Forum: Hats

In the sticky thread there's a powerful statement (don't have the exact wording) but alludes to the idea that the felt and/or other quality criteria...

Does anyone know of any places to find good stingy brimmed (UNDER 2 inch) summer porkpies? I have one in black from Biltmore.. but can't seem to...

Hi Everybody, I have recently joined the Fedora Lounde and I am interested in trying a proper felt hat. I'm not sure if I can pull it off, but it...

A vendor on Ebay wrote this to me when I asked if his hat was 100% beaver fur: "To my knowledge, there's no hat 100% Beaver, all hats are a fur...

I have been trying to renovate some older milan straw hats and I have been using the stiffener that I got on Ebay (you know the one). Well, the hats...

How about posting your pre WWII Velour finishes? Here are mine. Hückel Sigma

OK, I know this is a very long shot but I really need one of these caps !! No this is not Hemingway's white longbill fishingcap... that would be too...

Hi All, Is it possible for a person to replace a ribbon without taking it to a hat shop? If so, how would one go about it? Where can ribbons be...

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At the heart of this hat is a granite all-beaver body that was among the first "from scratch" (as opposed to a refurbish job) hats I made. I never...

Summer is approaching. And I have always wondered how punishing it is for fur felt to wear a fedora in the sunny months, especially here in Los...

It started as their diamond dress and here's when it ended up looking like. I ended up cutting off about two feet of hair prior to getting the hat...

I picked up a Dobbs yesterday after Church at the Goodwill. It is a 7 1/8th. Grey, feels like fur of some sort, has a tag in it that says "long...

OK so I've had issues with Strand Hatters in Sydney in the past but I do like the sound of their new look store. ...

Hello fellow FL'ers. I'm fairly new to the forum and to wearying fedoras. I only have a small collection of 7-8 vintage hats I have purchased off...

I got my first hat around a week ago and a second soon after. I LOVE them, but it is getting very hot in my area and they are both felt hats. I...

How does it compare to other brands? Nobody seems to like the look outside of this forum. Is that common?

Anyone have knowledge of this? Is reflected sunlight as bad for your eyes as direct sunlight? I am wondering if a good hat/hat brim can replace...

It's as good a question as any.

I have this British Officer's SD cap. As you can see, the bill is pretty torn up. I was hoping that somebody might have some OD wool that I can grab...

Hello, I thought I would be cool for my 50th post on here to make a thread all about the Stetson company. Just a place to share ideas, thoughts,...

Greetings to all: I have a new fur felt Biltmore Homburg that I like very much. My one complaint is that the brim is just a tad too up-curled (I'm...

For much of the film he wears a grey-colored stingy brim fedora which looks really,really cool(could Marvin ever not be cool? ;) ). I`m just curious...