My Grave Consequence of Buying a Scala Fedora

[Detective_Noir]

i have had a Dorfman Pacific Scala New Yorker Model as my first hat for a year and its suprising how its held in its current state. the crown has finally tapered inward looking as if it was sat on and has shrank a little bit from the excess heat, the brim has gone flat and the curve in the back has one part curving higher than the other and causing a horrible balance on the brim to curve at all.... te grosgrain ribbon and roan leather sweat band (if it even is leather) and boung edge are the only things i like. plus the ribbon pin on its side. i had originally bought this because i love tear drop or c-crown bashes rather than the center crease. the problem that struck me the most is the tag where i the curious cat decided to look on the other side of it to find it is made in china.... are all dorfman pacifics chinese manufactured hats now? which should explain why the wool felt is so poor in quality...

[metropd]

It's a wool hat. I am sory for your loss. Please know that's what happens to wool hats. You should buy a nice fur-felt. In the long term it is less expensive. Dorfman has been making their hats in China for a few years now. I have heard they want to restart making their fur-felts in the USA due to quality control problems. I see no reason why they would make wool fedoras in the USA. Before their venture to China, Scala made decent fur felts for the price. Beware of the large hat monopolies. Dorfman now owns Biltmore and Hartford York and Coca Cola Corporation owns Stetson and Hatco Brands. Winchester has a monopoly on just about all felt production inside of the USA.

[W4ASZ]

It's a wool hat. I am sory for your loss. Please know that's what happens to wool hats. You should buy a nice fur-felt. In the long term it is less expensive. Dorfman has been making their hats in China for a few years now. I have heard they want to restart making their fur-felts in the USA due to quality control problems. I see no reason why they would make wool fedoras in the USA. Before their venture to China, Scala made decent fur felts for the price. Beware of the large hat monopolies. Dorfman now owns Biltmore and Hartford York and Coca Cola Corporation owns Stetson and Hatco Brands. Winchester has a monopoly on just about all felt production inside of the USA.

I think RHE Hatco is still a subsidiary of Pro Equine, Inc.

[gtdean48]

I think RHE Hatco is still a subsidiary of Pro Equine, Inc.

+1

[Mark B.]

Hello all...I am new to the lounge and new to posting on any kind of forums. Can someone explain what is meant by "+1" and "bump" in these threads?...I have seen it numerous times but haven't been able to figure it out....

+1

[tealseal]

Hello all...I am new to the lounge and new to posting on any kind of forums. Can someone explain what is meant by "+1" and "bump" in these threads?...I have seen it numerous times but haven't been able to figure it out....

+1 signifies that you agree with something. For example, if you posted "I think the entire world would be better off if everyone had one fur felt hat", I could reply with a "+1" to show that I fully agree with your statement, but have nothing else to add at the moment.
A "bump" is used to bring a thread that hasn't been added to or discussed in a while to the top of the "New Posts" list. If someone finds an older, "dead" post that is of significant interest, they can "bump" it to get it noticed (again).

Hope this helps!
-TS

[RBH]

...... Winchester has a monopoly on just about all felt production inside of the USA.

It Gets 'Curiouser and Curiouser'.

[metropd]

It Gets 'Curiouser and Curiouser'.

Am I wrong? I have been told that numerous times by people in the industry.

[TomS]

I'm sorry for that trouble. Perhaps you can take some comfort in knowing that your thread might save someone else from a similar fate!!

[gtdean48]

DP has non-China production facilities. Moving Biltmore activities from Canada to Texas, I've read.