White Hat maintenance

[ortega76]

I've been trying to plan out the 2 or 3 (if I'm lucky) hat purchases I'll make in the spring months and I came across the perennial white fur felt hats Biltmore puts out.

At the store in Champaign I bought my Biltmore snap-brim, they did a brisk business with these to a largely urban clientele. I have this fascination with them, that I'd almost consider buying one. Not that it's a must have or I'm even sure how often I'd wear it.

How difficult is it to keep this color hat looking pristine? Or is it just a pipe dream best left to snazzy dance routines on stage?

 

[Tomasso]

White Hat maintenance

Just don't take it out of the box and you'll be fine.

 

[ortega76]

Just don't take it out of the box and you'll be fine.

Yeah, I'm thinking its a pipe dream. [huh]

 

[daizawaguy]

Use it, wear it....it will develop its own patina over time. Keep it away from dirty things and food etc. Good choice!

 

[J.T.Marcus]

Looks great with a black suit.

 

[carter]

A white, particularly winter white, fedora can be a great hat. However, it must be treated with care, brushed after wearing, and stored within it's box.

Never handle it with even slightly solied hands.

Never, ever set it on a table meant for dining.

Never let another human being touch it.

Never wear it in threatening or inclement weather.

Never look at it sideways.

Never wear it to a dining establishment, an amusement park, the theatre, or a sporting event/venue.

Never speak harshly in it's presence.

It is a versatile color. Wear it in health.

 

[carouselvic]

I just got a bone colored Stetson. I wore it Tuesday night to a school music program. When this thread started I went and got the hat. Sure enough, I had two smudges on the under side of the brim. I was being very careful, but it happened. Four or five strokes with a orange sponge and it was clean again. I love the color though.

 

[ideaguy]

bad timing on this one...keep bumping into photos of Art's Mojave Fedora- with the dark red ribbon; and LUST after it. So far, have kept arms' distance from checkbook, but jeez, it's really nice lookin', and I'm not too much of a
slob (except when awake), and in my cosmopolitan setting the hat would be almost necessary...[huh]

 

[blade runner]

I have Art making me a new featherweight hat in off-white, basically a cream color. I know it will be tricky to keep it clean, but I just couldn't resist. I'll post pictures when I get it. Then I'll probably be back here looking for advice on how to remove smudges etc.

 

[Michaelshane]

I wore a Stetson OR in silverbelly for many years,hunting,fishing,working.It developed a fantastic patina.What good is a hat you cant wear hard?

 

[daizawaguy]

bad timing on this one...keep bumping into photos of Art's Mojave Fedora- with the dark red ribbon; and LUST after it.

>>>You are not the only one there! I wonder who will jump first!!?

 

[handlebar bart]

Use it, wear it....it will develop its own patina over time. Keep it away from dirty things and food etc. Good choice!

I take that as a personal attacklol lol