What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

[Redfokker]

Cool crisp morning for a drug run! Keeping with the homburg theme of this week (probably the last time out til Friday) I wore my Echter Borsalino Lobbia in Dattero. Kind of chocolate like tone in the sunshine.

 

[Steve1857]

Another great Homburg, Mike. The sunshine sure brought out the beauty of its colour and shape.

Cool crisp morning for a drug run! Keeping with the homburg theme of this week (probably the last time out til Friday) I wore my Echter Borsalino Lobbia in Dattero. Kind of chocolate like tone in the sunshine.
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[Steve1857]

The only thing that beats a Guinness is your wonderful collection of hats, Eric.
Some fantastic blues you've been wearing recently.

A Harris Tweed wool cap headed back to work on my head this afternoon and evening.

I am out with my dog this cold evening in a Stetson Playboy.

Truth in posting - I am watching the stars while sipping a Guinness.

Cheer this evening, Eric -

 

[Midwest Wanderer]

Gloomy here in New England. Working on breaking in Stetson Strat Premier in Cornhill. My first open crown hat.

 

[hatsRme]

Gloomy here in New England. Working on breaking in Stetson Strat Premier in Cornhill. My first open crown hat.

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It’s a great day to be alive in New England, MW!

You did a fantastic job on the bash, my friend. Looks perfect from here!!

 

[Midwest Wanderer]

It’s a great day to be alive in New England, MW!

You did a fantastic job on the bash, my friend. Looks perfect from here!!

Thank you! I appreciate it! I honestly fumbled the most with getting the pinch just right to my liking.

I’m already debating on getting a Fed IV in either Moonstone or Heritage Fawn. Also have a Dobbs Forty on the ebay watchlist.

Seeing everyones hats here has gotten me looking for more!

 

[Silver-Wolf]

It’s a great day to be alive in New England, MW!

You did a fantastic job on the bash, my friend. Looks perfect from here!!

Same here, nice looking lid and I think you did good job on the bash.

Thank you! I appreciate it! I honestly fumbled the most with getting the pinch just right to my liking.

I’m already debating on getting a Fed IV in either Moonstone or Heritage Fawn. Also have a Dobbs Forty on the ebay watchlist.

Seeing everyones hats here has gotten me looking for more!

I've been playing with a Dark brown Fed IV this morning, first bashing it's had as it was new yesterday.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Dobbs:

 

[DaveProc]

Gloomy here in New England. Working on breaking in Stetson Strat Premier in Cornhill. My first open crown hat.

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The hat looks good to me! It was a beautiful day here in Rhode Island!

 

[Midwest Wanderer]

Same here, nice looking lid and I think you did good job on the bash.
I've been playing with a Dark brown Fed IV this morning, first bashing it's had as it was new yesterday.

I appreciate it! How has the Fed been taking to the bashing so far? Ive read Akubra tends to be a bit “stiff” and takes a little work to get some shape.

 

[Midwest Wanderer]

The hat looks good to me! It was a beautiful day here in Rhode Island!

Thanks! We had overcast and occasional misting here in CT, wasn’t too bad, temperatures are holding up atleast. Still haven’t had to pull the winter coats out yet.

 

[Silver-Wolf]

I appreciate it! How has the Fed been taking to the bashing so far? Ive read Akubra tends to be a bit “stiff” and takes a little work to get some shape.

The 2 FED's I got have both been really easy, light water spray/spritz and then a bit of steam and just shape them. Yeah, it's certainly normal for Akubra's to be stiff, most of them get a shellac bath twice as well as a water repellent.

I suspect half the reason may be my new steamer also though lol as I used a pot or kettle till now, but I did find the Fed's really easy indeed. They even felt lighter, I think I'll be wearing mine more than I had at first thought. I really like them and the dimensional brim is a winner IMO.

Personally I just would have liked the brim edge to have a trim finish but meh, I'm not too bothered and I can I could always just do it myself.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Bespoke Tatton Baird Fedora:

Very nice! I’d love to see more photos of this hat and read your specifications and impressions. I’m planning on visiting the shop over Christmas.

Can I/we impose on you for photos and narrative in the dedicated thread?:

https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/tatton-baird-hatters.89093/

Thank you,

Brent

 

[Miamibruno]

Thank you! I appreciate it! I honestly fumbled the most with getting the pinch just right to my liking.

I’m already debating on getting a Fed IV in either Moonstone or Heritage Fawn. Also have a Dobbs Forty on the ebay watchlist.

Seeing everyones hats here has gotten me looking for more!

Those Dobbs 40 are AWESOME. Mine is one of my favorites. Good luck with it!

 

[Miamibruno]

Wearing my 40s Stetson Sovereign. This is the hat on which I redid the ribbon and it was the identical color and size of the original. Huge stroke of luck.

 

[DaveProc]

Wearing my 40s Stetson Sovereign. This is the hat on which I redid the ribbon and it was the identical color and size of the original. Huge stroke of luck.

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Fantastic color!

 

[Michael A]

Borsalino Idorsca for a frosty morning
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10-28-2020 Today's Clothes by Michael A2012, on Flickr
Have a good day,
Michael

 

[Blare]

My wife and I enjoyed our 13th anniversary yesterday at our favorite local beach hotel and a room with quite a view. Soaked in some sunshine and some moon shine. The Lee Smartlee did end up taking a dunk in the Atlantic.. but I think it dried up mostly ok.

 

[Blare]

View attachment 274717 New 40s/50s embroidered liner Dalton to go uptown to vote and one other rare reason to dress up.
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Looks fantastic Randall. Really came together. Whole look too

 

[Blare]

I am back from a morning meeting - small 3 person business group, social distance and of course masks. We had put this off for several months and now needed to proceed. Very strange as we maintained >6ft. around a conference table. This meeting was a negotiation of some business and property. It needed to be done in person. It will not be done again as it was too strange. I will wait to see if and when we all survive the pandemic and then continue meetings of this type.

To point I wore a vintage bespoke 50's shark skin suit, 30's Robert, Johnson and Rand spectators and 40's tie and paired the outfit with a Marathon Air Commander, J.C.Penny's Supreme Quality. Truly a Supreme fedora, IMO.

Home and fixing some lunch on the grill. A Vintage Stetson Premiere Stratoliner in Cadet Blue is my fedora for the task.

Cheers, Eric -

Both those blues are breathtaking