What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

[Rmccamey]

Good look, Joe. Just goes to show homburgs can be casual hats, too!

Wore this Hopkins Homburg style straw for this pretty lady’s birthday, yesterday.
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and lounging in the Santana straw today… still getting some work done

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[Bill Hughes]

Northwest Hats for work tonight.

 

[Rmccamey]

Nice, Bill. You have become, by default, the President of the Northwest Hats Fan Club!

Northwest Hats for work tonight.

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[carouselvic]

A Panama Bob ‘December Special’. Delivered to my door in a hat box for $30. Cheaper than bull beef @ a penny a pound.

 

[Gary in NC]

Morning errands on cool 50’s Carolina morning with my Stetson Sovereign Twenty. I’ll probably switch to a straw later as temps pass the 80’s.

 

[The Shoe]

Wearing my Florentine Milan Stratoliner today.

The Florentine Milan has been getting some bad press on the lounge recently, being compared to a plastic bucket! That’s not been my experience, but I would say that the leather sweat band in this hat is the single lowest quality leather sweatband I own...by some distance. That said, it’s an okay hat.

 

[Short Balding Guy]

Good morning from Minnesota, USA.

Walkabout this morning found me sport'n a Stetson Sovereign Open Road Twenty.

I enjoyed my morning coffee under the brim of a Stetson OR Twenty-five.

I cut some of the lawn and blew the walkways and driveways clear of detritus while wearing a Stetson 3X OR.

I have played with this hat in order to get a big tugboat crease.

Cold brewed coffee was a real treat as it was beginning to heat up.

Cheers, Eric -

 

[Gary in NC]

Wearing my Florentine Milan Stratoliner today.
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The Florentine Milan has been getting some bad press on the lounge recently, being compared to a plastic bucket! That’s not been my experience, but I would say that the leather sweat band in this hat is the single lowest quality leather sweatband I own...by some distance. That said, it’s an okay hat.

I agree with you that "plastic bucket" is a little harsh. I have woken up before with a plastic bucket on my head and I'm here to say they're nothing similar whatsoever.

But seriously - I think your Strat is a nice-looking hat. I've been getting into hemp straw more recently but I don't have anything bad to say about my experience with Florentine Milan. I have a Florentine Milan Stetson Latte that I enjoy wearing. It's got a cloth sweatband rather than leather, and it's actually a comfortable hat in warmer temps. It doesn't seem to be affected by an occasional rain shower either. I wear it at least once a week in warmer months, and it gets compliments from strangers so there's that too.

 

[T Jones]

This is for the benefit of a fellow Lounger. My pics aren't coming through in the private messages.

 

[Frunobulax]

I agree with you that "plastic bucket" is a little harsh. I have woken up before with a plastic bucket on my head and I'm here to say they're nothing similar whatsoever.

But seriously - I think your Strat is a nice-looking hat. I've been getting into hemp straw more recently but I don't have anything bad to say about my experience with Florentine Milan. I have a Florentine Milan Stetson Latte that I enjoy wearing. It's got a cloth sweatband rather than leather, and it's actually a comfortable hat in warmer temps. It doesn't seem to be affected by an occasional rain shower either. I wear it at least once a week in warmer months, and it gets compliments from strangers so there's that too.

LOL, I stand by my assessment, which was arrived at after wearing one of those things in the middle of July at an air show. Whatever the stuff they spray on those things blocks all air movement and captures heat. I was miserable and never wore the damn thing again. Sold it on eBay for fifty bucks, I think.

The newer hemps are a whole different story, but those Florentine Milans, gah!

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

LOL, I stand by my assessment, which was arrived at after wearing one of those things in the middle of July at an air show. Whatever the stuff they spray on those things blocks all air movement and captures heat. I was miserable and never wore the damn thing again. Sold it on eBay for fifty bucks, I think.

The newer hemps are a whole different story, but those Florentine Milans, gah!

Possibly a latitude attitude or a geographic idiopathic. Idk
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[Rmccamey]

Something to consider...I had one of our talked-about hatters here on TFL put a "real" leather sweat in my Sunbody fedora. It is a completely different hat! Best money on a hat upgrade I've ever spent.

Wearing my Florentine Milan Stratoliner today.
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The Florentine Milan has been getting some bad press on the lounge recently, being compared to a plastic bucket! That’s not been my experience, but I would say that the leather sweat band in this hat is the single lowest quality leather sweatband I own...by some distance. That said, it’s an okay hat.

I agree with you that "plastic bucket" is a little harsh. I have woken up before with a plastic bucket on my head and I'm here to say they're nothing similar whatsoever.

But seriously - I think your Strat is a nice-looking hat. I've been getting into hemp straw more recently but I don't have anything bad to say about my experience with Florentine Milan. I have a Florentine Milan Stetson Latte that I enjoy wearing. It's got a cloth sweatband rather than leather, and it's actually a comfortable hat in warmer temps. It doesn't seem to be affected by an occasional rain shower either. I wear it at least once a week in warmer months, and it gets compliments from strangers so there's that too.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Something to consider...I had one of our talked-about hatters here on TFL put a "real" leather sweat in my Sunbody fedora. It is a completely different hat! Best money on a hat upgrade I've ever spent.


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I had Mike @Mustang Mike sew a leather sweatband into a SunBody homburg. He said it was a terrible experience he wasn’t looking forward to doing again.

 

[Short Balding Guy]

I headed into work for some equipment installation. After coming back home I "cooled down" by clipping some landscape bushes. An Adam milan was a dynamite choice. "Imported Italian Milan of Regent"

Shower change of clothes and of course head gear and back to work.

Enjoy your day, Eric -

 

[Steve1857]

Barbisio, courtesy of @steur who makes so many of these European hats available to us here. Thanks Stefan! View attachment 523915 View attachment 523916 View attachment 523917 View attachment 523918

Love the “bow!”

That is a beauty of a Barbisio, Brent.

Stefan is much appreciated this side of the pond, too.

 

[Blare]

Good look, Joe. Just goes to show homburgs can be casual hats, too!

Thank you Randy

 

[T Jones]

A reposting of this very clean Dobbs 15 Homburg from a generous Lounger friend. It's tagged a 7 1/2 but seems to fit more like a 7 3/8. I'm a 7 1/4 and this hat fits me good from front to back, a little roomy on the sides. Some folded up pieces of paper towels on the sides under the sweat and I'm good to go. Anyone who's familiar with these hats will tell you how nice the felt is and how well constructed they are.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Ultrafino Panama:

 

[Blare]

Unlined Borsalino got both sunshine beach and bad weather in today. This deluge came on quickly and this was the result of about two steps out the door to a covered patio

what I always say… welcome to Florida…. If you don’t like the weather….. wait a minute.

Almost dry

Hopkins homburg style Panama as we headed out for some amazing German food.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

A Panama homburg like that has been one of my dream hats.