7 3/4" Crown and 2 1/4" on the brim
7 3/4" Crown and 2 1/4" on the brim
Boy, I got vision, and the rest of the world wears bifocals.
Wow! That is wonderful. I've just been reading Grant's Memoirs so seeing one of those old hats in color was great timing. Thanks!
Wow, very well preserved! Rare to see hats that old that aren't fully crushed, piebald, or otherwise aesthetically destroyed.Originally Posted by Garrett
Ready for the races! The grey top hat is italian made by Guerra from harefelt which is good. Not so good is that it doesnīt fit exactly because of the shape of my head. Our member Topper gave me some insight what should be done to get a better fitting top hat but unfortunately I canīt find the time this year. Provided I will visit Ascot again next year (what I hope for) I might pay him a visit. The Guerra will do this year, it isnīt that bad after all.
Frank
Lock & Co hatters is using a roll of vintage silk plush that a customer found in his attic to make 20 or so new silk top hats.
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/1c29d...#axzz1xzgUMnir
(scroll halfway down)
The good people at Lock & Co were kind enough to send me several photos of the new silk plush top hats in progress.
See more here:
http://torontotophats.wordpress.com/...ts-by-lock-co/
VERY cool!!!The good people at Lock & Co were kind enough to send me several photos of the new silk plush top hats in progress.
See more here:
http://torontotophats.wordpress.com/...ts-by-lock-co/
"For all we know this may only be a dream. We come and go like a ripple on a stream. So love me tonight; tomorrow was made for some. Tomorrow may never come, for all we know." (Nat King Cole)
Very nice! But the price is..... ouch!
Frank
New member of the Topper club
Welcome to the club!Unfortunatley I will have to wait for next yearīs Ascot to wear mine again. Not too many occasions on the continent for wearing
a top hat....
Frank
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