Hatalog-5 2003 LaSalle grey Optimo

[Matt Deckard]

The crown was shaped by Rundquist





This hat was meant to be a copy of the hat below. I think my Optimo needs a little bit of a wider ribbon, and after watching the movie I think the ribbon is closer to a char-grey than a black.

[MK]

I love the color of that hat.

[Matt Deckard]

The color depends on the lighting... you saw it in person and sometimes it looks lighter, sometimes it looks darker.

I like it.

[Rundquist]

That hat is just crying to be broken in. Matt didn?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢t want a tight front pinch. That would have helped immensely with the Indy look. It will get there, but it needs a little bit of wear. Cheers

[Colt]

I really need to breakdown and get myself an optimo!

[Matt Deckard]

I'm hunching a bit so my girlfriend can take a higher shot.
"FOOLS... BUREAUCRATIC FOOLS"

Down in back

[PrettyBigGuy]

Very cool Matt,
After seeing your lid Saturday, I called Optimo and talked to Kevin today. Unfortunatly he is out of LaSalle Grey in 7 1/2 , but he still has Mercury and Charcoal. He's sending me some felt samples today so hopefully there will be one that I like. Otherwise maybe I'll wait until next year and pick up an Indy Brown this year.
PBG

[Matt Deckard]

Now that you had a look at the LaSalle,
What did you think of the heavy weight felt?

[PrettyBigGuy]

The felt "felt" good to me! It felt thinner them my PB2. I like the thin felt for an Indy hat, but for a grey one I think I prefer the heavier felt.
PBG

[Sergei]

PBG,
I can bring my Mercury Gray with me to the Del Mar gun show next weekend. We are planning on getting together on Sunday (Oct 19th).

In my opinion, although the Mercury is thin felt, it does appear to be slightly thicker than my Indy Brown. It has the gorgeous, nutria/beaver combo.

-S