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Well stated!If a grown man wears a wore out hat, it got that way on his head. Otherwise it's just posing.
Well stated!If a grown man wears a wore out hat, it got that way on his head. Otherwise it's just posing.
Boom!!!!If a grown man wears a wore out hat, it got that way on his head. Otherwise it's just posing.
I always wondered why people liked the looks of my aged hats. View attachment 54150
Well they sell.I don't. That have that fake look.
Boom!!!!
Amen to that!If a grown man wears a wore out hat, it got that way on his head. Otherwise it's just posing.
Like my hats, when I've got an aged spot, a knick, a crack, a ding, a dent, or anything else on my guitars, I like having a story that goes with it. Saying "I bought it new that way" or "I did that on purpose because it's cool" is the exact opposite of cool if you ask me. Real aging has stories behind it. Can you imagine if they sold facial creams to increase wrinkles?Yeah, the Fender "road worn" series was a big hullabaloo on the Fender Discussion Page, which I was active on at the time. I get the appeal, I particularly like a neck with a "relic" finish.
I don't really have a problem conceptually with pre distressed goods. Denim has been sold that way forever, to the point where most people don't even realize that raw denim is a thing. One of my guitars is a replica of Joe Strummer's, which has about half a finish on it.
But execution is everything.
I cannot, for the life of me get on board with Fouquet. Everything looks just so contrived and artificial. It's like a caricature of an aged hat, everything is over stylized and overdramatic.
I do like some of the Worth and Worth designs, particularly the double dyed "ombre" hats: http://www.hatshop.com/shop/view/nomad-ombre-blue-violet-combo#.V6IhTHplDmw
Like my hats, when I've got an aged spot, a knick, a crack, a ding, a dent, or anything else on my guitars, I like having a story that goes with it. Saying "I bought it new that way" or "I did that on purpose because it's cool" is the exact opposite of cool if you ask me. Real aging has stories behind it. Can you imagine if they sold facial creams to increase wrinkles?
Well, for instance, I got this Playboy off ebay:
It's got a wonky bash (and I do mean "bash" as opposed to "crease"), a few weak spots in the felt, some light stains here and there. It's a great "aged" hat.
Except I don't have any stories to go with it.
I mean, I appreciate that sentiment, and also have guitars that I've put my own dings in, believe me. But there's another part of me which appreciates something like my Joe Strummer guitar in a different way. And as someone who lurks over on The Replica Prop forum, I can definitely appreciate the craftsmanship that goes in to things to make them look artificially aged.
that hat is beautifulWell, for instance, I got this Playboy off ebay:
It's got a wonky bash (and I do mean "bash" as opposed to "crease"), a few weak spots in the felt, some light stains here and there. It's a great "aged" hat.
Except I don't have any stories to go with it.
I mean, I appreciate that sentiment, and also have guitars that I've put my own dings in, believe me. But there's another part of me which appreciates something like my Joe Strummer guitar in a different way. And as someone who lurks over on The Replica Prop forum, I can definitely appreciate the craftsmanship that goes in to things to make them look artificially aged.
That's exactly what I was thinking.Yeah, but you know all those dings and imperfections do have stories, even if you don't know them. Plus there's the high drama story of how you sat there with your finger poised over the button on your phone until just the right moment when you made your winning bid.
I mean, nerves of steel and all that, right?
I see shades of The Moon Signature "Diamond."Well, for instance, I got this Playboy off ebay:
It's got a wonky bash (and I do mean "bash" as opposed to "crease"), a few weak spots in the felt, some light stains here and there. It's a great "aged" hat.
Except I don't have any stories to go with it.
I mean, I appreciate that sentiment, and also have guitars that I've put my own dings in, believe me. But there's another part of me which appreciates something like my Joe Strummer guitar in a different way. And as someone who lurks over on The Replica Prop forum, I can definitely appreciate the craftsmanship that goes in to things to make them look artificially aged.
Probably as most people just pose and don't care.Well they sell.
Yeah, the Fender "road worn" series was a big hullabaloo on the Fender Discussion Page, which I was active on at the time. I get the appeal, I particularly like a neck with a "relic" finish.
I don't really have a problem conceptually with pre distressed goods. Denim has been sold that way forever, to the point where most people don't even realize that raw denim is a thing. One of my guitars is a replica of Joe Strummer's, which has about half a finish on it.
I cannot, for the life of me get on board with Fouquet. Everything looks just so contrived and artificial. It's like a caricature of an aged hat, everything is over stylized and overdramatic.
I do like some of the Worth and Worth designs, particularly the double dyed "ombre" hats: http://www.hatshop.com/shop/view/nomad-ombre-blue-violet-combo#.V6IhTHplDmw
Like my hats, when I've got an aged spot, a knick, a crack, a ding, a dent, or anything else on my guitars, I like having a story that goes with it. Saying "I bought it new that way" or "I did that on purpose because it's cool" is the exact opposite of cool if you ask me. Real aging has stories behind it. Can you imagine if they sold facial creams to increase wrinkles?
I just got back from shopping with my wife, and I noted today a number of guys, young and old, wearing non-baseball hats. Except for a few tourists wearing Panamas, the other hats I saw were cheap-looking, larger-brimmed hats that the wearers probably got at Urban Outfitters or one of the other mall stores. I thought about the fact that if I wasn't familiar with this forum I wouldn't have a clue where to buy a decent hat or even any distinction between a good one and the garbage they're passing off at the mall shops.
I find it highly amusing tbh.
What ever floats your boat...
A shame though, GQ should be a heck of a lot more stylish than that.
Don't forget most people out there have no idea what a nice hat should look/feel like
But you still look silly with that thing on your head.