What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

[Frunobulax]

Grocery run - Optimo Panama.

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David! Good to see you, my friend. How's my third favorite city in America?

What a gorgeous day is right! Excellent hat that coordinates with your attire this morning.



A Sport jacket and hat is a great look. Looking sharp this morning.



Good to see your post David. It is a glorious panama.

Who is that man behind the mask? I do feel ill at ease behind my sunglasses, bedecked in a fedora and mask going out in public. For me it conjurs up notions of a costumed Shadow. "As you sow evil, so shall you reap evil! Crime does not pay... The Shadow knows!"

Cheers, Eric -

Thank you, Eric. Looking forward to your summer hats.

 

[Redfokker]

Day 31 of 31 Hat Parade: I want to thank everyone for their indulgence with my hat collection posts. This final installment has been waiting in the wings since I first committed to doing this exercise. I present...The Olcott! While browsing the historical photo collections of the Oregon State Archives, I ran across an image of the Oregon Agricultural College Board of Regents from about 1912. A group of upright gentlemen, but I was somehow drawn to the chap on the far right! The over the top overcoat, a jaunty pose with a cigar, and a hat that really stood out. Through some sleuthing research, I determined this individual was the Honorable Ben W. Olcott, Oregon Secretary of State and a member of the Regents. He turned out to be quite an interesting guy, he became the Governor of Oregon in 1919. He spoke out against the KKK trying to gain influence in the early 1920s. This ended up ending his political career, as the Klan put in a Governor and other politicians that supported their nefarious agenda. I had to recreate this fine hat he was wearing. Mike Miller at Northwest Hats and I created what is known as the "Olcott" (it is in his catalog of hats to this day) The style of this homburg like hat had a wider ribbon and some real style to the brim. We decided on a Silvermist Beaver felt and a darker navy ribbon. Enlargements of the original image were used to style the hat to match Gov. Olcott's unique style. I wear this one on very special occasions. 31 hats in as many days only touches on about a third of my collection, I hope that this series has been at least a little entertaining as well as educational about fine men's headwear of the 20th century. Thank you all! (Sorry for the long post...google Ben W. Olcott, his story is worth a read)

 

[mayserwegener]

Wonderful to read through all the old materials.

Randy, Thank you!

 

[mayserwegener]

Magnificent hat, Steve. Truly outstanding.

Stefan, Thanks! My last entry will be today.

Great finish to German Week 5! I think you are correct about the Konsul Antilop being a Rockel.

 

[mayserwegener]

Great hat Steve... love the catalog with all the different styles

Joe, Thank you! Very sharp looking Dobbs "Royal Coachman" from you yesterday!

 

[jonesy86]

Beauty in your surroundings and on your head

OK, now pace yourself.

 

[drmaxtejeda]

Stetson ThreeWay today. Amazing felt

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

Greetings All:
Today....VS BC from @Ordinary Guy. A touch of Art.

Thank you Harry you are a gentleman.
Be well.
Bowen

 

[johnnycanuck]

Sunday morning and a 150th anniversary Stetson RD Racine.

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Damn that’s the nicest modern production hat I have ever seen. What colour is it?

 

[mayserwegener]

Super looking Habig, Steve. The bow is the icing on the cake.

Fantastic catalogue, too. Great find.

Steve, Thanks!

Good to see you back! Fantastic Stetson "Open Road" from you yesterday!

 

[BobHufford]

First of my recent stash of $10 hats to make it back out in the world.

 

[mayserwegener]

This week I will feature P. & C. Habig Wien & Berlin Hats. The hats will be from the 1920s up to the 1950s.

This is my last entry of the series.

P. & C. Habig Wien "Special", P. & C. Habig's "Special Qualität" Reine Handarbeit Berlin Friedrichstr. 82a, 58cm probably early 1930s. This hat was made specially for the P. & C. Habig Berlin store at Friedrichstrasse 82 which didn't survive WWII. Everything (felt, sweatband, liner, ribbon, workmanship) about this hat is of the highest quality and in excellent condition. The sweatband is very similar to some P. & C. Habig Wien Silk Top Hats of the same time period. The medium weight black felt has a very soft hand and easily dry creases. It also came with the original P. & C. Habig "Hutmacher" Wien Hat Box.

P. & C. Habig Wien "Best Extra Extra" "Patent Ventilator", probably mid 1890s. I brought this one out because I mentioned it the other day. It has a taller more concave Crown. The condition is very good considering the age. I have a good number of hats from Gustav Kramer Frankfurt but of course not this old. Signed Frankfurt, November 2, 1897.

Ventilator

Frankfurt, November 2, 1897

Habig Hüte, Berlin at Night (1928)

 

[Short Balding Guy]

Tuckered out from yard chores. A Well Dressed Head cap was put thru the paces. Faired great!

