What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

[hatophile]

Nice, Amador, David, Manfred and Edward!

Sat nite to a retirement party in my Fed IV.

Dobbs today.

 

[Shohei]

I love the look of snow on a dark fedora.

Seconded!

We must be sharing weather David, its been rather frigid -25C /-13F when I went to start up the van this morning at 6 am and its been cooler, not as cool as your Borsalino though!

Love the bash Edward, very nice hat too. Wondered about a CD for myself (after this last "one more" hat arrives and things settle) and was reading up on them on here.

Manfred, perfect on you and nice colour!

Same for you too hatophile, I'm drooling a little over that Dobbs!

Off sick (flu) today on my way for some rest. Went in to work just to open and keep things going until more arrived, still sporting the 50s OR.
(Take my word for it, as no one will want to see this mug)

 

[hatophile]

Here's hoping to your quick recovery, Shohei!

 

[Chepstow]

Thanks Perry, Shohei for the kind comment.

Perry great Hat for Sat. The Dobbs is a really eye catcher, the contrast, between ribbon and felt looks great.

 

[mayserwegener]

David, Manfred, Fantastic Borsalinos! Perry, Beautiful Dobbs!

 

[Chepstow]

Thank you very much Steve, what makes the Borso is he arrived.

 

[zetwal]

Here's hoping to your quick recovery, Shohei!

+ 1 (get well soon)

 

[jbucklin]

VS Custom #1:

 

[Chepstow]

+ 1 (get well soon)

+2

 

[Chepstow]

Nice Hat JB, is it a dark gray?

 

[jbucklin]

Nice Hat JB, is it a dark gray?

The color is Granite, so yes it's grey with a slightly greenish hue. It was still a little wet from spraying it earlier, so it may look a little darker in the photo. I'm always tweaking my hats to get the crease and the brim just right. I was just about to give up and send this one back to Art to let him re-flange the brim, but I think I got it looking pretty good. Glad you like it.

 

[Chepstow]

Yes looks good on the Photo, was the brim out of Form. Maybe steam could better help.

 

[jbucklin]

Manfred, this is a better pic that show's the color a bit more accurately. Plus, it's dried out a little more.

 

[Chepstow]

Oh yes, i see the different. The color is great.

 

[jbucklin]

Yes looks good on the Photo, was the brim out of Form. Maybe steam could better help.

Interestingly, I believe I may have over-steamed it in the beginning to try to get a little more curl in the brim. It ended up being sort of floppy and even a bit lumpy. I'm finding that distilled water in a spray bottle is more effective---and possibly safer---for reshaping a hat. And that's really true for Art's hats. I still use steam on hats of lesser quality i.e. modern Stetsons (of which I have many!).

 

[Edward]

Dobbs today.

I love the ribbon and brim treatment on that! Wow! You do't see that sort of mix these days outside of custom, IME - all either blacks or dark browns for the most part.

 

[hatophile]

Thanks, Edward. It is indeed rare to see much contrast in the vintage hats. I was lucky to win this on Ebay several years ago.

Nice looking VS in granite, JB.

 

[alanfgag]

Thanks, Edward. It is indeed rare to see much contrast in the vintage hats. I was lucky to win this on Ebay several years ago.

It's a beauty.

 

[amador]

So many Hats, So little time. Great Hats all.

 

[rlk]

Camelid, fur and silk heavyweight cap aka "The Grease Monkey"

flaps up

down

After repeated cleanings, finally used pet stain and odor spray to remove the stubborn odor of petroleum. Still outweighs 4 average woolen caps.