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What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

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moehawk

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Hey all!
Velour on Memorial Day? If it's this nice lightweight-ish (115g) Borsalino Colombo, than why not?

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Have a great day!

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If you do any reflecting back on this Memorial Day keep a thought & prayer for all the Gold Star mothers & grandmothers, for what they lost & never recovered from.

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See Jack, thats my problem with millennial cry babies, older generations really had their share of blood and tears and continued with their lives, nowadays everyone gets offended so easily.

I remember a friend of mine saying "safe spaces? My only safe space was behind my .50 Cal machine gun in Korea, and I was 19 years old"

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Short Balding Guy

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Optimo Dearborn in Silverbelly. Probably my favorite hat.

This is my fav hat you have showcased on this thread. Excellent dimensions for you. Pairs well with the shirt.

and i took some hat stiffener to the brim of my Panama Hats Direct fino fino. Liking the results. Top row is pre-stiffener, bottom row is post...

Hey it gave you a smile in addition. What is not to like? Thanks for sharing the positive results of stiffener.
 
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Wearing my latest conversion this nice afternoon. Bradford Westerner 7X Quality, '50s era. If you can't afford to buy a vintage Stratoliner, convert a hat and make a clone! The felt on this hat is phenomenal. I used a different block on this one to get closer to a Strat open crown shape. It's the same block I used on the black Resistol. I scavenged the 3/8 thin ribbon and bow off of another Bradford. The other Bradford also had a windcord I wanted to use but because I sized up the hat it was too small. I was also going to try and scavange the brim binding from the other Bradford but it was for a 2 5/8 and the brim width on this conversion is 2 3/4. Had to go with a raw edge brim. I'll post more pictures later in the Conversion Corral...also wearing some new prescription sunglasses by Oakley.
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Great work TJ.
 

philosophy101

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Wearing my latest conversion this nice afternoon. Bradford Westerner 7X Quality, '50s era. If you can't afford to buy a vintage Stratoliner, convert a hat and make a clone! The felt on this hat is phenomenal. I used a different block on this one to get closer to a Strat open crown shape. It's the same block I used on the black Resistol. I scavenged the 3/8 thin ribbon and bow off of another Bradford. The other Bradford also had a windcord I wanted to use but because I sized up the hat it was too small. I was also going to try and scavange the brim binding from the other Bradford but it was for a 2 5/8 and the brim width on this conversion is 2 3/4. Had to go with a raw edge brim. I'll post more pictures later in the Conversion Corral...also wearing some new prescription sunglasses by Oakley.
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Really nice work.
 
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See Jack, thats my problem with millennial cry babies, older generations really had their share of blood and tears and continued with their lives, nowadays everyone gets offended so easily.

I remember a friend of mine saying "safe spaces? My only safe space was behind my .50 Cal machine gun in Korea, and I was 19 years old"

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After all these yrs it never gets easier, Chamuco. I'm always glad to see May go away for another yr.
 

bowlerman

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Hey everybody, been awhile. All ye lookin' smashing!

Been wearing a lot of hats but haven't visited the forum lately. I took my optimo with me to New Haven to see my little sister receive her 7th degree (I believe the third one from Yale) . She insisted we take a trip to Delmonico Hatters. I didn't purchase anything but had a really wonderful time talking with Lloyd!

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