Recent content by David Bresch

Lee Cob wears a beautiful brown fedora in this movie (I just re-watched it): does anyone know who made it?

I wrinkled the ribbons on a few of my hats by stacking them. How do I remove the wrinkles?

A little, yes.

Feltfan, whether I mention him or not, doesn't matter, he writes me just the same (and has, just now). Thank you for these answers. I am working on photos right now, actually, because I knew I would be asked about this. You all misunderstood my questions, my fault for not being clear but...

Okay, I have six hats, 2 from Art, 2 from Gus, and 2 from Optimo. Art once said he dreads being a person's first hatter and I see why, I needed several hats to figure out what I wanted and what I felt looked good on me, basically a 1950's model with center dent and not too high a crown. Art...

I am pretty new to hats and the reason I have been wearing fedoras is that they are the most beautiful headware for warmth and make dressing for the chill so much easier. I switched my wardrobe to spring a while ago and the weather has been quite chilly but my hats balance everything out and...

That Savoy is beautiful. I completely agree with you about evolving tastes. At some point, my taste meets what looks good and hopefully then I have found my sweet spot. In general, like a house style, Art dials the crown up, while Gus dials it down, and when you order, you have to be cognizant...

Art you will be happy to know that Charlie reserves the choicest insults for me, not you. You are a liar and a cheat (just), I am homosexual ("not that there's anything wrong with that!"), a fool, etc. I swear, I get the urge to understand his messages every fiftieth, I just have never seen...

These messages are hypnotic, not at first, but by the fiftieth or sixtieth. But the temptation lies in understanding more about hats. For example, the writer criticizes the pouncing: is this because the hat is made with a long-har felt (which I requested)? What is "sealed?" There is a lot of hat...

Staying calm and absolutely neutral, can someone translate this criticism of the "too tall hat" (I receive these messages frequently by private email): "David that hat is about an inch too tall for the brim to work with it. It also is just made on the wrong block as well but that is common...

the too-high hat a comparison shot

You are right, I apologize, I need pictures. And I have not tried re-bashing it, that is why I posted, I am looking for suggestions, and this is a good one. Which is the bash that will most give the appearance of lowering the crown? For example, I wonder about the bash in Spellflower's avatar...

I have 6 hats now, 2 from Art Fawcett, 2 from Gus Miller, and 2 from Optimo. I have developed an understanding of what I like and what looks good on me. For example, I sent one of the Optimo hats back to have its brim cut down, and Graham idd it and it looks perfect on me now. Art, poor Art...

I think I did, if you look for my posts you will find them.

Nonentity has some interesting points, but were everything he wrote absolutely true, there would be no point to ordering bespoke anything, and I can tell you that is not true at all. If anything, the reverse is true, there are a few off-the-shelf items I like but mostly I prefer bespoke. As...