A little over a week ago, I scored a hat off one of the less-visited auction sites. It was listed as a Resistol homburg, which the pics showed it very clearly wasn’t; my best guess was that it was simply a very pristine, essentially unshaped, western.
When it arrived, it actually proved to be a mid 1960s Forest Service model. Once I learned what it was, I was intending to leave it in its original shape, for historical accuracy and sentiment. But one look at that particular shape, on my head, showed that option was a non-starter, as the Brits say.
So, some quick steam work, and Voila, a very handsome fedora was born.
When it arrived, it actually proved to be a mid 1960s Forest Service model. Once I learned what it was, I was intending to leave it in its original shape, for historical accuracy and sentiment. But one look at that particular shape, on my head, showed that option was a non-starter, as the Brits say.
So, some quick steam work, and Voila, a very handsome fedora was born.