What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

[NorthmostAustralia]

After a morning conducting archaeological surveys lunch at a beach on the way home. Federation IV deluxe.

 

[TimmyV]

Couple of handsome dudes right there!

Lil guy got it going on...old man, not so much. Hahahaha

 

[jeffgarf]

My unknown "Selector" mystery hat, bought here in Israel, previously. According to my contact at Sherlocks Hats, many of the hats that the post-war immigrants wore when they came here in the 50's are still floating around here. I assume this was one of them.

 

[RickP]

Another one of the western conversions. A 4x Stetson. Always liked the idea of slightly heavier felt for durability on a knock around hat ( holds shape better), and modern westerns are plentiful and moderately inexpensive. Always a fun project. Always like slightly taller crowns so the westerns can be a good candidate

Note to self...... I need to sew the ribbon down lol. Seems like after I wear it I notice its moved up and stitching is peeking out

 

[Judgmentalist]

A happy (belated) Felt Hat Day to all you hat nuts. Sharing a personal favorite that I acquired in its original box, kept in marvelous condition by the family of the original owner who passed away in 1943. He would have purchased this sometime from 1938-1941.


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Alan, dammit - if I buy you a beer will you let me look at your hats lol

 

[Judgmentalist]

It was a dark and stormy... 4pm EST when Theodore Pemberton III entered Phipps & Wetherby, Haberdashers, carrying his late father’s Stetson One Hundred.

It was 1965. His father had left him a respectable portfolio, several firm opinions about labor, and a magnificent hat purchased a few years earlier for inspecting western investments through automobile windows.

Theodore wanted to be Bob Dylan. Unfortunately, he looked like someone sent to purchase Bob Dylan’s publishing rights. He wanted coffeehouses. A guitar. A woman who would describe him as difficult rather than eligible. He had begun writing songs about working people, although he had not yet met any socially.

The hat was an obstacle.

“Two inches,” he told the hatter.

Mr. Phipps had dressed generations of Pembertons and understood that their rebellions generally required skilled labor. The blade went around the brim. A ring of exceptional felt fell to the counter, taking several generations of paternal authority with it. Steam erased the old crease. Mr. Phipps pinched the crown, snapped the shortened brim, and added a narrow ribbon binding. The result was an aristocratic western hat surgically prepared to have opinions about society.

Theodore turned it over. His father’s head had polished the leather inside. He ran a thumb along it, then put the hat on.

In the mirror, he looked almost self-made.

He paid with his inheritance and stepped into the rain, ready to sing about the evils of accumulated wealth.

Stetson One Hundred

 

[jeffgarf]

It was a dark and stormy... 4pm EST when Theodore Pemberton III entered Phipps & Wetherby, Haberdashers, carrying his late father’s Stetson One Hundred.

It was 1965. His father had left him a respectable portfolio, several firm opinions about labor, and a magnificent hat purchased a few years earlier for inspecting western investments through automobile windows.

Theodore wanted to be Bob Dylan. Unfortunately, he looked like someone sent to purchase Bob Dylan’s publishing rights. He wanted coffeehouses. A guitar. A woman who would describe him as difficult rather than eligible. He had begun writing songs about working people, although he had not yet met any socially.

The hat was an obstacle.

“Two inches,” he told the hatter.

Mr. Phipps had dressed generations of Pembertons and understood that their rebellions generally required skilled labor. The blade went around the brim. A ring of exceptional felt fell to the counter, taking several generations of paternal authority with it. Steam erased the old crease. Mr. Phipps pinched the crown, snapped the shortened brim, and added a narrow ribbon binding. The result was an aristocratic western hat surgically prepared to have opinions about society.

Theodore turned it over. His father’s head had polished the leather inside. He ran a thumb along it, then put the hat on.

In the mirror, he looked almost self-made.

He paid with his inheritance and stepped into the rain, ready to sing about the evils of accumulated wealth.

