What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

[Blare]

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One of my favorites!

 

[Blare]

Wearing this today........
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Then I re-worked this as I was not really happy with just the pork-pie crown.....this had a LOT of crown to work with so I went to town so to speak. 4 3/4" in front, 4 1/4" in back.......I THINK I am happy with this now....sort of a modified horse shoe.

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Very unique crease

 

[quikrick]

Borsalino today. Doing my best Charlie @hatsRme smirk!

 

[M Hatman]

Very unique crease

Yes and very hard to photograph. It is my usual deliberate asymmetrical both as to the ends and one side is higher in front than the other.

 

[hatsRme]

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Borsalino today. Doing my best Charlie @hatsRme smirk!

Perfectly executed, Rick. You are rockin’ that sweet Borsa!

 

[Rmccamey]

Yes...you answered your own question as they were sold here as the catalog shows. Now Stetson's idea of a discount hat was entirely different from the other hatters who still were cheaper than even Penn-Craft's.
Penn-Crafts were only a little cheaper than similar hats with the Stetson moniker, and they were quite well made as with all the Stetson's of the time.
So, YES....you have a nice hat!

Thanks for the feedback and compliments. Yes, this one I'll be keeping!

 

[Short Balding Guy]

Good morning. My Gannon Beachcomer and I have taken a walkabout this morning. This custom hat made by Gannon pays homage to the venerable Stetson Beachcomer sold in the 30's.

Cheers, Eric -

 

[hatophile]

Stetson

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Sage Stetson:

 

[alanfgag]

Return of the three dollar hat... I always try to get this one out for a walk before the weather warms up. The felt is becoming a nice match with my winter eyebrows. There is great history by Josh on this short lived early 20th century company here.

 

[Yamahana]

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Borsalino today. Doing my best Charlie @hatsRme smirk!

Well Done!

 

[quikrick]

Here is my Australian made Stetson, model name is FRISCO. It's a good hearty one. More than likely made by Akubra.

 

[Steve1857]

Ca. 1930s Hückel Bowler for some nocturnal wanderings.

This one fits much better after a little baking.

 

[Yamahana]

Good morning. My Gannon Beachcomer and I have taken a walkabout this morning. This custom hat made by Gannon pays homage to the venerable Stetson Beachcomer sold in the 30's.

Cheers, Eric -

Absolutely fantastic! Best of both worlds vintage and new. One of my favorites so far, I may have to plagiarize it. As I said earlier if and when I grow up I hope I can have some fine fedoras like yours.

 

[Short Balding Guy]

Absolutely fantastic! Best of both worlds vintage and new. One of my favorites so far, I may have to plagiarize it. As I said earlier if and when I grow up I hope I can have some fine fedoras like yours.

Thanks for the compliment sir. Copy away! My recent custom moderns are all inspired from my vintage hats which I am continued to wear to an early demise.

Inspired by this vntage hat.

Humbled today, Eric -

 

[Rmccamey]

A great looking hat, Rick, and very unique being from Down Under.

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Here is my Australian made Stetson, model name is FRISCO. It's a good hearty one. More than likely made by Akubra.

 

[T Jones]

I've been wearing this 3X Beaver Quality Stetson Western that I converted some time back. The generous Lounger who gave it to me said it had a story to tell. It was really rough and dirty when I first got it. It was definitely a hat that someone used for work. I cleaned it up just enough to preserve some of its history. Naturally aged and distressed, I reused the original brim binding and 3 ply ribbon. To me the hat has tons of character. I took my inspiration for this hat from an earlier 1940s version of an Open Road that had a 3 ply thin ribbon with tails and a keeper. An even earlier OR version was a wide ribbon fedora.

Before and after pics

 

[Mighty44]

I've been wearing this 3X Beaver Quality Stetson Western that I converted some time back. The generous Lounger who gave it to me said it had a story to tell. It was really rough and dirty when I first got it. It was definitely a hat that someone used for work. I cleaned it up just enough to preserve some of its history. Naturally aged and distressed, I reused the original brim binding and 3 ply ribbon. To me the hat has tons of character. I took my inspiration for this hat from an earlier 1940s version of an Open Road that had a 3 ply thin ribbon with tails and a keeper. An even earlier OR version was a wide ribbon fedora.

Before and after pics

Amazing Terry!

 

[marting81]

Wilke - Elch
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[T Jones]

Amazing Terry!

Thank you buddy!