What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

[deadlyhandsome]

New life for this rough and too small vintage Bradford Saddler, (early '60s?). A generous Lounger gifted this one to me. I was glad I could save this one and make it into something else. The old Bradfords are among my favorites. I was able to reuse everything original to the hat except for the sweat, which was rotted out.

On the block and sized up to a 7 1/4 LO:

New Life:

On the head: slightly different angles

That came out great, Terry!
Your RA block block is labeled 58. I would have thought it would be 59 to allow for the sweatband as the finished size is 58. Just curious.

 

[steur]

My personal Top Three.
For the Cervo Princeps I'm an internal partisan

Thank you, Daniele. Yes, the Cervo was one the early travellers north.

 

[Snowman]

Stetson St. Regis

 

[T Jones]

That came out great, Terry!
Your RA block block is labeled 58. I would have thought it would be 59 to allow for the sweatband as the finished size is 58. Just curious.

Thank you Brent! Good eye! He was probably taking the finished size into consideration, would be my guess.

 

[Bill Hughes]

Happy National Hat Day gentlemen. A vintage Royal Stetson heather spiral brim gray for services this fine morning.

 

[The Shoe]

Wool Hornskov for grocery shopping yesterday.

 

[Steve1857]

Wool Hornskov for grocery shopping yesterday.
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Wow! Love that wide ribbon and bow treatment, Gary.

 

[Scooterz]

New life for this rough and too small vintage Bradford Saddler, (early '60s?). A generous Lounger gifted this one to me. I was glad I could save this one and make it into something else. The old Bradfords are among my favorites. I was able to reuse everything original to the hat except for the sweat, which was rotted out.

On the block and sized up to a 7 1/4 LO:

New Life:

On the head: slightly different angles

Nice!

 

[GHT]

Happy National Hat Day gentlemen. A vintage Royal Stetson heather spiral brim gray for services this fine morning.

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Oh my Mr. Hughes, how impressed would the Good Lord be seeing you make such an effort on the sabbath?

Wool Hornskov for grocery shopping yesterday.
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Wool Hornskov for grocery shopping yesterday. Grocery shopping? Looking at that hat and beautiful leather my thoughts were: "How the other half live!"

 

[Dlaniger]

My personal Top Three.
For the Cervo Princeps I'm an internal partisan

I second that motion! Call the question?

 

[T Jones]

Nice!

Thank you Scooterz!

 

[The Shoe]

Wool Hornskov for grocery shopping yesterday. Grocery shopping? Looking at that hat and beautiful leather my thoughts were: "How the other half live!"

Thank you, Robert.
I did have a chuckle at your “how the other half live” comment, though. I have a four hat rotation for work, and my other hats get worn on my days off. Since I have a six day work week, my day off is often taken up with chores like grocery shopping, especially since Etsuko doesn’t drive. I used to wear my old Bailey & New York Hats hats for such tasks, but decided some time back that life is too short to wear hats that you don’t enjoy wearing. You still won’t see me in my beaver or beaver-bunny blend Hornskovs for such tasks, though.
As for the leather, I like this jacket a lot, but it’s from a maker (Men’s Bigi) that is, I think, virtually unknown outside Japan. The price was about a tenth of what something like a Real McCoy would cost.

 

[StoryPNW]

Thank you, Robert.
I did have a chuckle at your “how the other half live” comment, though. I have a four hat rotation for work, and my other hats get worn on my days off. Since I have a six day work week, my day off is often taken up with chores like grocery shopping, especially since Etsuko doesn’t drive. I used to wear my old Bailey & New York Hats hats for such tasks, but decided some time back that life is too short to wear hats that you don’t enjoy wearing. You still won’t see me in my beaver or beaver-bunny blend Hornskovs for such tasks, though.
As for the leather, I like this jacket a lot, but it’s from a maker (Men’s Bigi) that is, I think, virtually unknown outside Japan. The price was about a tenth of what something like a Real McCoy would cost.

Do you reserve your beaver and beaver blend hats for special occasions? I only wear a few of my hats to work, mostly my Akubras, because any given day could find me in a muddy mess, but I love wearing my beaver and beaver blend hats for every day stuff, and around the house because why not. I have to get that $ per wear down by wearing them every chance I get.

 

[jlee562]

Evening dog walk in the urban sombrero, aka modern Stetson Boss Raw Edge. We need all the rain we can get in this state, but preferably a little more spread out than the past two weeks.

 

[The Shoe]

Do you reserve your beaver and beaver blend hats for special occasions? I only wear a few of my hats to work, mostly my Akubras, because any given day could find me in a muddy mess, but I love wearing my beaver and beaver blend hats for every day stuff, and around the house because why not. I have to get that $ per wear down by wearing them every chance I get.

I’ve certainly got less precious about wearing them, but I mainly wear the good Hornskovs when we go out or go away for the weekend. I have a few other nice hats to wear for shopping and the like. A few by this place’s standards, that is…an alarming and somewhat silly number by anyone else’s standards. Somehow, it’s not quite enough, though!

 

[StoryPNW]

I’ve certainly got less precious about wearing them, but I mainly wear the good Hornskovs when we go out or go away for the weekend. I have a few other nice hats to wear for shopping and the like. A few by this place’s standards, that is…an alarming and somewhat silly number by anyone else’s standards. Somehow, it’s not quite enough, though!

No kidding! Around here the few hats I have can hardly be called a collection. I always appreciate your hats and pictures though.

 

[Frunobulax]

Evening dog walk in the urban sombrero, aka modern Stetson Boss Raw Edge. We need all the rain we can get in this state, but preferably a little more spread out than the past two weeks.

Also found on Jerad's camera roll...

 

[Shadow1948]

The Cavalieri from Agnoulita Hats.

 

[GHT]

Also found on Jerad's camera roll...

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That's Nessie, the affectionate name of The Loch Ness Monster.
Featured in the press in 1933. I wondered why Nessie hadn't
been around for a while.
https://blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2022/02/07/loch-ness-monster-fever-of-the-1930s/

 

[Steve1857]

Agnoulita for a Monday evening jaunt.