What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

[Mr. Paladin]

Been out of pocket for several days but the great hats and photos just kept on coming! Great run of hats, everyone!

 

[Jauntyone]

Great seersucker suit, Alucard73!
All of these summery hats you fellows are wearing look fantastic. I'll have to get myself a straw hat!
I wore my Stetson Nostalgia to-day:

 

[chanteuseCarey]

WOW, stunning hat Michaelshane

Thanks for the hat closeup pic here too- you can really see the fine detail on this beautiful Panama

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Panama,from Battlestiens,Houston.

 

[scottyrocks]

I ordered an 'Indiana Jones Bao Outback' straw fedora yesterday from the Village Hat Shop. If it looks anywhere near as good on me in person as it does in the picture, I'll post a pic.

 

[Michaelshane]

Stratoliner......

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[Chuck Bobuck]

Great hat and clever photo Michaelshane. Everyone else...fantastic hats. Too many to mention...! ChanteuseCarey..I think I remember that issue of Life. I certainly remember the Twist.

 

[WineGuy]

A Rainy day in NY...maybe last chance to wear my Stetson this season

Ever since discovering the Fedora Lounge, while researching A-2 jackets, I have found my self getting caught up in all things nostalgic. I have this chocolate brown Royal Stetson Fedora that I purchased on a whim from the JJ Hat Center on 5th Ave and 32nd street over twenty years ago (around the same time I found my Avirex A-2, see it under "orphan jackets" thread) I wore it a few times here and there and then lost interest and it just got bumped around the house gathering dust for years occasionally getting some use(but no dignity) while shoveling snow off the driveway. I recently put it back into service by cleaning it off with packing tape and steam ironing the brim, it looked passable but unkept.
Yesterday I had to go into the city for a trade wine tasting and decided to visit JJ Hats after a 20 year break. The place has not changed, it was like walking into a time machine with high ceilings (18 ft?) and two story dark mahogany display cabinets stacked with every hat imaginable, they no longer carry Stetson in favor of a broader selection of Borsalino's.
I asked an older gentleman, who I presumed to be the boss, what could be done with the hat and without a word he took it from me and went over to a counter with all kinds of contraptions that looked like they pre-dated WWII. Herman steamed, rolled, burnished, fluffed, stretched and fondled the hat for fifteen to twenty minutes and when he was done walked over and placed it on my head. It not only looked new it fit better than ever and when I asked him how much this service was going to cost me he simply said as long as our tag is in the hat we will condition it for free any time you visit.

One more reason to add to the list of great things nostalgic...old world service!

Now can anyone give me some pointers on choosing a summer wear Fedora?

 

[Chuck Bobuck]

WineGuy, now that is Golden Era style service! Nice Hat, enjoy!

 

[carter]

Wine Guy, That Stetson looks good on you. Your recounting of your trip to the JJ Hat Center after a 20-year hiatus is even better. Service for the lifetime of your hat is worthy of applause. :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

Based on your photo and narrative, you may want to consider a summer hat from the same source.

Their Bebop

or Milan

might fit the bill.

Personally, I like their Telecoco

http://www.jjhatcenter.com/index.php?categoryID=4&offset=0

 

[carter]

Mallory Porkpie with Roses

 

[chanteuseCarey]

Mighty fine hat Carter...

fftopic: Names of the roses please... the first yellow looks like its a floribunda. How many roses ya got?? We lost track here after hitting 100...

 

[DOUGLAS]

Playboy

 

[RBH]

Stratoliner......

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NOW that is a hat!!!!

Super fantastic photo !!!

 

[RBH]

Great story WineGuy! It looks like a wider brim may be what you would like, look at some of the threads about PanamaBobs hats and also the the milans from Miller hats. That may give you an idea of what to look for at the JJ Hat Center.
Good luck!



Nice hat Carter, I like a regular fedora on you best though...

Douglas, that Stetson looks super on you!!! I like a thin ribbon best but that width is my next favborite!!! Well done ! :eusa_clap

 

[carter]

fftopic: Names of the roses please... the first yellow looks like its a floribunda. How many roses ya got?? We lost track here after hitting 100...

Unfortunately, I don't know their names. I planted two dozen rose bushes a few years ago and now I enjoy their blooms. The ones pictured are all climbing roses.

 

[J.T.Marcus]

Carter, I was fairly neutral on the pork pie, till I saw that last picture. Maybe it's the angle; maybe the flower; maybe the feather. Whatever it is, it works! :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

 

[RBH]

Not to be outdone by Carter...
here is mt Strato-lized cocoa Miller milan with one of my roses!

 

[chanteuseCarey]

great shots RBH...

But it looks like the roses are so big that we can't see you in the picture!

I'll have to come up with a version of hat and roses too... Was asking Chuck about posing possibilities amongst some of the rose-y places in our gardens just yesterday. One of my favorite roses is one called "Lavendar Pinocchio" that was introduced in the 1940s.

Not to be outdone by Carter...avenar
here is mt Strato-lized cocoa Miller milan with one of my roses!

 

[carter]

Rusty, Is that your version of the Green Man ?

Or are you hiding in the photinia?
Oh...nice hat.

 

[Goose.]

Federation IV Standard Tawny Fawn and goofin' with my ukes...