My cap needs to dry out and I changed into a panama and have been making tea and poured a cup. This is my first making tea from a brick of black tea. This brick is made from leaves.

Bricks of tea were easy to trek and used as currency. I read how the Tibetens used the bricks. I am trying their method (toasting, grinding, and whisking) to make tea. I toasted outside on the grill. I am really glad I did this as it is very aromatic.

When I was in Tibet, years ago, I drank the "Yak tea" and it tasted great after days of big effort. I am making some similar tea, Po Cha, for the morning. I have tea, broken from the tea brick, and am boiling, for 4 hours in water, with salt added. In the morning the concentrated tea infusion I will mix with butter, star anise, cream and a little salt to make butter tea, Po Cha.

Be safe, be strong and see you on the streets soon, Eric -

 

[Blare]

Stetson ThreeWay today. Amazing felt View attachment 238909 View attachment 238910 View attachment 238911 View attachment 238912 View attachment 238914 View attachment 238915 View attachment 238916 View attachment 238917 View attachment 238914 View attachment 238916 View attachment 238910

Great looking hat Max

 

[Blare]

Greetings All:
Today....VS BC from @Ordinary Guy. A touch of Art.
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Be well.
Bowen

Wow. That is beautiful Bowen!

 

[Blare]

Sunday morning and a 150th anniversary Stetson RD Racine.

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Fantastic

 

[Blare]

Day 31 of 31 Hat Parade: I want to thank everyone for their indulgence with my hat collection posts. This final installment has been waiting in the wings since I first committed to doing this exercise. I present...The Olcott! While browsing the historical photo collections of the Oregon State Archives, I ran across an image of the Oregon Agricultural College Board of Regents from about 1912. A group of upright gentlemen, but I was somehow drawn to the chap on the far right! The over the top overcoat, a jaunty pose with a cigar, and a hat that really stood out. Through some sleuthing research, I determined this individual was the Honorable Ben W. Olcott, Oregon Secretary of State and a member of the Regents. He turned out to be quite an interesting guy, he became the Governor of Oregon in 1919. He spoke out against the KKK trying to gain influence in the early 1920s. This ended up ending his political career, as the Klan put in a Governor and other politicians that supported their nefarious agenda. I had to recreate this fine hat he was wearing. Mike Miller at Northwest Hats and I created what is known as the "Olcott" (it is in his catalog of hats to this day) The style of this homburg like hat had a wider ribbon and some real style to the brim. We decided on a Silvermist Beaver felt and a darker navy ribbon. Enlargements of the original image were used to style the hat to match Gov. Olcott's unique style. I wear this one on very special occasions. 31 hats in as many days only touches on about a third of my collection, I hope that this series has been at least a little entertaining as well as educational about fine men's headwear of the 20th century. Thank you all! (Sorry for the long post...google Ben W. Olcott, his story is worth a read)

Wonderful fantastic job on that hat and very cool story to go along with it. Perfect ending to your 31 days! I enjoyed your presentation this last month... congratulations I know it was a grueling journey

 

[Blare]

This week I will feature P. & C. Habig Wien & Berlin Hats. The hats will be from the 1920s up to the 1950s.

This is my last entry of the series.

P. & C. Habig Wien "Special", P. & C. Habig's "Special Qualität" Reine Handarbeit Berlin Friedrichstr. 82a, 58cm probably early 1930s. This hat was made specially for the P. & C. Habig Berlin store at Friedrichstrasse 82 which didn't survive WWII. Everything (felt, sweatband, liner, ribbon, workmanship) about this hat is of the highest quality and in excellent condition. The sweatband is very similar to some P. & C. Habig Wien Silk Top Hats of the same time period. The medium weight black felt has a very soft hand and easily dry creases. It also came with the original P. & C. Habig "Hutmacher" Wien Hat Box.

P. & C. Habig Wien "Best Extra Extra" "Patent Ventilator", probably mid 1890s. I brought this one out because I mentioned it the other day. It has a taller more concave Crown. The condition is very good considering the age. I have a good number of hats from Gustav Kramer Frankfurt but of course not this old. Signed Frankfurt, November 2, 1897.

Ventilator

Frankfurt, November 2, 1897

Habig Hüte, Berlin at Night (1928)

Fantastic ending to the series Steve

 

[Blare]

A pair of hats for today’s adventures

Stylepark Templeform - Italian Velour
Along with its unique ram head hat pin

And then donned the “Super Borsalino” for lawn mowing duties

Mangos getting to be pretty good size

 

[drmaxtejeda]

Great looking hat Max

Thanks, Joe. It took me forever to find it, but Daniel found it for me instead, in dowtown Mexico City! He is very brave. I don't like venturing there. The few, the proud!
The only time I went there, was with Daniel. I had a Marine escort, so it was OK