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What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

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T Jones

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Thanks. It is..sorta.. I ran across a few of these horse shoe nail pins and snatched them up for some of my hats.

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That's pretty neat. Could probably do something similar with cut nails too. That gave me some ideas.
 

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Today, I am test driving a hat that I bought several years ago but have had in a box for that time for reasons I will likely detail in the Homburg Nation thread.

The felt on this (what I believe to be a '40s creation) exceeds the quality of my similar vintage Vita-Felts. I have no idea which maker Julius Garfinckel & Co. contracted for their store branded hats, but whoever it was... they did one hell of a job.

Garfinkel's was a high-end department store in DC. I remember it being quite the place, even when I grew up in the area in the '80s. For a long time, it was the parent company of Brooks Brothers. And Mr. Garfinkel, was a much admired, largely solitary but very kind-hearted man. He died in 1936 and the store collapsed into bankruptcy in 1990. A link about the store and another about Mr. Garfinkel are at the end of my post.

$12.50 Julius Garfinckel & Co. homburg: View attachment 65149 View attachment 65150 View attachment 65151 View attachment 65153 View attachment 65154 View attachment 65155 View attachment 65156
http://www.streetsofwashington.com/2012/11/garfinckels-washingtons-fashion-arbiter.html?m=1
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Garfinckel?wprov=sfla1

Happy Saturday!
Nice. It looks good on you too.
 
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Today, I am test driving a hat that I bought several years ago but have had in a box for that time for reasons I will likely detail in the Homburg Nation thread.

The felt on this (what I believe to be a '40s creation) exceeds the quality of my similar vintage Vita-Felts. I have no idea which maker Julius Garfinckel & Co. contracted for their store branded hats, but whoever it was... they did one hell of a job.

Garfinkel's was a high-end department store in DC. I remember it being quite the place, even when I grew up in the area in the '80s. For a long time, it was the parent company of Brooks Brothers. And Mr. Garfinkel, was a much admired, largely solitary but very kind-hearted man. He died in 1936 and the store collapsed into bankruptcy in 1990. A link about the store and another about Mr. Garfinkel are at the end of my post.

$12.50 Julius Garfinckel & Co. homburg: View attachment 65149
http://www.streetsofwashington.com/2012/11/garfinckels-washingtons-fashion-arbiter.html?m=1
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Garfinckel?wprov=sfla1

Happy Saturday!

That's a heckuva Hommie, Matt. You better have a good reason for keeping it in the box!
 
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Today, I am test driving a hat that I bought several years ago but have had in a box for that time for reasons I will likely detail in the Homburg Nation thread.

The felt on this (what I believe to be a '40s creation) exceeds the quality of my similar vintage Vita-Felts. I have no idea which maker Julius Garfinckel & Co. contracted for their store branded hats, but whoever it was... they did one hell of a job.

Garfinkel's was a high-end department store in DC. I remember it being quite the place, even when I grew up in the area in the '80s. For a long time, it was the parent company of Brooks Brothers. And Mr. Garfinkel, was a much admired, largely solitary but very kind-hearted man. He died in 1936 and the store collapsed into bankruptcy in 1990. A link about the store and another about Mr. Garfinkel are at the end of my post.

$12.50 Julius Garfinckel & Co. homburg: View attachment 65149 View attachment 65150 View attachment 65151 View attachment 65153 View attachment 65154 View attachment 65155 View attachment 65156
http://www.streetsofwashington.com/2012/11/garfinckels-washingtons-fashion-arbiter.html?m=1
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Garfinckel?wprov=sfla1
Another great Homburg Matt! Love the liner logo! Really an interesting daily driver! Love the edge binding color.
Happy Saturday!
 
It started out as a late '40s - early '50s Stetson nutria western that had some brim issues. It belonged to a friend of mine who did the conversion. He gave it to me and sent it open crown. I did the creasing and the ribbon work on it....

Nutria_Felt_05.jpg


I'd like to do more conversions than I do now but I lack the tools and material to do more. That stuff don't come cheap!
NICE JOB!!!!
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Today, I am test driving a hat that I bought several years ago but have had in a box for that time for reasons I will likely detail in the Homburg Nation thread.

The felt on this (what I believe to be a '40s creation) exceeds the quality of my similar vintage Vita-Felts. I have no idea which maker Julius Garfinckel & Co. contracted for their store branded hats, but whoever it was... they did one hell of a job.

Garfinkel's was a high-end department store in DC. I remember it being quite the place, even when I grew up in the area in the '80s. For a long time, it was the parent company of Brooks Brothers. And Mr. Garfinkel, was a much admired, largely solitary but very kind-hearted man. He died in 1936 and the store collapsed into bankruptcy in 1990. A link about the store and another about Mr. Garfinkel are at the end of my post.

$12.50 Julius Garfinckel & Co. homburg: View attachment 65149 View attachment 65150 View attachment 65151 View attachment 65153 View attachment 65154 View attachment 65155 View attachment 65156
http://www.streetsofwashington.com/2012/11/garfinckels-washingtons-fashion-arbiter.html?m=1
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Garfinckel?wprov=sfla1

Happy Saturday!
Beautiful! Love the colour of that brim binding. I hope you take it out of the box more often from now on. That hat deserves more exposure :)
 
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It started out as a late '40s - early '50s Stetson nutria western that had some brim issues. It belonged to a friend of mine who did the conversion. He gave it to me and sent it open crown. I did the creasing and the ribbon work on it....

Nutria_Felt_05.jpg


I'd like to do more conversions than I do now but I lack the tools and material to do more. That stuff don't come cheap!
It turned out great. The ribbon color is perfect. Quite a fitting use for one of these large rodents!
 
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