What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

[mayserwegener]

Love that liner, Steve

Joe, Thank you! Great looking Caxton from you today! Interesting Brim Edge photos too!

 

[Blare]

Beautiful hat with a stunning color scheme!

Family trip to my homeland of Southern California. My Greeley western homburg was a good companion. Also montecristi ultrafino, a Cuenca work hat for the paver walkway I put in, and today’s hat was Weather Hat Co., silver belly BOP.

Thank you Jeff. Great lineup this week. And nice job on the walkway.

 

[Blare]

Joe, Thank you! Great looking Caxton from you today! Interesting Brim Edge photos too!

Thank you Steve.

 

[steur]

It has been rather warm here in Elsinore the past couple of weeks, so no hat shots lately. The temperature cooled down enough this evening for me to be able to go for a walk in my Stetson OR.

Had to take it off half way, though

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Time to add some straws to the collection, Steve. The OR is nice though.

 

[steur]

Ludwig Skriwanek Graz, Hutfabrikation, possibly late 1920s to 1930s. Really fantastic + hard to find Melange Stiff Felt. I found this Stiff Felt back in 2017.

"Skriwanek - Hüte sind die besten" catalog, front page (possibly 1920s).

The complete translated catalog is available here.

https://germanaustrianhats.invision...z-hutfabrikation/?do=findComment&comment=3260

Fabulous! So rare to see a heather bowler.

 

[steur]

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The H.C. Capwell Co. - Oak Brook

Approx 5 1/2 Crown Open - Just under 5 as shaped
Medium to light Grey - Thin-ish felt
2 inch grosgrain ribbon
2 5/8 brim with embossed edge
Wind trolley

This hat comes to us via the Great Fedora Lounge Hat Exchange from John @moehawk for a hat to be named later. It is an interesting hat that caught the eye of both John and myself as potentially being a Mac Lachlan store brand hat because of the size tag and for a few other features. In fact for me it really reminded me of a Mac store brand hat gifted to me some time back by Brent. Upon arrival we can confirm via the manufacturer’s tag that this hat is not in fact a Mac Lachlan… it is however a Caxton. I know some time back there was some discussion as to if there was any relation between Mac Lachlan and Caxton but I don’t remember there was any connection found. If not… There are definitely some similarities in components used by the two companies… maybe they shared a supplier on some items like size tags.. sweats. Ect.

On to this hat.. in stature and profile it very much to me looks similar to my Resistol Beaver 15 hats…. However the felt is a bit less thin and less dense with A decent hand to it that does shape easily. This The 2 5/8 brim is treated with a very unusual let’s call it embossed felted edge. Where they created a pressed in faux Cavanagh edge that is raised on the top by embossing the bottom of the brim. I think I remember someone discussing a similar edge on tier hat recently… but this is the first I remember seeing. The two inch grosgrain ribbon is a a bit of a color shifter…. In daylight black cherry to brownish… indoor.. black to almost bluish. The liner tip is the oil skin variety… along with a taller than sweatband oil skin sweat protector And The sweatband leather appears to be of high quality and great condition. For all of the above.. I’m happy and grateful to have this one in the collection. Now to turn over some stones to find something real nice for John in a 7 1/4. Thank you Johh.

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Very cool find, Joe. Good to have a Caxton in the herd.

 

[steur]

The hats of the week. In part a new lineup.

Dunlap panama

Borsalino Nembo

Wormser

Stetson Flagship

Stetson Open Road

Penumbra panama

Stetson Open Road (hmm, I wear that shirt a lot)

 

[moehawk]

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The H.C. Capwell Co. - Oak Brook

Approx 5 1/2 Crown Open - Just under 5 as shaped
Medium to light Grey - Thin-ish felt
2 inch grosgrain ribbon
2 5/8 brim with embossed edge
Wind trolley

This hat comes to us via the Great Fedora Lounge Hat Exchange from John @moehawk for a hat to be named later. It is an interesting hat that caught the eye of both John and myself as potentially being a Mac Lachlan store brand hat because of the size tag and for a few other features. In fact for me it really reminded me of a Mac store brand hat gifted to me some time back by Brent. Upon arrival we can confirm via the manufacturer’s tag that this hat is not in fact a Mac Lachlan… it is however a Caxton. I know some time back there was some discussion as to if there was any relation between Mac Lachlan and Caxton but I don’t remember there was any connection found. If not… There are definitely some similarities in components used by the two companies… maybe they shared a supplier on some items like size tags.. sweats. Ect.

