What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

[Blare]

I bet your hat is pretty easy on the head too. I see it also has an unreeded sweatband which makes for a very comfortable fit in my opinion. The Dobbs got that TAR thing going on though.lol.

Yeah.. those unreeded sweats do tend to be comfortable.

 

[TimmyV]

Starting the weekend off right with a Dobbs Hankachif felt fedora in Walnut with a Chocolate Brown TAR with windcord and one of my personal favorites, an unreeded sweatband.
Joe Mc Carthy posted a Hank-A-Chif felt from Biltmore yesterday. I find it interesting that both brands had their own version of this light weight felt. I wonder who came first...the chicken or the egg ? lol.

 

[RickP]

One of the other Stetson cowboy conversions. No need for anything to languish unworn in the closet... Just make it more wearable and get it out in the sun!

 

[DonR]

Heading out to Ohio'sGreat Trail Festival. Going to be 90 today so I'm wearing the OPS Stetson Premier Panama.

 

[VoodooSan]

Starting the weekend off right with a Dobbs Hankachif felt fedora in Walnut with a Chocolate Brown TAR with windcord and one of my personal favorites, an unreeded sweatband.
Joe Mc Carthy posted a Hank-A-Chif felt from Biltmore yesterday. I find it interesting that both brands had their own version of this light weight felt. I wonder who came first...the chicken or the egg ? lol.

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Very nice score, Timmy!!

 

[VoodooSan]

Heading out to Ohio'sGreat Trail Festival. Going to be 90 today so I'm wearing the OPS Stetson Premier Panama.

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Oooooooo, nice one, Don! Very stylish!

 

[DaveProc]

Campdraft in Montreal

 

[RickP]

One of the other Stetson cowboy conversions. No need for anything to languish unworn in the closet... Just make it more wearable and get it out in the sun!

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Just a little observation with cowboy hat conversions..... I usually do a serious alcohol bath to remove most of the stiffener/ shellac. I usually get the hats quite a bit softer, but have noticed that due to the thicker felt on a cowboy hat, they dont seem to show wrinkles and creases as much as a thinner dress felt.. It usually has a nice smooth appearance. Someday Ill have to try pouncing / sanding a cowboy hat down to a dress felt thickness and see how that works. Only real negative of the thicker / heavier felt that I see is that it IS warmer on the head in hot weather.

 

[Blare]

Starting the weekend off right with a Dobbs Hankachif felt fedora in Walnut with a Chocolate Brown TAR with windcord and one of my personal favorites, an unreeded sweatband.
Joe Mc Carthy posted a Hank-A-Chif felt from Biltmore yesterday. I find it interesting that both brands had their own version of this light weight felt. I wonder who came first...the chicken or the egg ? lol.

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That is a beauty, Tim

 

[Crown Royal]

A mid-80 degree summer day, the perfect weather to get the band back together. Today, I am wearing my Knox Custom. Based on the inner labels, this hat was made in the 1960s for Raleigh Haberdasher, a high end, local men's and women's apparel store based in Washington, DC. Raleigh Haberdasher opened in 1911 and closed in 1992. This hat is a great choice regardless of whether you're on a mission from God or just cruising around town in an old Mount Prospect police car.

 

[Frunobulax]

Cool! When B-T-O played our fair (30 years ago) Randy was not with them. I’m envious.

This was the inverse. He was the only original member on stage.

 

[Frunobulax]

All this talk about Hankachif felt...

 

[Blare]

All this talk about Hankachif felt...

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Hankachif cross country. Very cool.

 

[steur]

Sunday, so it's time for the hats of the week. No new rotation yet; I was too lazy for that.

Borsalino Rutenio

Borsalino Nero

Valensy

Borsalino homburg

Looks like a totally different hat in some sunlight.

Mossant

Barbisio

Dalton

 

[TimmyV]

This morning I'm wearing a Stetson Stratoliner that was in pretty bad shape when I found it. The sweatband was rotted away from the hat about half way around and the liner was completely missing. For $15.00 I took a chance on this old beater. I added a new sweatband and liner from Etsy and couldn't be happier with how it turned out !

 

[TimmyV]

All this talk about Hankachif felt...

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Up until a few days ago I had never heard of Hankachif felt. Pretty neat to see several examples from different hatmakers.
Nice hat sir !!

 

[DonR]

A gray 3X OR.

 

[RickP]

Taking a little grey 5x Beaver Brand hat out for coffee this morning

 

[Frunobulax]

Up until a few days ago I had never heard of Hankachif felt. Pretty neat to see several examples from different hatmakers.
Nice hat sir !!

Thank you. I found this several years ago and had only seen a couple on the FL at the time. They do seem to be sprouting lately.

 

[Blare]

Sunday, so it's time for the hats of the week. No new rotation yet; I was too lazy for that.

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Borsalino Nero
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Valensy
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Borsalino homburg
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Looks like a totally different hat in some sunlight.
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Mossant
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Barbisio
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Dalton
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Still a great line up. Amazing what a little sunshine can do. I’m going with the Borsalino Rutenio this week.