What Hat Are You Wearing Today?

[bowlerman]

Loving that (insert arbitrary fraction here) Douglas, bowlerman. The difference in tone between the felt and band really give it a pop.

So, I bit the bullet today after walking around all day with a what felt like a beach umbrella on my head. I'm talking of course about the 3" brim of my Akubra Squatter. I've always loved the crown and I was trying very hard to love the brim width. The 30s-style fedora has really grabbed hold of me these last few weeks after seeing Bogie's in 'The Maltese Falcon', as well as in a lot of photos. I came across some of the customs at the Falcon Park Hattery in the style I was looking for but since I'm back at uni in less than 2 weeks, the funds really aren't there for one of those, let alone this beauty http://optimohats.com/#/hats/117/ . So I gave the Squatter one last chance today, with a fresh bash, but I just didn't feel 100% underneath it. And so...

Before (sometime last week):


All in all, the brim lost only a centimeter but it's made all the difference and I feel the love for this lid as I thought I would when I first took it home.

Now the Squatter looks even squat---er

nice trim, brothelcreeper-- a centimeter does indeed make ALL the difference! And the new raw edge looks really sharp too.

setting up for my art show this weekend the 18th.


2 new black and white paintings i did for my art show this weekend, inspired by the hardships of the early 1900's, and the love of music.


-great looking hats guys for the past few days.

Good luck with the show, Coble! I really dig those paintings, and the inspiration. Could they be self portraits in part? (Nice hats!)

Too many great hats to mention since I last stopped by. Well done.

Had to break out the white Beaver Brand to wear down to our nonprofit’s 39th annual legislative awards banquet this evening.


Haven’t had time to sign in lately, but the modified campdraft has proven to be the go-to hat lately.

I still can't get over your shaping of that hat, B.J. You make that BB look like a real vintage!

[bowlerman]

Jeff, stunning Lee. Color and ribbon looks perfect.

Thanks Manfred! Believe it or not, the Lee is a completely different hat. I bought them at nearly the same time but the Wellington had a sweatband that crumbled away, so I had a new one installed.

from left to right, Wellington, Lee, Stetson royal deluxe OR (not relevant to the conversation, but already in the same photo.)



Manfred, Mike, David-- nice to wake up to lids like those today!

[Rodkins]

Thanks Manfred! Believe it or not, the Lee is a completely different hat. I bought them at nearly the same time but the Wellington had a sweatband that crumbled away, so I had a new one installed.

from left to right, Wellington, Lee, Stetson royal deluxe OR (not relevant to the conversation, but already in the same photo.)

Manfred, Mike, David-- nice to wake up to lids like those today!

The Wellington and the Lee are stunning.

[alanfgag]

The OR is not too shabby too. Great line-up.

setting up for my art show this weekend the 18th.

Good luck with the show... and thanks for giving us a members preview.

[hatophile]

Looking good so far,
Manfred, Dave and Mike.

Royal Stetson, a recent Ebay find. Light heathered gray with a medium sized fabric dark gray band. A very different hat.

[Rodkins]

Looking good so far,
Manfred, Dave and Mike.
Royal Stetson, a recent Ebay find. Light heathered gray with a medium sized fabric dark gray band. A very different hat.

Different indeed. Cool.

[zetwal]

Good luck with the show...

+1 ... wishing you much success ...

[gtdean48]

Yesterday, the Akubra Heritage Campdraft Deluxe...


Today, the Stetson 25 Corral...

[Aureliano]

Another twenty.

[Rodkins]

Another twenty.

Nice. I like the edge.