Stetson One Hundred

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Great backstory!

 

[Who me?]

Great story. Great hat.

 

[M Hatman]

Rain today so......Akubra Federation IV....Carbon.

 

[M Hatman]

Great backstory!

It was a dark and stormy... 4pm EST when Theodore Pemberton III entered Phipps & Wetherby, Haberdashers, carrying his late father’s Stetson One Hundred.

It was 1965. His father had left him a respectable portfolio, several firm opinions about labor, and a magnificent hat purchased a few years earlier for inspecting western investments through automobile windows.

Theodore wanted to be Bob Dylan. Unfortunately, he looked like someone sent to purchase Bob Dylan’s publishing rights. He wanted coffeehouses. A guitar. A woman who would describe him as difficult rather than eligible. He had begun writing songs about working people, although he had not yet met any socially.

The hat was an obstacle.

“Two inches,” he told the hatter.

Mr. Phipps had dressed generations of Pembertons and understood that their rebellions generally required skilled labor. The blade went around the brim. A ring of exceptional felt fell to the counter, taking several generations of paternal authority with it. Steam erased the old crease. Mr. Phipps pinched the crown, snapped the shortened brim, and added a narrow ribbon binding. The result was an aristocratic western hat surgically prepared to have opinions about society.

Theodore turned it over. His father’s head had polished the leather inside. He ran a thumb along it, then put the hat on.

In the mirror, he looked almost self-made.

He paid with his inheritance and stepped into the rain, ready to sing about the evils of accumulated wealth.

Stetson One Hundred

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PERFECT story for this hat!!!
AND I love the Franken Photo!!!!!!

 

[splintercellsz]

C.1940s Stetson paired with a c.1920s suit coat & '30s tie

 

[TimmyV]

Stetson Royal DeLuxe Turf Club

 

[The Lost Cowboy]

Stetson Royal DeLuxe Turf Club
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Wow that block is really terrific.

 

[blewnote]

Stetson Royal DeLuxe Turf Club
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Nice one! I dig the thicker lines on the ribbon.

 

[TLW '90]

it's not jacket weather quite yet, but it's getting time for me to swap my m81 boonie out for my overhauled Eddy Bros outback .
I've been wearing it today.



I made the band, reshaped the crown and gave it a fold.

 

[Judgmentalist]

it's not jacket weather quite yet, but it's getting time for me to swap my m81 boonie out for my overhauled Eddy Bros outback .
I've been wearing it today.



I made the band, reshaped the crown and gave it a fold.

Cool. Don’t see many folds around here.

 

[alanfgag]

Sweet Mother of Bobo the Clown!! That is AMAAAAAAAAAAAAZING, Alan!!!

Alan, dammit - if I buy you a beer will you let me look at your hats lol

Thank you guys.

I've met up with a few members of the Lounge in my hat room over the years... you are always welcome if you find yourself near Buffalo, NY.

 

[alanfgag]

Here is a Borsalino cowboy style of city dimensions... the model name seems a variation of the popular bound brim western L'udoela that recalled the Stetson Stratoliner and Open Road of the same era. This hat is about 75 years old, more than a decade earlier than the release of "Fistful of Dollars."

 

[TLW '90]

Cool. Don’t see many folds around here.

thanks.
I actually get a lot of compliments on this hat, just today while I was running errands too.
It's a beater for me though, I wear it doing yardwork and shooting and fishing and it's got lots of stains and stuff.
it was something I bought dirt cheap on eBay to use for a Halloween costume but it's a decent hat so I just started wearing it.

 

[EL-Jimenez74]

Here is a Borsalino cowboy style of city dimensions... the model name seems a variation of the popular bound brim western L'udoela that recalled the Stetson Stratoliner and Open Road of the same era. This hat is about 75 years old, more than a decade earlier than the release of "Fistful of Dollars."


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Wow, just F’n wow!! Beautiful hat!!