What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

[T Jones]

I remember that day, Terry. Seems like yesterday!!

Yup, Charlie. It sure does! What happened? Yesterday I was working on that roof and today I'm sitting on the couch watching old reruns of Rawhide!
"My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle,..."

 

[Short Balding Guy]

Seriously Silly, you say?!
Let’s put on a pork pie party, people!!
My 1950s Knox milan…
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Enjoy the day.

I like pie. I like pork. I like pork pie.

Cheers, Pie loving Eric -

 

[Steve1857]

Seems every hat style suits you, Steve.

Thanks, Randy.

 

[Steve1857]

Wolfbrae heather felt custom made Pork Pie.

 

[Steve1857]

Navy Blue Biltmore Millennium Collection seemed the appropriate choice to see Boy George and Culture Club in concert with Howard Jones and Berlin, last night.

Here we are during the hour and a half storm delay.

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The delay did not diminish the show put on by these three amazing bands! Who made up for it by playing well past midnight. George’s hats appear to be custom for him… his guitar players long hair open crown appeared to be Borsalino or Barbisio based on the ribbon logo. Oh and.. WOW… Howard Jones is a tremendous performer!

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Oh, my Joe. You're seeing one of my 80s culture dance club idols.

You chose the perfect hat to see that concert in

 

[wsmontana]

Pilgrim Pork Pie. Yum.

 

[Steve1857]

Pilgrim Pork Pie. Yum.
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Great looking Pork Pie, WS. Like the pattern on the ribbon. Those notes on the shirt play to me

 

[wsmontana]

Great looking Pork Pie, WS. Like the pattern on the ribbon. Those notes on the shirt play to me

Thanks Steve! My guess is a good portion of loungers can relate to the shirt or at least know what it says .

 

[Mighty44]

Thanks Steve! My guess is a good portion of loungers can relate to the shirt or at least know what it says .

Got it but it took a sec!

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Navy Blue Biltmore Millennium Collection seemed the appropriate choice to see Boy George and Culture Club in concert with Howard Jones and Berlin, last night.

Here we are during the hour and a half storm delay.

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The delay did not diminish the show put on by these three amazing bands! Who made up for it by playing well past midnight. George’s hats appear to be custom for him… his guitar players long hair open crown appeared to be Borsalino or Barbisio based on the ribbon logo. Oh and.. WOW… Howard Jones is a tremendous performer!

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Boy George looks pretty tame in comparison these days. I’d have sprung for the tickets just to see Howard Jones and Berlin!

 

[Blare]

Oh, my Joe. You're seeing one of my 80s culture dance club idols.

You chose the perfect hat to see that concert in

Man…. What a show! All three bands playing full sets considering the situation was really impressive. Terri Nunn at 62 years old.. literally tearing it up! Howard Jones…. 68.. OWNED the stage! I forgot how many hits this man was responsible for. And Boy George… 62.. I mean.. Culture Club! How the heck is that man only 10ish years older than me…. He was cranking out #1 hits in 1982!

 

[Blare]

Boy George looks pretty tame in comparison these days. I’d have sprung for the tickets just to see Howard Jones and Berlin!

In all fairness… that is an accurate assessment. Culture Club and Boy George is a bigger name. And in fact they did put on a bigger show as the headliner. My opinion George is an amazing singer.. and he actually sounds better on their lesser known songs. But MAN. Howard Jones is absolutely impressive at 68 years old And would 100% rock it as a headliner. Three voices that just echoed through my 80s teenage mind and memory are those of Boy George, Howard Jones and George Michael. Two outta three aint bad.

 

[bluesforchallah]

SBCD

 

[The Lost Cowboy]

My very last photo in my Akubra Banjo Paterson with a dear friend in Thailand. This is from May, 2017.

I wore the Banjo hard for two years but it was not until I turned it into a pork pie that I got my first taste of what a felt hat is really capable of. Seriously, it took me two years to realize that the crease could be changed!

Once I realized that, it was all downhill from there: by year's end, I had joined Fedora Lounge and had purchased my first 50s Stetson 3x.

So in a sense, the pork pie is to blame for my obsession.

These days I don't get out nearly as often due to health issues, but I did take my newest felt modification for a test run this afternoon and must admit that I absolutely love this "pencil curl fedora." This hat is going to see a LOT of wear.

One thread from many many years ago said we should call homburg-to-fedora conversions "humburgs." I can live with that.

Happy pork pie day friends.
-Nathan

 

[steur]

A blue gilled Manson and a couple panamas were hats worn this past week.

Cheers to all, Eric -

I comment on your fabulous collection of hats not nearly enough, Eric. You're an inspiration. The panamas are works of art but the vote still goes to the Manson, which is one we haven't seen too often I think.

 

[GHT]

I comment on your fabulous collection of hats not nearly enough, Eric. You're an inspiration. The panamas are works of art but the vote still goes to the Manson, which is one we haven't seen too often I think.

You are not wrong Stefan. Eric must have more hats than I have Hawaiian shirts. They are all most enviable too.

Off to church shortly, this is the first bespoke hat that I had made, it was worth paying that little bit extra for bespoke, after all, my suits and most of my blazers are made to measure. Come to think of it, so are my shoes. I will risk the vanity jibe and ask Tina to take a photo when we come out of church.

 

[steur]

The hats of the week. Didn't take pictures of all of them for some reason.

Wormser

Dunlap panama

Courney by Dalton

Stetson del monte

And just for fun the plumed bicorn. Tough to get some detail in the plumes. Bicorns are worn fore to aft here in the Netherlands.

 

[steur]

You are not wrong Stefan. Eric must have more hats than I have Hawaiian shirts. They are all most enviable too.
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Off to church shortly, this is the first bespoke hat that I had made, it was worth paying that little bit extra for bespoke, after all, my suits and most of my blazers are made to measure. Come to think of it, so are my shoes. I will risk the vanity jibe and ask Tina to take a photo when we come out of church.

The added joy of wearing something that's made specially for you. Looking good, Robert.

 

[Blare]

The hats of the week. Didn't take pictures of all of them for some reason.

Wormser
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Dunlap panama
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Courney by Dalton
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Stetson del monte
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And just for fun the plumed bicorn. Tough to get some detail in the plumes. Bicorns are worn fore to aft here in the Netherlands.

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Wormser and Del Monte looking extra sharp.

 

[The Lost Cowboy]

The hats of the week. Didn't take pictures of all of them for some reason.

Wormser
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Dunlap panama
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Courney by Dalton
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Stetson del monte
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And just for fun the plumed bicorn. Tough to get some detail in the plumes. Bicorns are worn fore to aft here in the Netherlands.

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That bicorn would certainly fit in at Carnival festivities. I experienced that one year in the Den Bosch area and boy, those southern Dutch folk really had some impressive costumes.