Graphite Optimo

[Matt Deckard]

I am unable to post pics easily at the moment, but here is what I sen Optimo to copy, this and an old borsalino with a similar crown.

The hat looks excellent my brim is a little bigger and the ribbon is a little smaller

I had to call and congratulate Graham.

My new hat looks like it fell out of the 20's.
6" crown
2 3/4" brim
0 taper - this one does bow out a bit.
bound edge
black ribbon
wind string

I will post real pics of me when I can.

[Kentucky Blues]

if they look like that, I'm going to kill you....

[Matt Deckard]

Graham had to use a bigger hat body to make the crown big enough to fit on the old block. The hat looks sweet!

It beats any previous hat I have from Optimo hands down.

I'm planning to wear it with the brim up most of the time for the Citizen Kane swoop.

[Nathan Flowers]

Wow, another Graphite Optimo today! I can't wait to see pictures of this one.

[Matt Deckard]

Originally posted by Zohar
Wow, another Graphite Optimo today! I can't wait to see pictures of this one.

All the cool people have Graphite (Just kidding).

This is a hat I plan to keep in good condition (unlike my other Optimos), I just got a compliment from the office secretary... I must post pics.

They did the bow totally 20's style too, and the wind string has a nice thick button like the ones I find on vintage hats, and the crown... purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
Tallest and straightest I've seen on a modern hat outside of Peters Bros. Purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

[Matt Deckard]

Originally posted by Kentucky Blues
if they look like that, I'm going to kill you....

Remind me to stay away from you.

[Bogie1943]

Wowsa, I can't wait to gaze my eyes on that baby. That's just a great looking lid to begin with, with the Optimo touch, your talking spectacular. Like I have always said, there is nothing like a vintage golden era fedora, except an Optimo.

[Matt Deckard]

I'm going over to see MK after work, he's going to take some pics.

[Kentucky Blues]

. . . Josh, I think Optimo made the hat. That's just the picture he had them use for reference. I don't think there's anything Optimo could do to that hat to make it any better. Great...now I want a wide brimmed grey fedora.....again..... LOL

[Matt Deckard]

When I had them make the hat I sent in a gaggle of pictures I printed out on photo paper, the picture above is one of them. They also had my 20's Borsalino to work off of... I wanted the crown done right.