What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

[Dlaniger]

Thanks Joe and Gary!

The felt did get better, but there is still that chunk out of the leather, the ribbon stains and the … ugh … liner.

Yeah Bob, you resurrected that to a respectable condition. Great job!

 

[BobHufford]

Yeah Bob, you resurrected that to a respectable condition. Great job!

Thanks Reggie!

 

[Rmccamey]

Ha! My first thought was, Is that color Steel, Granite, or Charcoal!

Taking photos of a few hats in one of my normal spots when I had a visitor:

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This Coyote got within 15 feet of me which is very unusual. He eventually trotted off, but he never seemed concerned. Made me wonder if coyote fur would make a decent fur felt for hats…?

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Ha! My first thought was, Is that color Steel, Granite, or Charcoal!

Exactly! There certainly isn’t a shortage of coyotes!

 

[The Lost Cowboy]

Taking photos of a few hats in one of my normal spots when I had a visitor:

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This Coyote got within 15 feet of me which is very unusual. He eventually trotted off, but he never seemed concerned. Made me wonder if coyote fur would make a decent fur felt for hats…?

When I purchased this rabbit fur hat in Denver a few years back, they had the same model in coyote fur. The coyote was out of my price range but I asked the sales lady why coyote anyway? Her answer was that coyote fur won’t freeze but rabbit will.

I have never been in weather cold enough to freeze my rabbit fur hat (honestly, I don’t even know what that means - wouldn’t it have to get wet first and then wouldn’t anything freeze if it was wet?) but this shot is in -20f, which is the coldest temp I have ever seen. I’ve always wondered if she just invented that explanation.

This hat is my most worn hat on the road in Jan/Feb.

 

[Randall Renshaw]

Had this one pulled out for a TAR Tuesday or a Thin Ribbon Thursday…. But I thought It prudent to wait till the semi tropical storm we had the last few days blew on out. Today was just the perfect day for it.

One of my very favorites…. Late 1930s to early 40s Stetson Select Quality - A Pre Open Road/Strat if you will.


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A fedora to die for!
Looks great on!

 

[Randall Renshaw]

When I purchased this rabbit fur hat in Denver a few years back, they had the same model in coyote fur. The coyote was out of my price range but I asked the sales lady why coyote anyway? Her answer was that coyote fur won’t freeze but rabbit will.

I have never been in weather cold enough to freeze my rabbit fur hat (honestly, I don’t even know what that means - wouldn’t it have to get wet first and then wouldn’t anything freeze if it was wet?) but this shot is in -20f, which is the coldest temp I have ever seen. I’ve always wondered if she just invented that explanation.

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I don’t know about the northern rabbits or coyotes up there, but I know Georgian Randalls would freeze to an icicled corpse!

 

[Randall Renshaw]

@T Jones custom in light blue:

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Looks fantastic, Brent! Good job, Terry!

 

[steur]

Borsalino Lobbia on a sunny, but cold Saturday.

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Sunny but cold. I would go for that right now, Steve. Nice looking lobbia.

 

[steur]

Sunday, rain (as usual) and the hats of the week.

Carl Blum

Penn Craft

Sools by Laubin

Barbisio Sportex Visone

Barbisio Cervo Qualita Speciale

Tirard Raid

Berteil

Panizza Cappello Vaso

 

[GHT]

Barbisio Cervo Qualita Speciale
That is just fabulous Stefan, I was taken with the Tirard Raid too but I think that the Barbisio just edged it.

Mercifully we don't have your rain, but the rain coat will certainly go in the car when we leave for church.
At the request of the good lady The Stetson Sovereign tops out this morning's church attire.

There will be a complete change of outfit and hats later, we are off to see The Jive Aces this evening. Looking forward to that. https://jiveaces.org/

 

[T Jones]

Looks fantastic, Brent! Good job, Terry!

Thank you, Randall!

 

[steur]

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Barbisio Cervo Qualita Speciale
That is just fabulous Stefan, I was taken with the Tirard Raid too but I think that the Barbisio just edged it.

Mercifully we don't have your rain, but the rain coat will certainly go in the car when we leave for church.
At the request of the good lady The Stetson Sovereign tops out this morning's church attire.
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There will be a complete change of outfit and hats later, we are off to see The Jive Aces this evening. Looking forward to that. https://jiveaces.org/

Thank you, Robert. I'm sure the church ladies will be glancing your way more than once. Tina had better beware.

 

[T Jones]

For sure! Terry let me participate in every aspect throughout the process. It was a great experience and I’m loading him with projects!

You've been perfect to work with, Brent. It's always a good experience.

 

[glider]

A fedora to die for!
Looks great on!

that is a really nice hat

 

[The Shoe]

Sunday, rain (as usual) and the hats of the week.

Carl Blum
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Penn Craft
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Sools by Laubin
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Barbisio Sportex Visone
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Berteil
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A stellar selection as usual, but I’m with Robert. It’s the Barbisio Cervo for me this week.

 

[Pellie]

Kingson today!

 

[The Shoe]

I took my Hückel out for the first time this season.

My Eric shot…

Etsuko wore her black Akubra Leisure Time.

 

[The Lost Cowboy]

I don’t know about the northern rabbits or coyotes up there, but I know Georgian Randalls would freeze to an icicled corpse!

As a mostly tropics/subtropics boy I was surprised to find how refreshing zero degrees is. 30 degrees feels way colder. At zero, I can walk around in a relatively light jacket and fedora (I do wear ear muffs, though). I don’t know why, but I’ve talked to other drivers who agree - maybe it’s a humidity thing?

Negative 10, negative 20, though - that’s darn cold. At that temperature any exposed part of my body starts to burn after a short time.

 

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Borsalino