled culture.

So much for good things come to those who wait...

 

[Feraud]

Don't put the cart before the horse. Know your product before you sell it. Sales 101.

 

[Matt Deckard]

Just as long as it's done right.

The only large size I have left in the first run is 7 1/4... the rest are 7 and below. There are too many big heads out there.

 

[skyvue]

The only large size I have left in the first run is 7 1/4... the rest are 7 and below. There are too many big heads out there.

No, there are too few large hats!

Not that you need any advice from me, Matt, but I would encourage you to cater to melon-headed crowd a little. Lord knows no one else is doing so. As I've pointed out in other threads, smaller-headed guys can buy hats anywhere and everywhere, including the vintage market, but we large-headed guys are stuck with new hats, and far too many hatmakers give us short shrift.

There's an eager -- and captive -- customer base out there, if someone will just cater to us the tiniest bit.

 

[bendingoak]

What size are we talking about?????

 

[John in Covina]

In general any size from about 7-1/2 and then each step up in size to 7-5/8, 7-3/4, 7-7/8, and 8 (or above) the coverage drops dramatically by most manufacturers.

It might be that the larger size (I am drawing a blank for the hat mold term) and flanges and such may be pretty rare to find. I had seen that some Akubras thru David Morgan were made in 7-7/8 and even one 8 but that is not across the board for all hats.

 

[fluteplayer07]

Did we ever definitively figure out who makes them? Two unconfirmed reports of Baron and Hatco. Any official word?

 

[John in Covina]

So much for good things come to those who wait...

FYI- I did get mine but I am holding off bashing it, we are talking about taking some video with Matt manipulating the crown for his website.

 

[Feraud]

FYI- I did get mine but I am holding off bashing it, we are talking about taking some video with Matt manipulating the crown for his website.

Did you bash the yet hat?
Thoughts, pics, etc.?

 

[John in Covina]

Did you bash the yet hat? Thoughts, pics, etc.?

Haven't bashed it yet it's in the box at the moment. Trying to get together with Matt to do a video is a lot like trying to herd cats right now.

 

[John in Covina]

I have not bashed it, but have fiddled with it so it's not pristine untouched.

Hard to restrain myself if you know what I mean! I really wanted to do a little video with Matt demonstrating. However Matt has basically gone missing can't get in touch with him at all. Hope everything is OK there.

It's a little stiff but not in the shellaced way, more like when a hat has been freshly cleaned and reblocked so it's like a crisp new dollar bill. The felt is soft-ish and will become soft very quickly I am sure.

The felt is fairly thin, not as thin as my really good vintage hats but more like some of the Akubras I have Campdraft, Squatter and Bushman, about the same if just a tad thicker maybe.

Here are 3 pictures of it pretty much as it came with open crown. Like I said I did fiddle with it but not to put in any folds or creases.

 

[John in Covina]

We were having some fun trying to video Matt Deckard shaping my hat. Here I have it brim up and a cattleman's crease set up.

 

[Matt Deckard]

They are the best production line hat that I know of... the prototypes for the new additions of the lineup have arrived. Deckard Headwear's newst color and a higher grade of fur felt to handle the elements.

More info later, just wanted to show some pics.

 

[Jauntyone]

Looks great! When can I order one?

 

[Mulceber]

Love the look, Matt, can't wait to hear more about this one. -M

 

[Matt Deckard]

This is still the new prototype. I'm thinking of calling the color Chalky White.

 

[jimmy the lid]

I'm thinking of calling the color Chalky White.

What's your next choice?

 

[Tango Yankee]

Didn't I recently see an MD-1 up for auction on Ebay?