What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

[steur]

Great week Stefan. The Cervo and Lock are standing out to me this time around

Thanks, Joe. Need to change the line-up coming week.

 

[GHT]

Sunday is here again and so are the hats of the week.

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Penn-Craft
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Cervo
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Mossant
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Stetson
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Portis
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Lock&Co
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Tonak Jota
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Love that Stetson, I wore my Sovereign to church this morning. Stefan I did try to post a comment just after you posted this week's hats.
The time to it took to load TFL, I just gave up. We could have been late for church.

 

[Blare]

Royal Stetson Bantam in Wanderer styling.

 

[alanfgag]

Westerns, no. But fedoras and especially trilbies were, I believe, quite common with Japanese clothes. I think they look great with my Jedi suit, yukata, or haori hakama, or straw hats in summer with a jinbei (summer Jedi suit).
You can see @alanfgag rocking a Stetson with a happi here: https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/what-hat-are-you-wearing-today.94860/post-2737818
Happi are usually cheap thin flimsy jackets worn for festivals. Alan’s is the nicest I’ve ever seen.

I believe this flea market find is a hikeshi-banten or fireman’s jacket. It is quite substantial to offer protection for the wearer.

 

[mayserwegener]

Spectacular, Steve. Wonderful colour and the way the felt creases oozes quality.

Stefan, Thank you! A super lineup of hats from you this week (as always). Great to see the Lock & Co. in action. It's fantastic looking!

 

[hambone71]

Royal Stetson Bantam in Wanderer styling.

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That's a beautiful hat, Joe, and looks so natural and easy on you. Definitely one of my favorites of yours, on the head!

 

[Blare]

That's a beautiful hat, Joe, and looks so natural and easy on you. Definitely one of my favorites of yours, on the head!

Thank you Phil!

 

[steur]

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Love that Stetson, I wore my Sovereign to church this morning. Stefan I did try to post a comment just after you posted this week's hats.
The time to it took to load TFL, I just gave up. We could have been late for church.

Thank you, Robert. Good call; don't want to disappoint the church ladies.

 

[Randall Renshaw]

Stetson Imperial grade. So if you dig wide binding this old milk chocolate beauty is sure to please.

 

[steur]

Royal Stetson Bantam in Wanderer styling.

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Nice one, Joe. Classic and classy.

Stefan, Thank you! A super lineup of hats from you this week (as always). Great to see the Lock & Co. in action. It's fantastic looking!

Thank you, Steve.

Stetson Imperial grade. So if you dig wide binding this old milk chocolate beauty is sure to please. View attachment 589413 View attachment 589414 View attachment 589412

Very nice, Randall. For some reason I always enjoy seeing these Imperial Stetsons.

 

[hambone71]

Stetson Imperial grade. So if you dig wide binding this old milk chocolate beauty is sure to please. View attachment 589413 View attachment 589414 View attachment 589412

That wide binding really dresses that one up. Like the brougham version of a Cadillac.

 

[TheOldFashioned]

Standard Quality Stetson:

 

[Randall Renshaw]

That wide binding really dresses that one up. Like the brougham version of a Cadillac.

Thanks, guys!
A Caddy is what this hat reminds me of!
@steur yes, these Imperials are something special to me, as well!

 

[The Shoe]

I believe this flea market find is a hikeshi-banten or fireman’s jacket. It is quite substantial to offer protection for the wearer.

Okay, that makes sense. I can’t say I’ve heard of a hikeshi-banten before, but the language is pretty straightforward. Hikeshi is to extinguish fire, banten is a variation of hanten, which is a warm jacket (filled with some kind of down) in that same shape - often worn as outerwear around the house after a bath. The happi, hanten, and your hikeshi-banten all share the same shape.
Etsuko says it probably has the design of the firefighting group on the back. We’d be interested to see it.

 

[The Lost Cowboy]

Thank you, gents.

I've got a slightly scary Gary story I'll have to share sometime. But don't we all?

I do. Mine involves trucking 3 hours from north to south through Chicago in July 3rd traffic and FINALLY turning onto the I-80 to Gary only to face down another 2 hour jam. Oh man, I hated Gary Indiana that day!

 

[The Lost Cowboy]

Late model Stetson 25 OR for Sunday hockey before the big game tonight.

This felt is not as impressive as you’d want it to be but this guy makes a great work hat.

 

[The Lost Cowboy]

Good morning. Work travels this week had me in caps.

I have found it more convenient to travel with caps the last years.

Sunday morning walkabout in a Gannon Wanderer (silvermist beaver felt w/charcoal trimmings).

Home and enjoying some needed coffee in a VS Westin (inspired by Stetson of same name). The Stetson Westin is essentially a Stetson Whippet with different brim edge treatment.

Morning chores in a Stetson Playboy.

Cheers, Eric -

Great lids as always Eric! But the money shot is the one without the hat - that is not how I pictured you!

I have often wondered about a thread called “What do you look like without a hat?” We’d probably all surprise each other!

 

[The Lost Cowboy]

Royal Stetson Bantam in Wanderer styling.

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Very handsome lid, Joe!

 

[VoodooSan]

Royal Stetson Bantam in Wanderer styling.

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Joe, that Bantam is so awesome, that I came VERY close to not noticing how SMOKIN' that shirt is!! That, sir, is STYLIN'!!!!

 

[BobHufford]

Resistol Bronco for a trip to the livestock auction.

From a local store back in the day.

The “livestock”: