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OPS Strat finally back at a gem mineral fossil show
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Scooterz
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Walnut Strat
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Strat … and my favorite old sweatshirt as I head off to clean out a former tenant’s shop.
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Beautiful hat Bob
Great looking Strat with lots of character, Bob.
It must be Strat Sunday as yours is about the 4th one posted today. Now you guys have all got me wanting one even more than I did before
Thank you, Steve. I'm glad I got the Tirard. Certainly the surprise hat this last weeks.Thanks Stefan. Thought the scarf would appeal to you
Another great hat week from you this Sunday. The Tirard is one nice stand out hat!
Now that you mention it, yes. Forgot all about that.Hi, Stefan! You probably remember, but it was a floppy Loro Piana 100% beaver woman's hat. I took it to Ignacio to be reblocked and reshaped, and it was so floppy that he had to stiffen the felt, specially on the brim. I asked him to add as little stiffener as possible to keep the new shape, because I really liked the feel of the felt. He sighed, shook his head, and did as I asked.
We added a leather sweatband, too.
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Both of you wear all the hats well. The Stetson is easy to like.
Magnificent!
That is some true resurrection work there, Terry. Wonderful job!I retired this poor abused hat from a crushed up and badly sweat and dirt stained 3X Beaver Quality Western work hat and converted it to a naturally distressed three ply thin ribbon fedora. I was able to reuse the three ply ribbon but I wasn't so lucky in trying to salvage the original brim binding. It deteriorated as I was trying to remove it to reuse. The original sweat was toast too, and the liner was missing. The hat looked to be '50s era. It's been cleaned up, reblocked and sized up.
Before:
After:
On the head:
Naturally distressed and aged and still showing the faint shadow of sweat stains
The open crown is 5 3/4 tall and is creased to a teardrop.
As creased, the crown is tall and straight with an over all height of 5 inches and 4 5/8 at the pinch with a rake sloping to 4 1/4 to the back.
The snap brim is 2 5/8 wide. For now it's a raw edge until I sew another ribbon on it for a thin bound edge like the original.
Jim Dandy to the Rescue! (with Buster Keaton)
Widely considered to be the first rock and roll song. "Rocket 88", 1951
Others consider "Rock Awhile" (1949) to be the first rock and roll song.
Thanks, Joe. I have Brent @deadlyhandsome to thank for that one. It is a gorgeous hat.
Excellent hats on display as usual, Eric.Good morning. This mornings dog soirre in a Stetson Vogue was delightful in the winter sun.
Home and enjoying a walkabout while sipping coffee. A VS (Stratoliner inspired sage beaver felt) fedora was my hat choice.
Best to all. Thanks for sharing your hats.
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Wonderful crease on that one.
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The winds died down yesterday afternoon allowing for a bit wider brims
Mallory Aristocrat
Stetson….. Stephen L Stetson… Olympic Quality
Mallory Aristocrat
Stetson….. Stephen L Stetson… Olympic Quality
Two nice ones, Joe. I really like the colour combination on the Mallory.
Shadow1948
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My wool felt charcoal gray Dobesch.
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Magnificent! I don’t recall seeing a non-western 7X. The shape, colors…everything just make this a special hat.
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It might still be January but it’s a balmy 64 degrees and I wanted to try out my two newest Panama hats:
And the new stingy 3 1/8” brim.
And the new stingy 3 1/8” brim.
T Jones
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Thank you steur!
T Jones
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Nice one Bob!
carouselvic
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Stetson employee retirement hats have been occasionally seen in the 7X quality, but they are not common.
Bill Hughes
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Stetson Flagship for services this morning.
Pkyoakum
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You wear a hat very well and dress accordingly. My youngest son is married to a Japanese lady and has lived in Sendai for about eight years.
carouselvic
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Borsalino in averla color
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Thank you Stefan.
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Great looking Strat with lots of character, Bob.
It must be Strat Sunday as yours is about the 4th one posted today. Now you guys have all got me wanting one even more than I did before
Thanks everyone.
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