On to this hat.. in stature and profile it very much to me looks similar to my Resistol Beaver 15 hats…. However the felt is a bit less thin and less dense with A decent hand to it that does shape easily. This The 2 5/8 brim is treated with a very unusual let’s call it embossed felted edge. Where they created a pressed in faux Cavanagh edge that is raised on the top by embossing the bottom of the brim. I think I remember someone discussing a similar edge on tier hat recently… but this is the first I remember seeing. The two inch grosgrain ribbon is a a bit of a color shifter…. In daylight black cherry to brownish… indoor.. black to almost bluish. The liner tip is the oil skin variety… along with a taller than sweatband oil skin sweat protector And The sweatband leather appears to be of high quality and great condition. For all of the above.. I’m happy and grateful to have this one in the collection. Now to turn over some stones to find something real nice for John in a 7 1/4. Thank you Johh.

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Looks like it found the perfect home!

 

[Short Balding Guy]

Yesterday I was gallivanting about in a VS panama.

In the late evening my wife and went out for dinner. A PHD was my hat choice.

Cheers, Eric -

 

[moehawk]

The hats of the week. In part a new lineup.

Dunlap panama View attachment 526465

Borsalino Nembo
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Wormser
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Stetson Flagship
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Stetson Open Road
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Penumbra panama
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Stetson Open Road (hmm, I wear that shirt a lot)
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Great selection! Especially that Dunlap...

 

[Short Balding Guy]

This mornings walkabout I was under the brim of a blue Manson.

Morning coffee was under the brim of an Adam Pacesetter.

I started yard chores and a couple of errands in an Adam Pacesetter. This hat sold at Hirsch's and has "Executive Quality" felt.

I changed to a Sunbody to do some harder effort yard chores.

I cleaned up and have been enjoying the results of my yard labors. A Newt panama seemed appropriate head gear.

Cheers, Eric -

 

[BobHufford]

Took the Granddogs to the creek before the expected rains and, with the dip in the temps, I grabbed the just unboxed McDonald’s Select Quality (Manitoba, Canada). With the 5-1/2” crown and 3” brim this ain’t no Happy MealTM toy. Very nice felt — a couple of moth babies would agree.

 

[steur]

Great selection! Especially that Dunlap...

Yes, the one who found that one had great taste!

 

[Steve1857]

Time to add some straws to the collection, Steve. The OR is nice though.

Thanks Stefan.

I have a few straws and keep meaning to add some more, but I just can't seem to wear any headgear when it's hot. I just overheat.

 

[Frunobulax]

Frunoliner for the morning walk.

 

[Steve1857]

Frunoliner for the morning walk.

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Always love seeing that one out and about, Jim. If there's one thing I love as much as your lamp posts, it's the colour of that thin ribbon on the Frunoliner.

 

[Snowman]

Stetson Florentine Milan Stratoliner.

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.

This seems to be a polarizing hat. I rather like mine. It is a good fit and doesn’t feel any hotter than any of my other hats.

 

[GHT]

The hats of the week. In part a new lineup.

Dunlap panama View attachment 526465

Borsalino Nembo
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Wormser
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Stetson Flagship
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Stetson Open Road
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Penumbra panama
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Stetson Open Road (hmm, I wear that shirt a lot)
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The hats of the week. In part a new lineup.

Dunlap panama View attachment 526465

Borsalino Nembo
View attachment 526466

Wormser
View attachment 526467

Stetson Flagship
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Stetson Open Road
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Penumbra panama
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Stetson Open Road (hmm, I wear that shirt a lot)
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Decisions, decisions. hell's bells, how does one choose? Lets say the Stetson Open Road, the only reason being that, before cut paste, it's the only one that I could spell!

This mornings walkabout I was under the brim of a blue Manson.

Morning coffee was under the brim of an Adam Pacesetter.

I started yard chores and a couple of errands in an Adam Pacesetter. This hat sold at Hirsch's and has "Executive Quality" felt.

I changed to a Sunbody to do some harder effort yard chores.

I cleaned up and have been enjoying the results of my yard labors. A Newt panama seemed appropriate head gear.

Cheers, Eric -

Ooh la la! Wouldn't be Sunday without your hat selection Eric. Oh my!

Always love seeing that one out and about, Jim. If there's one thing I love as much as your lamp posts, it's the colour of that thin ribbon on the Frunoliner.

Tell you what Steve, I was thinking much the same, but the other way around. What a fabulous hat colour.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Loving my @ChicagoWayVito custom:

 

[steur]

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Decisions, decisions. hell's bells, how does one choose? Lets say the Stetson Open Road, the only reason being that, before cut paste, it's the only one that I could spell!

Ooh la la! Wouldn't be Sunday without your hat selection Eric. Oh my!

Tell you what Steve, I was thinking much the same, but the other way around. What a fabulous hat colour.

Thank you, Robert.