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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

Hapi

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View attachment 293423 View attachment 293424 View attachment 293425 View attachment 293426 View attachment 293427 View attachment 293428 View attachment 293429 View attachment 293430 View attachment 293431 Took two hats with me this weekend to perform in a Victorian opera house in Lead, SD. An 1890s top hat in which to perform, and my Texas Hatters silver belly derby to wear offstage.
I like to pay a visit to Wild Bill and Calamity Jane every so often; hats off to those legends.

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That derby is not only fabulous, but the poses you have it in are superb. I especially love the one on the fence post -but then I love the prairies of SD and MT so the background catches my eye. You have an eye for a good photographic composition in all these.
 

DaveProc

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Daniele Tanto

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For the Homburg & Festivity series, debuting today, here is the first of the series.
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Antonin France - Chapeux de Luxe the size is 60 cm. or 6 1/2 in France. 90% hat made before the Second War.
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It is unlined and made of light felt, very malleable and has an excellent fit. The felt is of medium-light gray surrounded on the brims by a ribbon that matches the color and the ribbon that surrounds it is in black.
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Very impressive like all French homburgs of the period, it is more "square" than round or sharp like other homburgs made in Europe.
It would have a place in the hard-to-find circle, but we just leave it to do its share of the good hat of the time gone by :)
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Thanks a lot for you like on hats showed and worn
Buona giornata!
 
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For the Homburg & Festivity series, debuting today, here is the first of the series.
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Antonin France - Chapeux de Luxe the size is 60 cm. or 6 1/2 in France. 90% hat made before the Second War.
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It is unlined and made of light felt, very malleable and has an excellent fit. The felt is of medium-light gray surrounded on the brims by a ribbon that matches the color and the ribbon that surrounds it is in black.
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Very impressive like all French homburgs of the period, it is more "square" than round or sharp like other homburgs made in Europe.
It would have a place in the hard-to-find circle, but we just leave it to do its share of the good hat of the time gone by :)
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Thanks a lot for you like on hats showed and worn
Buona giornata!
I love it Daniele. Looks fantastic
 
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On the Eleventh Day of StingyMas...

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Borsalino Marque Grand Luxe XXXXX
Ghiaccio (Ice/Sand) Supershort Velour like felt
4 3/4 crown as shaped (5 inch open)
1 1/2 black grosgrain ribbon
1 7/8 raw edge brim

Just in time to join in the StingyMas fun! This beautiful stingy brim Borsalino came off a tip from @deadlyhandsome. The thin lightweight felt is a super soft almost velour like felt with an extremely short nap. The color is Ghiaccio.... Ice grey with sand undertones. The ribbon color name I couldn’t make out exactly but appeared to be D. Marine.. though appears to be black. A black yellow and red feather is tucked behind. The brim comes in at just a hair under 1 7/8 with a nice sharp raw edge. The manufacturing tag points to early to mid 1960s. The only damage appears to be a circular groove in the brim.. possibly from over aggressive cleaning and a couple of tiny tiny moth nibbles under the brim. It weighs in a fit trim 94g.

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Merry StingyMas
 
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On the Tenth Day of StingyMas...

Knox Flying Clouds...

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The somewhat light weight Knox Flying Cloud feature super cool liner art displaying the sailing ship The Flying Cloud.

Both hats have 1 3/4 brims and about 4 3/4 crowns as shaped

This grey was likely mid to late 1960s with an $18.50 price tags and a Knox Custom Cavanagh edge. Weighed in at 102g. I put this hat on par with my Dobbs Four Season which also retailed at the same price with a Guild edge.

The brown one I believe is probably slightly later as it no longer includes the upgraded edge. This one weighs in at 106g

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On the strength of their liners alone they had to be included, Joe!

It's hard to keep up with all the wonderful hats that keep being posted. Not to mention daring to post ones own lacklustre photos due to lack of, among other things, light here in Denmark. View attachment 293944 View attachment 293945
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Anyway, here's yet another recent aquisition from @PanosChris.

More will be posted in the Borsalino Brotherhood thread.
One would expect a hat like that to bring out the sun, Steve. Anything but lacklustre!

O yes! Super hat, Jim.
 
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Hey all!
At 2 inches even, the brim of this 1960-ish Cavanagh just qualfies as stingy.

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Apparently, stingies two days in a row turns my selfie grimace into a serial killer stare...

Have a great day!
Maybe a stingy, but with that strong crown it doesn't look like a little hat at all.
o_OI thought that serial killers are quite congenial untill it's too late...

The blue ribbon works really well with that grey felt, Jim.
 
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For the Homburg & Festivity series, debuting today, here is the first of the series.
View attachment 294201
Antonin France - Chapeux de Luxe the size is 60 cm. or 6 1/2 in France. 90% hat made before the Second War.
View attachment 294202
It is unlined and made of light felt, very malleable and has an excellent fit. The felt is of medium-light gray surrounded on the brims by a ribbon that matches the color and the ribbon that surrounds it is in black.
View attachment 294203
Very impressive like all French homburgs of the period, it is more "square" than round or sharp like other homburgs made in Europe.
It would have a place in the hard-to-find circle, but we just leave it to do its share of the good hat of the time gone by :)
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Thanks a lot for you like on hats showed and worn
Buona giornata!
That is a beauty, Daniele. Classic combination and a hat with authority!
On the Eleventh Day of StingyMas...

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Borsalino Marque Grand Luxe XXXXX
Ghiaccio (Ice/Sand) Supershort Velour like felt
4 3/4 crown as shaped (5 inch open)
1 1/2 black grosgrain ribbon
1 7/8 raw edge brim

Just in time to join in the StingyMas fun! This beautiful stingy brim Borsalino came off a tip from @deadlyhandsome. The thin lightweight felt is a super soft almost velour like felt with an extremely short nap. The color is Ghiaccio.... Ice grey with sand undertones. The ribbon color name I couldn’t make out exactly but appeared to be D. Marine.. though appears to be black. A black yellow and red feather is tucked behind. The brim comes in at just a hair under 1 7/8 with a nice sharp raw edge. The manufacturing tag points to early to mid 1960s. The only damage appears to be a circular groove in the brim.. possibly from over aggressive cleaning and a couple of tiny tiny moth nibbles under the brim. It weighs in a fit trim 94g.

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Merry StingyMas
We are close to hearing the angels sing, Joe.

WOWza, to you, Joe, @Blare, The Steward of a Stash of Stupendous Stingies!!

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I wish you all a super day!!
Very nice Charlie. Glad to see someone get some sunshine!
 
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