Recent content by DickWhitmanMM

Coyness resolved.

And, I just found out he passed away in 2014: this is from a post I just found on Fedora Lounge: bendingoak Vendor I'm so sorry to report with a heavy heart that master hatter Alexander Conley has passed away. I meet him a couple years ago and he opened his doors to me and we talked shop for a...

I dug it up. This is from a post I made here in 2008: Conley Hats, “The mad hatter,” is sir ALEXANDER CONLEY at 1112 34th Ave. (just south of East Union Street on 34th). *He makes custom-made hats as well, very cool guy, he said he's 73. That would make him about 88 today.

Coy? That’s all I remember about him! Others in Seattle here likely know more. It was 15 years ago, dude

A gentleman in Seattle who was well known and respected by all. I went to his store/service place around 2008 and he was THE go-to guy for all things hats. I heard he closed down his store and may’ve passed away. Not entirely sure, but he’s nowhere to be found.

Now that the great Mad Hatter is no more, I have a vintage Stetson I need cleaned and blocked, and don’t know where to start. Who does this now? I live in greater Seattle area… Thanks!

Just picked up this gem at a sale. Anyone know what year it is based on the inside tag on the sweatband? It was originally purchased at Blocksteins, a very old and closed (1981) popular retail outlet in Houston, TX. Is “90070” a clue to the year it was made? Oh, and it needs a pro blocking...

Thanks! Yeah, 7 seems about right. What's a "Punti"? Any idea of the manufacturing date based on the tag, logo, etc., I'm guessing about 1950s?

Picked this up at an estate sale. It's a very cool fedora. A BORSALINO Allessandria - made of mohair (?) with a course linen ribbon. The weird things is the size: it's a "4 1/2" according to the inside tag, but it feels more like a 6 1/8-ish. . It was originally purchase at "SPALLOTTA Roma" and...

AMC (Janie Bryant) is very very particular about wardrobe, so I'm sure it's period-specific; late '50s, early '60s at the latest...

Stetson Soveriegn [/url][/IMG] This is a vintage late '50s Stetson Sovereign.

jimmy the lid-- Thanks, that's fine, I actually wanted an mid '50s to early to mid '60s Stetson anyway!

be sure not to handle the hats by the crown! They will slap your wrist with a ruler...

had I read this a month ago I could have loaned you one. I had a TEXACO filling station cap circa '50s.

haha. 100% truth-- it's the same hat. And yes, Alex does hat resizing. I basically lucked out here-- I was willing and able to pay good money for a vintage Fedora once I found one in my size and era preference. And a chance-encounter at Goodwill (dragged in by my GF) led me to this. The hat...