I finally made the leap and bought my first fur-felt fedora! Went with the Stratoliner Premier in Cornhill, couldn't resist the price I got on sale at overland so I pulled the trigger.
The size fits perfect, and I love the color and look, but there are a couple things about it that I am curious if I should be concerned about so I figured I'd turn to you experts.
For one, when I purchased it said Open Crown, but when it arrived, it came with a teardrop bash. This is coincidentally what I wanted to try to do myself so it's not that big a deal, but I was a little disappointed that it wasn't open and ready for me to attempt myself. Wondering if you think this means that it was used and returned, or a floor model perhaps?
Also, i can see some of the stitching that is below the ribbon and it is a dark brown or black. Is this normal? I would have thought that the stitching would match the color of the felt so as not to be so noticeable.
Lastly, and most concerning, the front of the brim doesn't have that 'snap' that I was expecting after trying on the royal quality version of the same. I would have thought that the premier would be even better than the royal (and it does feel better quality overall in my inexperienced opinion), but on this, when I try to turn the brim down, it kind of only goes down slightly and sometimes will pop back up. Does this sound strange to you? Is there any way that I can get it to have more of a 'snap' in the front on my own? Total noob here so any thoughts are greatly appreciated. I've included a couple pictures of my new baby (i think, ha).
Thanks,
J
The size fits perfect, and I love the color and look, but there are a couple things about it that I am curious if I should be concerned about so I figured I'd turn to you experts.
For one, when I purchased it said Open Crown, but when it arrived, it came with a teardrop bash. This is coincidentally what I wanted to try to do myself so it's not that big a deal, but I was a little disappointed that it wasn't open and ready for me to attempt myself. Wondering if you think this means that it was used and returned, or a floor model perhaps?
Also, i can see some of the stitching that is below the ribbon and it is a dark brown or black. Is this normal? I would have thought that the stitching would match the color of the felt so as not to be so noticeable.
Lastly, and most concerning, the front of the brim doesn't have that 'snap' that I was expecting after trying on the royal quality version of the same. I would have thought that the premier would be even better than the royal (and it does feel better quality overall in my inexperienced opinion), but on this, when I try to turn the brim down, it kind of only goes down slightly and sometimes will pop back up. Does this sound strange to you? Is there any way that I can get it to have more of a 'snap' in the front on my own? Total noob here so any thoughts are greatly appreciated. I've included a couple pictures of my new baby (i think, ha).
Thanks,
J