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  1. Matt Deckard

    Return of the russet band to scoutmaster hats

    The return of the russet leather hatband to scoutmaster hats. Ask and you shall receive. The 1930s original leather hatband is in the middle, the dark brown version was common from the 1940s until… about January of this year. As I needed a replacement band since the 1930s one I had finally...
  2. Matt Deckard

    DECATISING

    I’ll post more on Decatising and how it’s done with hats as time goes by. But here’s a short vid with a short explanation. Felt decatising is very different from working with a woven cotton or wool fabrics and a few different machines are required. DECATISING Stiffened hats that haven’t been...
  3. Matt Deckard

    And a river runs through it

    Tom Skerritt’s hat in A River Run’s Through It comes to mind when I think of looks that made me fall in love with felt hats. The thinness of it, the tone on tone medium grays of the ribbon against the felt. Nothing striking, nothing harsh. The brim snapped down all around and waving around the...
  4. Matt Deckard

    Fresno’s local Hattet, Nicholson Hat Co.

    Talkin’ hats in Fresno at Nicholson Hat Co.
  5. Matt Deckard

    THE KING IS NOT AMUSED! King Charles III. Pilot Varsity II disposable pen disaster.

    The King dealing with the incompetence of the Royal staff and their use of disposable plastic Pilot Varsity II student fountain pens to sign his proclamation as King.
  7. Matt Deckard

    More finery from my brother from Japan Kazuki Kodaka

    In these times of trouble, Top of the game when it comes to repro menswear. Take a gander people, it hasn’t gotten better than this! The details are perfect. From Japan, the suits of Kazuki Kodaka
  8. Matt Deckard

    Takin’ the Zephyr

    Anyone else take a train now and again? Gives one time to catch up with some thoughts and write out some plans. Especially when In a small cabin with a window on a long trip.
  9. Matt Deckard

    Modern Flat Cap Barry Somonds

    Thanks to Barry Simonds for making a spectacular period accurate 8 point flat cap that looks like it walked out of a 1920s menswear catalog. I’m about to put it through its paces as I do some work around the house.
  10. Matt Deckard

    The adventure homburg.

    Going out set dressing, and checking hats (it incenses me when actors wear them backwards). But before I do that… yeah… a vintage hat check in. Perhaps the epitome of hat design when it comes to function in the city. Soft with a brim that’s not too short as to let rain hit the nose, and with a...
  11. Matt Deckard

    Oscars and period pieces.

    It’s odd how so many period dramas get best costuming when a Sears catalog and piles of vintage clothing tend to be the material studied by the costumers. This year we get Mank on the running for Beat picture. I don’t know about the movie, but I do have a prediction for best actor at these oscars.
  13. Matt Deckard

    Modern retro US made shoes

  14. Matt Deckard

    Everyone looks good in a Spearpoint Collar

    An excerpt of my latest article in The Chap magazine. For the sartorial oriented that want a collar in which everyone looks good, you can get subscribe through the UK, pick it up at various better book shops that have survived the purge. Check it out here. THE CHAP
  15. Matt Deckard

    Dapper Day at LACMA

    Dapper Day... it's one of those events that came about long after the Fedora Lounge, but I'm sure most of us wish it had been here years before. Back when we were hitting the streets in our fedoras and three piece suits trying to find out where we could still get a leather soled wingtip shoe...
  16. Matt Deckard

    Bostonian Made in USA No. 16 Boot

    I wouldn’t say I’m a shoe snob, but fickle with shoes. I introduce to you, the Bostonian No. 16 boot. The men’s ankle boot. This pair made in the USA and received for review. Thank you Bostonian. There are a few heritage brands that still hail from the USA that can claim that they are made here...
  17. Matt Deckard

    STETSON Tokyo Whippet

    Answering a few hat questions since the release of the open crown Whippet on the Japanese market. I designed both US and Japanese Versions for STETSON. The primary differences between the @john_b.stetson_tokyo issue Royal whippet versus the 2016 issue US Excellent quality open crown version. 1...
  19. Matt Deckard

    The return of the open crown whippet

    Finally released, the remake of the Stetson whippet I designed for @stetsonhats. Took some time to get the open crown whippet back into production. Nowadays, the Japanese market always seams to be the one that loves it most. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  20. Matt Deckard

    Classic shoe debacles

    To answer a dancers question... something for then balboa and shag crowd: Many modern remakes of vintage shoes have little arch support. Many custom orthotics can make it hard to dance because they don’t flex, and most off the shelf arch supports tend to fill up a shoe. These new profoot...
  21. Matt Deckard

    10th annual Los Angeles Tweed Pub Crawl

    “Fish a little craft a little, weave a yard or two.” The 10th Annual Los Angeles Tweed Pub Crawl is November 21th. We meet at the Biltmore Hotel downtown, and move from there. More details to follow! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  22. Matt Deckard

    SDCC Marvel Agent Carter panel

    I got the chance yesterday to showcase some hats and talk fashion history at Comic-Con for the Marvel Agent Carter panel. Check it out! More info to follow. Anyone else at SDCC? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  23. Matt Deckard

    The Right Brooklyn Dodgers Cap

    I keep forgetting, is it that the squeaky wheel gets the grease, or that the squeaky wheel gets replaced? It’s been the longest time I’ve been asking for a version of the classic Brooklyn Dodgers cap in a good weight broadcloth flannel with the figure 8 B and the white button and no battermam...

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