-
The Fedora Lounge is supported in part by commission earning affiliate links sitewide. Please support us by using them. You may learn more here.
Search results
-
The Cavalry Hat
They have switched up the hats from time to time.... Mine is a Stetson, like I said, and I believe is XX it is a pretty rigid hat though and takes a good bit of steam to shape anything.- Agent_of_Empire
- Post #36
- Forum: Hats
-
The Cavalry Hat
Also, most posts heavy on Cav units sell them at clothing sales, and US Cavalry (the gear store) sells them as part of their catalog now for about the last year or so - they only sell the black though.- Agent_of_Empire
- Post #25
- Forum: Hats
-
The Cavalry Hat
The ACORNS are what smack against the hat while you ride - to keep you awake while you ride. So they say... Knots in your chord also show the number of combat tours.- Agent_of_Empire
- Post #24
- Forum: Hats
-
The Cavalry Hat
It's not official headgear, so there is no set standard. My crown is not NEARLY that tall, but people also shape theirs differently. Back in the day different units had different standards for shaping - now it is individual preference. Those are some huge sabers too. In Vietnam the Air...- Agent_of_Empire
- Post #8
- Forum: Hats
-
The Cavalry Hat
No I have never heard it referred to as a slouch hat... Looked it up and seems like the early 20th century variety of campaign hat might have fallen into this category (the ones that look like a Drill Sergeant hat). We just call those campaign covers though - I have never been a Drill Sergeant- Agent_of_Empire
- Post #5
- Forum: Hats
-
-
The Cavalry Hat
It's not a fedora and it has been around since before the Golden Age, but the Cavalry hat lives on. Most peple outside of the Cav community don't know much about the Stetson because it technically isn't written into any regulations. It is worn by Cavalry Scouts (19D) and Air Cavalry across the...- Agent_of_Empire
- Thread
- Replies: 47
- Forum: Hats
-
What does your hat color say? What does it go with?
Starting a new post on the cav hat to explain it a little better. I will throw in a blurb about spurs too ;) All it proves for the point of this post is that blue hats can in fact go with grey, green, and loam suits.- Agent_of_Empire
- Post #12
- Forum: Hats
-
What does your hat color say? What does it go with?
:offtopic: Cavalry Stetson's aren't issued... They are just something we Cavalry scouts do for formal events (as you mentioned), beer calls (yes, you do fill it with beer and then drink it all in one go to "break it in"), and you can't forget Cav hat Friday ;) We wear it on the last duty day of...- Agent_of_Empire
- Post #9
- Forum: Hats
-
What does your hat color say? What does it go with?
I started doing some research into the colors of hats commonly available, mostly to determine what colored suits a hat might go well with. As I looked more into hats and their colors I also started to look into the different connotations of colors. This is just a quick guide to the information...- Agent_of_Empire
- Thread
- Replies: 44
- Forum: Hats
-
Help Me Choose the Right Hat!
That moonstone looks like a pretty versatile gray, but I keep looking at the carbon gray Akubras on these posts and that is a pretty sharp looking color. Is the difference between a Fed IV and a Deluxe REALLY that noticeable? The more I research, the more of a toss up it seems to be with Fed...- Agent_of_Empire
- Post #17
- Forum: Hats
-
-
Help Me Choose the Right Hat!
So all this talk with Akuburas pointed my research in a new direction - I think I am going to try it! The Fed IV Deluxe in moonstoe looks sharp. Now I have to learn how to shape a hat heh That tall crown, and the fact that it was an open crown, really worried me at first but I guess there...- Agent_of_Empire
- Post #12
- Forum: Hats
-
Help Me Choose the Right Hat!
23 - my headsize has stopped fluctuating also heh - been pretty standard for 3+ years of my hat-wearing career- Agent_of_Empire
- Post #9
- Forum: Hats
-
Help Me Choose the Right Hat!
Let me see if I did this right... Mind you, I have also put on some weight since then (thicker neck and upper body) but generally I am still tall and lanky ;) Very very e-sneaky- Agent_of_Empire
- Post #7
- Forum: Hats
-
Help Me Choose the Right Hat!
I am going to go out on a limb then and say that all Stetson dress hats are rabbit fur? I kept trying to look into their makeup but only ever found that it is a trade secret and the number of Xs (which are never mentioned on dress hats) determine how much beaver is actually used... From a...- Agent_of_Empire
- Post #4
- Forum: Hats
-
Help Me Choose the Right Hat!
I am new to hats, but I have always like the look of the fedora. Being in the Army though, I have had little need for a hat (outside of my Cavalry Stetson) and choose to spend my off-time in an ultra-casual shorts and t-shirt state. I am getting ready to go into the Department of State, and...- Agent_of_Empire
- Thread
- Replies: 17
- Forum: Hats
-
