Richard Warren
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Just how traditional are they?
Art Fawcett said:Both answers are correct Gents. The dimensional brim was considered an option only ( a very remote option) in the 20s and from what I understand was pretty much limited to HJ. Of the thousands of hats that have gone through my hands in the last 20 yrs, not one was a dimensional brim with the sides narrower than the front & back. That is an Indy thing only in my eyes because of this experience.
Dinerman said:Dimensional brims seem to have been at least slightly popular in the 1920s and early '30s, though it was the back of the brim that was shorter, with the sides and front being the same width.
munchausen said:Hi Art
This is completely off topic, but can I ask what your signature is in regards to?
Delthayre said:That's an intriguing proposition. I wonder if there have ever been examples produced or modified to have both the front and back and the brim be narrower than the sides, thus emphasizing width. That might seem stylistically fitting for a lightweight, spring and early summer hat, although I could imagine that it would be awkward.
Art Fawcett said:That is an Indy thing only in my eyes because of this experience.
Having owned a Fed I can say the dimensional cut is basically unnoticable.skyvue said:Art posts for me, which is why I can't quite pull the trigger on a Federation purchase. I avoid all things Indy, and can't get past the dimensional brim (though I'll admit that I've never seen one in person).