Ephraim Tutt
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Akubra Squatter - Then & Now
A few days ago I wore the Akubra Squatter with a deep telescope teardrop and low crown like this (which is not too far from the traditional look of the Squatter):
Well ok. Never let it be said that I can't cop criticism. Mario felt that the crown was a bit low for the combination of wide brim and wide melon (though he's way too polite a gent to put it that way). I reckon he had a point, so I remodelled the crease to a wide centre-dent which raised the crown quite a bit.
So today, it looked like this:
A few days ago I wore the Akubra Squatter with a deep telescope teardrop and low crown like this (which is not too far from the traditional look of the Squatter):
Well ok. Never let it be said that I can't cop criticism. Mario felt that the crown was a bit low for the combination of wide brim and wide melon (though he's way too polite a gent to put it that way). I reckon he had a point, so I remodelled the crease to a wide centre-dent which raised the crown quite a bit.
So today, it looked like this: