What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

[steur]

Homburg day with the vintage Stetson St. Regis
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Every inch the gentleman, as always, Fabio. Great look.

 

[alanfgag]

Very nice, Alan. I came across some Cuenca straw caps on my recent trip to Ecuador. What material is used in the making of your most recent Australian acquisition?

The cap is made by our member Keith Lo Bue. He describes the fabric as hand woven hemp straw:

"The hemp is grown by the Hmong tribeswomen, dried, and the hemp fiber stripped from the stem and pounded, boiled, spun and coated with wax before it can be strung on an old wooden loom and woven into the finished product. All year around the tribeswomen can be seen with hemp fibers wound around their hands, using what spare time they have to connect the separate fibers to make one use-able thread."

The boater is made from braided straw plaits that are attached together in some fashion... I assume sewn. Much like a milan but finer and stiffer.

 

[totallyfrozen]

Man, you guys are all so stylish! Today, I'm wearing something most people wouldn't be caught dead wearing.
But hey, it's 104° it's humid and I'm working outside today.
I've yet to find a hot weather hat that beats the heat better than one of these.

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[RJR]

Hey all!
This Dobbs "Sunbrero" with a Western flair was made right around 1960, give or take a year. At 65g, the unknown straw type rivals my Parabuntal in weight, with an open weave perfect for this warm summer day.

Have a great day!

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Good looking.

 

[RJR]

VS Panama.

Cheers! David

That is a prize!

 

[RJR]

I met some folks in Cuenca that sell hats to Stetson. I'm pretty sure I saw a hat body that had that exact design in it, but didn't take a picture. Here's two that were on the table right next to it, though.

Nice hat, BTW! Is that a new one or did I just miss your previous posts on this Derringer?

Both of those bodies should finish up beautifully.

 

[fabiovenhorst]

The cap is made by our member Keith Lo Bue. He describes the fabric as hand woven hemp straw:

"The hemp is grown by the Hmong tribeswomen, dried, and the hemp fiber stripped from the stem and pounded, boiled, spun and coated with wax before it can be strung on an old wooden loom and woven into the finished product. All year around the tribeswomen can be seen with hemp fibers wound around their hands, using what spare time they have to connect the separate fibers to make one use-able thread."

The boater is made from braided straw plaits that are attached together in some fashion... I assume sewn. Much like a milan but finer and stiffer.

I have a very similar boater, made in Brazil.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

The unknown Strat clone with an easy dry crease, no steam.

 

[NewJack]

Royal Stetson Fedora turned Porkpie...Been getting in my practice of learning to reshape crowns using very little resources except distilled water, steam, and my noggin!

 

[blueAZNmonkey]

Royal Stetson Fedora turned Porkpie...Been getting in my practice of learning to reshape crowns using very little resources except distilled water, steam, and my noggin!

Beautiful! I'm a sucker for pork pies =)

 

[Bob Roberts]

Royal Stetson Fedora turned Porkpie...Been getting in my practice of learning to reshape crowns using very little resources except distilled water, steam, and my noggin!

Good job.

 

[KarlCrow]

Royal Stetson Fedora turned Porkpie...Been getting in my practice of learning to reshape crowns using very little resources except distilled water, steam, and my noggin!

nice work

 

[ingineer]

Stetson Aviator 150th from DelMonico that i forgot i owned along with the Zero RH+s


i like the beard Bob

 

[FedOregon]

The cap is made by our member Keith Lo Bue. He describes the fabric as hand woven hemp straw:

"The hemp is grown by the Hmong tribeswomen, dried, and the hemp fiber stripped from the stem and pounded, boiled, spun and coated with wax before it can be strung on an old wooden loom and woven into the finished product. All year around the tribeswomen can be seen with hemp fibers wound around their hands, using what spare time they have to connect the separate fibers to make one use-able thread."

The boater is made from braided straw plaits that are attached together in some fashion... I assume sewn. Much like a milan but finer and stiffer.

Just wonderful.

 

[FedOregon]

Royal Stetson Fedora turned Porkpie...Been getting in my practice of learning to reshape crowns using very little resources except distilled water, steam, and my noggin!

Great job on that porkpie!

 

[Joao Encarnado]

Yesterday a Stagecoach

Today a Stetson 7XCB

 

[splintercellsz]

This tried and true 1900s Stetson no.1

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[Jeremy T Garner]

This tried and true 1900s Stetson no.1

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Absolutely fantastic!! What a hat!!

 

[Jeremy T Garner]

The cap is made by our member Keith Lo Bue. He describes the fabric as hand woven hemp straw:

"The hemp is grown by the Hmong tribeswomen, dried, and the hemp fiber stripped from the stem and pounded, boiled, spun and coated with wax before it can be strung on an old wooden loom and woven into the finished product. All year around the tribeswomen can be seen with hemp fibers wound around their hands, using what spare time they have to connect the separate fibers to make one use-able thread."

The boater is made from braided straw plaits that are attached together in some fashion... I assume sewn. Much like a milan but finer and stiffer.

WOW!!! This hat is really something special. Gorgeous

 

[Jeremy T Garner]

I don't wear this Dobbs poly enough. I like the blue. It goes with my new shirt from my Haberdasher's big sale last week. Dropped a C-note and got $471 worth (4 new shirts). I also got one to go with my rust colored pug on my NW Panama.

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I love the color of this hat! It really pops!! Sounds like a great deal from your Haberdashery!