Where can I find this style of hat??

[Niven1932]

Good evening to you all.

Can any of you knowledgeable hepcats tell me where I could get hold of one of these hats? It would top off a linen suit I have a treat. Here it is being sported by Steve Perry of the beat combo 'Cherry Poppin' Daddies'.

Here's the link:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtTK5Bddzf8

Thanks.

 

[zetwal]

I enjoyed the song. Others will answer your question. Welcome!

 

[rlk]

It is a felt Homburg in an off-white/cream color and should be widely available. You might also consider a similar style in a straw Panama for summer with linen.

 

[jwalls]

The yellow homburg is probably a wool felt costume hat. I'd have to check with Winchester to see if they make that color in rabbit.:eusa_doh: :eusa_doh:

 

[rlk]

Biltmore and Beaver Brand

http://www.hats-plus.com/p-81-biltmore-royal-homburg-hat.aspx
an example I have no experience with the vendor

Fedora Store
wool
http://www.thefedorastore.com/Beave...emium-Wool-Felt-Homburg-p/d1441-wool-felt.htm
depends on your budget too.

 

[danofarlington]

http://www.hats-plus.com/p-81-biltmore-royal-homburg-hat.aspx
an example I have no experience with the vendor

Fedora Store
wool
http://www.thefedorastore.com/Beave...emium-Wool-Felt-Homburg-p/d1441-wool-felt.htm
depends on your budget too.

There you go.

 

[Niven1932]

Thanks very much guys. Excellent advice.

Found one here in the UK: http://www.hatsandcaps.co.uk/Bailey-Hats-Wool-Homburg-P130052/

The ones linked to by rlk do look a better shape though.

 

[danofarlington]

Thanks very much guys. Excellent advice.

Found one here in the UK: http://www.hatsandcaps.co.uk/Bailey-Hats-Wool-Homburg-P130052/

The ones linked to by rlk do look a better shape though.

Also. But the one you reference is wool. If you want to keep the hat for a long time and have it be a quality item, I'd go for the felt, you'd see the difference. But if it's just for a few wearings, especially as a temporary costume, I'd save my money and go for the wool.

 

[Niven1932]

Sound advice.

Many thanks.

 

[laotou]

It is a felt Homburg in an off-white/cream color and should be widely available. You might also consider a similar style in a straw Panama for summer with linen.

Hummm... a straw Homburg you say? That would be nice. Any leads on that one rlk?

 

[Aerol]

A Montecristi homburg

Go to Optimo, I did.

 

[rlk]

Hummm... a straw Homburg you say? That would be nice. Any leads on that one rlk?

If you have the funds Aerol's Optimo Hats suggestion is tops. Milan's are more common and available from major brands. Many Panamas with med-wide brims can be obtained inexpensively and re-blocked to a Homburg form or purchased un-blocked. Obviously this requires a hatter or the appropriate blocks and experience. Vintage examples are somewhat rare( I have an Ecuadorian Supernatural).

 

[Not-Bogart13]

Dobbs makes a rather nice milan straw Homburg. I think Hats-Plus carries it.

 

[laotou]

Oh man! Now I need a new hat. :eusa_clap Thanks fellas! ....Help me Panama Bob! Great Band by the way.

 

[Woodfluter]

Niven, I enjoyed the video!

+1 on what Dano said about wool vs fur...if you want to wear it a lot or are fussy about quality, not sure the wool examples would satisfy in the long run, but could be OK for the occasional use. Haven't seen a lot of white homburgs on eBay, so you might have limited choices if matching the suit.

I have a white linen suit too, so I know what you mean - might go the Panama or white Milan route with that meself.

- Bill

 

[hbenthow]

I have a hat I bought at an antiques store. I have been wearing it for years, and it now looks all beaten-up. I'd like to find another hat like it, if that's at all possible. It's a fedora, made of straw, and sort of an olive-green/tan color. It has a leather band on the inside, which says "CHAMP Sun Filters" on one side, and "Genuine Imported PAVIA: a Fine Braid" on the other.

Here are some photos of it:

http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/6377736/img/Hat/100-0410.jpg

http://www5.picturepush.com/photo/a/6377753/img/Hat/100-0411.jpg

http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/6377771/img/Hat/100-0412.jpg

http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/6377787/img/Hat/100-0413.jpg

http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/6377789/img/Hat/100-0414.jpg

http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/6377792/img/Hat/100-0415.jpg

http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/6377795/img/Hat/100-0416.jpg

http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/6377797/img/Hat/100-0419.jpg

http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/6377799/img/Hat/100-0422.jpg

http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/6377801/img/Hat/100-0423.jpg

 

[Dinerman]

Ebay. Look for milan straws. You should be able to find a nearly exact replacement if you're patient.

 

[hbenthow]

Thank you! I searched "milan straws", and found a hat that's almost identical to mine. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Biltmore-Ta...439?pt=US_CSA_WH_Handbags&hash=item3cbb21b9ef

 

[jlee562]

I don't know Biltmore hats enough to date that one or what kind of materials that they use. But yours is a real straw Milan. Most modern day Milans are made of a material called Shangtung straw, which is actually a plastic coated paper. Now, this isn't inherently bad per se, they hold up better to rain if you get caught in a downpour, and IMHO, they don't look half bad. In fact, I own a Shangtung Milan. But there is a difference between a real, straw Milan, and a modern, Shangtun Milan.

 

[hbenthow]

The hat I found looks very similar to mine. It's not exactly the same, but is certainly very similar. Upon closer inspection, the outside band is straw, whereas mine is cloth, though.

I'd like to find one even more similar to mine, but I'm not sure where to look.

I didn't know that about some hats being made of plastic-coated paper. That's pretty interesting.