What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

[TimmyV]

Daniele posted a fabulous long hair Borsa and it prompted me to pull this Locke & Co long hair from it's spot and show it off. This is the most beautiful long hair in my collection but unfortunately it doesn't fit me very well. I wear a size 7, 56cm and can sometimes wear a 57, but not this one.
* I find myself needing to let go of a few of my hats to make room for new finds so I listed this one along with several Borselinos in the classifieds here at TFL.
Last Pic shows all the hats listed lined up in a row just for attention. Lol.

 

[Judgmentalist]

Daniele posted a fabulous long hair Borsa and it prompted me to pull this Locke & Co long hair from it's spot and show it off. This is the most beautiful long hair in my collection but unfortunately it doesn't fit me very well. I wear a size 7, 56cm and can sometimes wear a 57, but not this one.
* I find myself needing to let go of a few of my hats to make room for new finds so I listed this one along with several Borselinos in the classifieds here at TFL.
Last Pic shows all the hats listed lined up in a row just for attention. Lol.



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Mr. V, oh how I wish you were a 59. sigh…

 

[The Lost Cowboy]

Be safe out there, Nathan, and roll on ‘til you get back home! Good to see that Gannon doing it’s job!

Thanks brother!

I actually had to shut down in the Elk Mountain, WY area due to high winds. 60 mph gusts are too strong even for a wind cord.

In fact, the last time I can remember being hatless was when I was stopped here for four days back in 2021 due to non-stop high winds gusting over 70 mph.

But yeah, not a sight seen often: I am currently not wearing a hat.

<sigh> Life is too short not to have a hat on for it.

 

[Who me?]

What a beautiful hat. Can we see the interior?

Hi Nathan,
The interior is disappointing.
The hat belonged to my father. It had been sitting in a closet for about 25yrs. I did research on it and decided it was worth having it stretched, reblocked and shaped, or whatever it needed. Took it to Peters Bros. and they botched it up. Sent it to Mike Miller and he did a wonderful job, exactly as I requested. Unfortunately, Mike could no longer use the original sweat, but was able to save the liner, which I don’t use because I live in Texas.
The brim is very stiff, but the crown is soft and very receptive to shaping.
I love wearing it. The amount of positive comments I get is almost comical. It may sound silly, but women treat you different. I’m from a small town, and around here most folks are wearing a cowboy hat or a baseball cap.
Mike’s craftmanship is undeniable in person. This hat says, look at me! Haha.
Here is the original sweat and liner.

 

[jeffgarf]

Hi Nathan,
The interior is disappointing.
The hat belonged to my father. It had been sitting in a closet for about 25yrs. I did research on it and decided it was worth having it stretched, reblocked and shaped, or whatever it needed. Took it to Peters Bros. and they botched it up. Sent it to Mike Miller and he did a wonderful job, exactly as I requested. Unfortunately, Mike could no longer use the original sweat, but was able to save the liner, which I don’t use because I live in Texas.
The brim is very stiff, but the crown is soft and very receptive to shaping.
I love wearing it. The amount of positive comments I get is almost comical. It may sound silly, but women treat you different. I’m from a small town, and around here most folks are wearing a cowboy hat or a baseball cap.
Mike’s craftmanship is undeniable in person. This hat says, look at me! Haha.
Here is the original sweat and liner.

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I'm glad you were able to keep the sweatband and the liner, even if not using them. Important pieces for those famous hats. Looks very nice redone for you.

 

[jeffgarf]

Thanks brother!

I actually had to shut down in the Elk Mountain, WY area due to high winds. 60 mph gusts are too strong even for a wind cord.

In fact, the last time I can remember being hatless was when I was stopped here for four days back in 2021 due to non-stop high winds gusting over 70 mph.

But yeah, not a sight seen often: I am currently not wearing a hat.

<sigh> Life is too short not to have a hat on for it.

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You're wasting time there.

 

[The Lost Cowboy]

Hi Nathan,
The interior is disappointing.
The hat belonged to my father. It had been sitting in a closet for about 25yrs. I did research on it and decided it was worth having it stretched, reblocked and shaped, or whatever it needed. Took it to Peters Bros. and they botched it up. Sent it to Mike Miller and he did a wonderful job, exactly as I requested. Unfortunately, Mike could no longer use the original sweat, but was able to save the liner, which I don’t use because I live in Texas.
The brim is very stiff, but the crown is soft and very receptive to shaping.
I love wearing it. The amount of positive comments I get is almost comical. It may sound silly, but women treat you different. I’m from a small town, and around here most folks are wearing a cowboy hat or a baseball cap.
Mike’s craftmanship is undeniable in person. This hat says, look at me! Haha.
Here is the original sweat and liner.

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Woah, very special! Thanks for showing that hat offal. Glad to hear Mike was able to salvage the liner and make the hat wearable for you.

So was the hat given to your dad? That's a darn special hat.

 

[The Lost Cowboy]

You're wasting time there.

Right? I am back in the truck though and wearing the JBS 15. Just wierd to have to take it off to go outside!

 

[jeffgarf]

Right? I am back in the truck though and wearing the JBS 15. Just wierd to have to take it off to go outside!

That's what I was thinking. Just get back in the truck.

 

[hambone71]

Thanks brother!

I actually had to shut down in the Elk Mountain, WY area due to high winds. 60 mph gusts are too strong even for a wind cord.

In fact, the last time I can remember being hatless was when I was stopped here for four days back in 2021 due to non-stop high winds gusting over 70 mph.

But yeah, not a sight seen often: I am currently not wearing a hat.

<sigh> Life is too short not to have a hat on for it.

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You may need you a toboggan!

 

[Who me?]

Woah, very special! Thanks for showing that hat offal. Glad to hear Mike was able to salvage the liner and make the hat wearable for you.

So was the hat given to your dad? That's a darn special hat.

He bought it from his boss back in late 70s, early 80s. I didn’t grow up with him so timelines get a little cloudy sometimes.

 

[The Lost Cowboy]

You may need you a toboggan!

I have a couple but I never wear them unless the temps are in the teens. Even then, I'd rather wear earmuffs under a full brim, silly as that is.

 

[hambone71]

I have a couple but I never wear them unless the temps are in the teens. Even then, I'd rather wear earmuffs under a full brim, silly as that is.

Nothing wrong with muffs and a real hat. In fact, I may try that myself.

 

[Oil Tanned]

I’m looking for something cool in the absolutely absurd size of 7 7/8 if anybody has any leads on one.

Now that I shave my head I buy 7 3/4 and let it settle in a little to eventually fit somewhere between 7 5/8 > 7 3/4. I've been riding motorcycles for decades and remember going into a m/c shop to buy a helmet years ago before my hair ran off. I was alone and looking at what they had in stock and noticed that each time I'd look back toward the sales counter someone would already be looking my way. At first I thought they were just keeping an eye on inventory and then I realized...

They were wondering if anything would fit.

So yeah, your buddy needs to shave his head and all will be solved.

 

[jeffgarf]

Now that I shave my head I buy 7 3/4 and let it settle in a little to eventually fit somewhere between 7 5/8 > 7 3/4. I've been riding motorcycles for decades and remember going into a m/c shop to buy a helmet years ago before my hair ran off. I was alone and looking at what they had in stock and noticed that each time I'd look back toward the sales counter someone would already be looking my way. At first I thought they were just keeping an eye on inventory and then I realized...

They were wondering if anything would fit.

So yeah, your buddy needs to shave his head and all will be solved.

I've got a Charles Knox that just came in as a 7 5/8. I'm trying to shape it back up, of either of you gentlemen are interested.