Forum: Hats

Hey everyone! I've been looking all over for a specific Borsalino hat that Johnny Depp wears. Can anyone help to identify the model? It looks to...

Can anyone tell me what the VVL designation means on the sweat of this newly aquired Dobbs Twenty? Mebee... very, very light? Front w/...

I got this ausome 1930's topper hat on Ebay. It is made out of felt, but when I took it out of the package, it reeks of cigarette smoke. How do I get...

Thinking of getting a cool cap to wear for most of the year. really fancy the A-3 mechanics cap from eastman ( a bit steep at nearly 35 pounds). Do...

Hi to all, thanks to your pics, I'm letterally fall in love for a whippet (the hatlol ). I look great in a a wide brim tall crown not tapered hat...

For those in the know on vintage Stetsons: If a size tag in a vintage Stetson is 3/4, would that be 6 3/4 or 7 3/4? Inquiring minds want to...

Sorry boys and girls...but I thought I'd switch to an "actual" mug shot for a bit.

Hi all, I wont be so bold as to say G'day. Been looking on the site for a little while and have finally joined. In terms of hats, I have an Akubra...

Besdor Steven (and others) has given fair warning that fur felt hat prices are soon to go up, on account of escalating material costs to the...

Just stopped by the local one on my lunch to buy a belt (mine broke - don't ask) and sifted through their fedoras. They've got the straw ones out...

Well this has proved to be a really active message board :eusa_clap which I did not expect! I figured I'd come right out and say (like I did in my...

Have a look at this innovation guys. I told you we Aussies were one step ahead of the mob (sheep not Soprano family members). ...

Does anyone have an opinion on the quality of the Baily line of hats? I've seen several that I like, but since I'm a new hat guy I 'm wondering how...

Hi, How does one reshape the stiff brim of a Homburg or Bowler when its been lying on its side or squashed up against other stuff in a cupboard...

Gus Miller, proprietor of Batsakes Hat Shop, works on a custom hat. Miller started working for uncle Pete Batsakes at the shop 56 years ago, when he...

I got this on ebay last night. It's a trimble, which I guess is some little custom maker or a hat company that went out of business or something....

Yesterday I sent my deposit to Art Fawcett for a custom hat and I told myself I would remove some of the hats from my ebay watch list. After a...

Got my first Art Fawcett last week. A beautiful silver blue with thin ribbon. There was some confusion in the order, and it was made with a...

Greetings, In searching for a new hat, I ran across this forum ... wow, what a great forum this is! My wife and I recently took a weeks...

Hello everyone! Well, I have signed up for this forum because, on a whim, I came across Classic Style Magazine...wow! What a great publication! JUST...

I've read the accounts of folks ordering Akubras from Australia with fantastic exchange rates only to receive the hat, realize it doesn't fit, and...

So, what do you wear in the cold -- say like the -17C we are enjoying today in the Great White North? This is my solution, courtesy of my father...

I have been wearing a fedora off and on (mostly on) since my early 20s. Here is a photo snapped this afternoon of myself and some of my students in...

I picked up this Mallory 5th Ave on ebay and wanted to run it by the experts as far as the vintage and what the quality looks like. I haven't...

Some of the favourites including the one designed by the founder himself - the legendary late Reg Williams - deceased Aussie legend ...