Movie hats

T Jones · Jun 20, 2017

DocCasualty said:
I keep looking at that one too! Bet that looks impressive worn with that 5" brim.

If I was able to buy one I would reshape both the crown and the brim. I would either reshape it to look like a bigger version of my Silver belly Resistol I posted earlier or I would reshape it to look something closer to Tom Selleck's Quigley hat. There's definitely plenty of hat to work with on that one.

Bamaboots · Jun 20, 2017

DocCasualty said:
Great hats and great suggestions, thanks! I wear a size 7 3/8, an exact 59 cm.

Damn, not another one!

DocCasualty · Jun 21, 2017

Bamaboots said:
Damn, not another one!

You piqued my curiosity so I just looked and found this: "Based on sales data from a hat store that sells many thousands of hats per year (Levine Hat Company), the average American male's hat size is 7 3/8. Head sizes are increasing here, because just a few years ago it was 7 1/4."

I'm guessing the topic has been discussed more than once here on TFL.

DocCasualty · Jun 21, 2017

Michael R. said:
@DocCasualty , I think OR's open crown are 5" and CD's are taller .

Just for fun I tried both my OR and CD with Montana Peaks and I was surprised to find they worked well with that crease. I'm not sure why I thought it would require a taller crown, especially since Campaign hats aren't that tall.

Zombie_61 · Jun 21, 2017

DocCasualty said:
You piqued my curiosity so I just looked and found this: "Based on sales data from a hat store that sells many thousands of hats per year (Levine Hat Company), the average American male's hat size is 7 3/8. Head sizes are increasing here, because just a few years ago it was 7 1/4."

I'm guessing the topic has been discussed more than once here on TFL.

Somewhere around here there's a poll thread discussing just that, but since the last software upgrade the search feature can't seem to find a lot of older threads. If I remember correctly 7-3/8 (59 cm) and 7-1/2 (60 cm) were the most prevalent sizes here on The Lounge.

Joao Encarnado · Jun 22, 2017

DocCasualty said:
Just for fun I tried both my OR and CD with Montana Peaks and I was surprised to find they worked well with that crease. I'm not sure why I thought it would require a taller crown, especially since Campaign hats aren't that tall.

It's all about comfort and not having the crease of the hat touching the top of your head.

Windsock8e · Jun 27, 2017

I rewatched The Big Sleep (1946) and was really enjoying the hats.

This a great shot of Marlow (Bogart) and Eddie Mars' (John Ridgely) hats respectively. Any idea what hat Eddie Mars is wearing? It has "presence".

I managed to look past Dorothy Malone and noticed the size of the extra's hat in the Acme bookshop scene.

moontheloon · Jun 27, 2017

Windsock8e said:
I rewatched The Big Sleep (1946) and was really enjoying the hats.

This a great shot of Marlow (Bogart) and Eddie Mars' hats respectively. Any idea what hat Eddie Mars is wearing? It has "presence".

I managed to look past Dorothy Malone and noticed the size of the extra in the Acme bookshop scene.

no way of knowing what Eddie is wearing ... but two great shots right there

Windsock8e · Jun 27, 2017

moontheloon said:
no way of knowing what Eddie is wearing ... but two great shots right there

True, not enough to go on, but what do you reckon on the crown height and brim size?

The curl on Bogarts brim is great as well, nevermind the crease...

moontheloon · Jun 27, 2017

Windsock8e said:
True, not enough to go on, but what do you reckon on the crown height and brim size?

The curl on Bogarts brim is great as well, nevermind the crease...

nearly impossible to say ... probably a typical 5 3/4 - 2 5/8 ... something like that
who knows

Bamaboots · Jun 27, 2017

Windsock8e said:
I rewatched The Big Sleep (1946) and was really enjoying the hats.

This a great shot of Marlow (Bogart) and Eddie Mars' (John Ridgely) hats respectively. Any idea what hat Eddie Mars is wearing? It has "presence".

I managed to look past Dorothy Malone and noticed the size of the extra's hat in the Acme bookshop scene.

I can't cock a hat on my head without looking like a.........well, you know, but those cats could pull it off.

Windsock8e · Jun 29, 2017

Bamaboots said:
I can't cock a hat on my head without looking like a.........well, you know, but those cats could pull it off.

General: how do you take your whiskey.
Bogart: in a glass.

Bolero · Jun 29, 2017

The Look....The best part of these pictures is Lee Marvins tie...

Lone_Ranger · Jun 30, 2017

Moviehats said:
Tom made her a hat that she didn't like. She just wanted a plain one she said. He was very distracted by her when he was measuring her head as she was flirting. I don't think I could handle that myself. Probably would get the numbers wrong and have to go back to re measure her.

It is just a plain black cattleman with trail dust. The unique feature is the hat band. Would like to find a similar hatband. Anyone have an idea where? Or a closeup of the detail. Is it braided horse hair?

Nathaniel Finley · Jun 30, 2017

Anybody see the new WONDER WOMAN? I'm a super amateur but I was really impressed by Steve Trevor's fedora. I wondered what others thought.

I really like the crown dent as well and plan to something similar in my next fedora. What do you call this kind of dent? It's not quite a center dent, more like a long, thin teardrop.

KarlCrow · Jun 30, 2017

^ it looks like a diamond that wants to slip back into a factory teardrop, but hard to know from that shot. It is pretty.

Zombie_61 · Jun 30, 2017

Nathaniel Finley said:
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Anybody see the new WONDER WOMAN? I'm a super amateur but I was really impressed by Steve Trevor's fedora. I wondered what others thought.

I really like the crown dent as well and plan to something similar in my next fedora. What do you call this kind of dent? It's not quite a center dent, more like a long, thin teardrop.

I haven't seen the movie, but based on the photos I've seen that's how I'd describe it--a narrow Teardrop.

Hurricane Jack · Jul 1, 2017

Robert Redford as Jeremiah Johnson

Nathaniel Finley · Jul 1, 2017

Hurricane Jack said:
Robert Redford as Jeremiah Johnson

One of the all-time greats! I still sing that song sometimes as I'm out hiking and camping:
"Jeremiah Johnson made his way into the mountains.
He was betting on forgetting all the pain he left behind."
Very influential in my life, and my Akubra looks quite a lot like the hat he's wearing here! (Total coincidence!)

"And some say he's up there still..."

Nathaniel Finley · Jul 1, 2017

KarlCrow said:
^ it looks like a diamond that wants to slip back into a factory teardrop, but hard to know from that shot. It is pretty.

Zombie_61 said:
I haven't seen the movie, but based on the photos I've seen that's how I'd describe it--a narrow Teardrop.

Yeah, these photos are what I could find on google. It is a gorgeous fedora to my eyes and I would love to bash a new hat in a similar way. Today I'm ordering either the FED IV or the Campdraft so I should have enough crown soon to play with! (The Banjo Paterson has zero crown. I think it's most accurate measurement is negative crown actually...

I love my hat to bits but I have come to realize that I need some crown in my life).

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