Anthony Jordan
Practically Family
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- South Wales, U.K.
Hello,
I've been hanging around for a while and have made a few posts but haven't really introduced myself. As I'm about to ask the members for some advice I thought it was about time. My name, as per my username, is Anthony and I am British, pushing thirty, and have been a confirmed fan of 1930s-1940s style since my teens. Hats have always been a bit of a thing of mine, although reading this section of the forum in particular underlines how much I don't know!
My collection is currently as follows:
Black silk top hat (vintage, maker unknown, I guess Edwardian in date)
Green velour fedora (modern - Herald & Heart)
Charcoal grey "Mason" fedora (Modern - Susquehana Hat Co)
Light grey Mason/MacMurray fedora (ditto)
Beige "Knightsbridge" fedora with chocolate band (modern - Christy's)
Lavender grey wool felt fedora with blue-grey pleated band (1950s? - "Premier Hats by Shaw")
plus a couple of modern tweed flat caps, a mortarboard, etc.
I'm currently looking at my hat collection and, having recently disposed of a Olney fedora in vicuna, am thinking of acquiring a replacement. I am on a fairly tight budget and am finding the thought of the Bailey "Adventurer" fedora in brown quite tempting. It looks like a handsome hat. The main things which are putting me off are that I have no experience of the manufacturer and that it is wool felt, which I have had bad experiences of in the past. Any comments or advice that members have on this hat in particular, alternatives or the qualities and demerits of wool felt in general would be very welcome.
Thanks in advance,
Anthony.
I've been hanging around for a while and have made a few posts but haven't really introduced myself. As I'm about to ask the members for some advice I thought it was about time. My name, as per my username, is Anthony and I am British, pushing thirty, and have been a confirmed fan of 1930s-1940s style since my teens. Hats have always been a bit of a thing of mine, although reading this section of the forum in particular underlines how much I don't know!
My collection is currently as follows:
Black silk top hat (vintage, maker unknown, I guess Edwardian in date)
Green velour fedora (modern - Herald & Heart)
Charcoal grey "Mason" fedora (Modern - Susquehana Hat Co)
Light grey Mason/MacMurray fedora (ditto)
Beige "Knightsbridge" fedora with chocolate band (modern - Christy's)
Lavender grey wool felt fedora with blue-grey pleated band (1950s? - "Premier Hats by Shaw")
plus a couple of modern tweed flat caps, a mortarboard, etc.
I'm currently looking at my hat collection and, having recently disposed of a Olney fedora in vicuna, am thinking of acquiring a replacement. I am on a fairly tight budget and am finding the thought of the Bailey "Adventurer" fedora in brown quite tempting. It looks like a handsome hat. The main things which are putting me off are that I have no experience of the manufacturer and that it is wool felt, which I have had bad experiences of in the past. Any comments or advice that members have on this hat in particular, alternatives or the qualities and demerits of wool felt in general would be very welcome.
Thanks in advance,
Anthony.