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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?
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FANTASTIC rehab on that one, Rick!!
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Oh, that's VERY nice, Nathan!
SWEEEEEEEEEEET!!!!!!
Nicely done!!
Now THAT'S an eye catcher, Steve!!! Nice!!!!
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Had the morning off so was able to hit my old Saturday morning walk to the pier
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That is one TERRIFIC looking Whippet, Joe!!!
Lookin' good, sir!
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With your indulgence I would like to pick the brains of the knowledge base.
Ok new custom hat time as Tibor who makes custom hats has sourced midnight blue 20x beaver felt in cowboy weight which means 230 grams.
As the felt can support a wide brim I am looking at a high and wide fedora that is built to be as formal as such a beast can be.
I have Akubra Federation IV but they are more “adventurer” style with non-edged brims, and often used as the bases for the Indian Jones style hats. I have Akubra Stylemasters and Bogarts that are what I call city hats, meaning crossovers in classical casual to business wear but fall slightly short of ultra formal.
I need a high crown of at least 5” formed maybe 4.5” at a pinch. Thinking 5.5”. Been an Aussie we like wide brims and especially handy in Tassie due to the low winter sun angle. Also at 6’3” and axe handle wide a more substantial hat suits my frame.
The concept is at night it reads formal black but in daylight you can see the blue thus not appearing as a “funeral” hat.
And yes I am not afraid to buck convention as I will leave being a “safe corporate drone” look to others.
Any pointers or pictures what works well doing this? Happy to consider other formal styles but think it would be a shame not to use the Western weight felt for a broader brim. As said channel formal as possible.
I use ChatGPT as my “design” tool and it came up with this based on my requirements. It is around 2.75 to 3” brim and 5.5” crown after forming.
Ok new custom hat time as Tibor who makes custom hats has sourced midnight blue 20x beaver felt in cowboy weight which means 230 grams.
As the felt can support a wide brim I am looking at a high and wide fedora that is built to be as formal as such a beast can be.
I have Akubra Federation IV but they are more “adventurer” style with non-edged brims, and often used as the bases for the Indian Jones style hats. I have Akubra Stylemasters and Bogarts that are what I call city hats, meaning crossovers in classical casual to business wear but fall slightly short of ultra formal.
I need a high crown of at least 5” formed maybe 4.5” at a pinch. Thinking 5.5”. Been an Aussie we like wide brims and especially handy in Tassie due to the low winter sun angle. Also at 6’3” and axe handle wide a more substantial hat suits my frame.
The concept is at night it reads formal black but in daylight you can see the blue thus not appearing as a “funeral” hat.
And yes I am not afraid to buck convention as I will leave being a “safe corporate drone” look to others.
Any pointers or pictures what works well doing this? Happy to consider other formal styles but think it would be a shame not to use the Western weight felt for a broader brim. As said channel formal as possible.
I use ChatGPT as my “design” tool and it came up with this based on my requirements. It is around 2.75 to 3” brim and 5.5” crown after forming.
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I would take that in a heartbeat!With your indulgence I would like to pick the brains of the knowledge base.
Ok new custom hat time as Tibor who makes custom hats has sourced midnight blue 20x beaver felt in cowboy weight which means 230 grams.
As the felt can support a wide brim I am looking at a high and wide fedora that is built to be as formal as such a beast can be.
I have Akubra Federation IV but they are more “adventurer” style with non-edged brims, and often used as the bases for the Indian Jones style hats. I have Akubra Stylemasters and Bogarts that are what I call city hats, meaning crossovers in classical casual to business wear but fall slightly short of ultra formal.
I need a high crown of at least 5” formed maybe 4.5” at a pinch. Thinking 5.5”. Been an Aussie we like wide brims and especially handy in Tassie due to the low winter sun angle. Also at 6’3” and axe handle wide a more substantial hat suits my frame.
The concept is at night it reads formal black but in daylight you can see the blue thus not appearing as a “funeral” hat.
And yes I am not afraid to buck convention as I will leave being a “safe corporate drone” look to others.
Any pointers or pictures what works well doing this? Happy to consider other formal styles but think it would be a shame not to use the Western weight felt for a broader brim. As said channel formal as possible.
I use ChatGPT as my “design” tool and it came up with this based on my requirements. It is around 2.75 to 3” brim and 5.5” crown after forming.
I think that would make a HELL of a terrific hat!With your indulgence I would like to pick the brains of the knowledge base.
Ok new custom hat time as Tibor who makes custom hats has sourced midnight blue 20x beaver felt in cowboy weight which means 230 grams.
As the felt can support a wide brim I am looking at a high and wide fedora that is built to be as formal as such a beast can be.
I have Akubra Federation IV but they are more “adventurer” style with non-edged brims, and often used as the bases for the Indian Jones style hats. I have Akubra Stylemasters and Bogarts that are what I call city hats, meaning crossovers in classical casual to business wear but fall slightly short of ultra formal.
I need a high crown of at least 5” formed maybe 4.5” at a pinch. Thinking 5.5”. Been an Aussie we like wide brims and especially handy in Tassie due to the low winter sun angle. Also at 6’3” and axe handle wide a more substantial hat suits my frame.
The concept is at night it reads formal black but in daylight you can see the blue thus not appearing as a “funeral” hat.
And yes I am not afraid to buck convention as I will leave being a “safe corporate drone” look to others.
Any pointers or pictures what works well doing this? Happy to consider other formal styles but think it would be a shame not to use the Western weight felt for a broader brim. As said channel formal as possible.
I use ChatGPT as my “design” tool and it came up with this based on my requirements. It is around 2.75 to 3” brim and 5.5” crown after forming.
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Thank you Mark!
Thank you, gentlemen Much appreciated.
Thank you, Mark.
RickP
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Sunday greetings.....Up top today is a Sovereign Stetson Temple in Sage. Ive always loved this super soft hat
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Great design for your hat, but that sure seems a heavyweight hat. I like to keep my fedoras on the lighter side unless I plan to really abuse them/wear them at work on the boats.
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Cedar Brown Campdraft. I very much enjoy this hat in combination with my Vietnam-era G-1 jacket.
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