Short Balding Guy
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What a great collection of fine hats. I am drawn, especially, to the Silvermist. What color ribbon is that, Eric, and what shades of clothing do you tend to pair with this hat? I have silvermist/burgundy and silverbelly/navy hats because they look fantastic but find myself lost when picking out clothes to go with my hats.
Fed; I understand completely the quandry of color coordination. My choice is to choose match (closely) or to contrast as long as the hat is in the appropriate color range warm-cool. EG: The silver mist felt is cool and can go into the warm range with a warmer toned ribbon.
To my eye the blue/gray ribbon can go to warm-blue and cool gray. The two most recent hats I have ordered, silver belly & granite, have a charcoal ribbon so that they can work both warm and cool color pallets of attire.
The above said I am changing even now. I have taken to wearing more caps than I had ever in the past due to weather, work and choice. They have been teaching me to accept the head gear as a piece of "kit" that does not have to coordinate with the given outfit. We have all seen the caps that both in shade and pattern challenge our sense of matching. But yet it works.
The most important is to wear the hat not let the hat wear you. Be confident and all will be good. Last week I had a meeting downtown with sponsors and wore a light gray suit and a brown Stetson Whippet. I got lots of compliments. Stood proud and confident and no one spoke to the color challenge.
The Gannons worn with pride will coordinate with the attire you choose. Best, the possible delusional at times Eric -
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