Northwest Hats, Eugene, Ore.

[tropicalbob]

The top one.

 

[RJR]

I like the middle one best, but it's great you have 3 options here. The top one does look closest to your older hat.

I would buy all three so you have choices.

 

[Benzadmiral]

I would buy all three so you have choices.

Which is what I've told Mike I'll do. He says he will drop the hat at UPS tonight, but it probably won't go out until Monday -- so maybe next Friday I'll have it? We'll see.

 

[DJH]

Yeah - they all look really good.


Cheers!
David

 

[RBH]

The middle one looks sharp to me.

 

[RBH]

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Here's the hat that I modeled this one after, for comparison: View attachment 64473

I really like the looks of this hat. Please be sure to show us your [and Mikes] finished result!

 

[Benzadmiral]

I really like the looks of this hat. Please be sure to show us your [and Mikes] finished result!

The new one is on its way. Maybe it'll arrive by Friday.

 

[Redfokker]

Today was a banner day! Picked up my latest creation from Mike. The early century styled Homburg to be named "The Olcott". Mike did a superb job of matching a c1913 image from the archives that caught my eye a few months ago. The deep center crease is ready to sport a clip when I find a vintage one, just like Ben Olcott did over 100 years ago in the photo. I could not be happier with this hat. I don't get to wear it for a week, it is my 60th birthday present. I have negotiated an unboxing tomorrow for a photo shoot. More detailed images to come.

 

[belfastboy]

Today was a banner day! Picked up my latest creation from Mike. The early century styled Homburg to be named "The Olcott". Mike did a superb job of matching a c1913 image from the archives that caught my eye a few months ago. The deep center crease is ready to sport a clip when I find a vintage one, just like Ben Olcott did over 100 years ago in the photo. I could not be happier with this hat. I don't get to wear it for a week, it is my 60th birthday present. I have negotiated an unboxing tomorrow for a photo shoot. More detailed images to come. View attachment 65214 View attachment 65215 View attachment 65216

Great hat. I think doing stellar work like this is Mike's strength. He has taken a number of ideas/descriptions of mine and created wonderful hats that match in reality the hat I desired. I have one on the block right now but have yet to see it. Mike will get ribbon ideas to me in the next few days.

 

[RJR]

Today was a banner day! Picked up my latest creation from Mike. The early century styled Homburg to be named "The Olcott". Mike did a superb job of matching a c1913 image from the archives that caught my eye a few months ago. The deep center crease is ready to sport a clip when I find a vintage one, just like Ben Olcott did over 100 years ago in the photo. I could not be happier with this hat. I don't get to wear it for a week, it is my 60th birthday present. I have negotiated an unboxing tomorrow for a photo shoot. More detailed images to come. View attachment 65214 View attachment 65215 View attachment 65216

Good looking.

 

[FedOregon]

Today was a banner day! Picked up my latest creation from Mike. The early century styled Homburg to be named "The Olcott". Mike did a superb job of matching a c1913 image from the archives that caught my eye a few months ago. The deep center crease is ready to sport a clip when I find a vintage one, just like Ben Olcott did over 100 years ago in the photo. I could not be happier with this hat. I don't get to wear it for a week, it is my 60th birthday present. I have negotiated an unboxing tomorrow for a photo shoot. More detailed images to come. View attachment 65214 View attachment 65215 View attachment 65216

Red that looks great! Very much like the picture you posted earlier.

 

[Bob Roberts]

What I already said somewhere else, only better.

 

[Redfokker]

I finally got a chance to get some portrait shots of the new Olcott this evening. Been tied up at the Theater all day. I'm stage manager for a show at the local community theater so my life is not my own for the next few weeks. The images do not totally pick up the color of the ribbon which is a darker blue. Mike's bow has a little extra detail that makes it interesting. I even tried to simulate the look of a crease clip. I hope you enjoy these images of this indulgent historical creation.

 

[FedOregon]

Extraordinary, Red! I love it!

 

[BobHufford]

I finally got a chance to get some portrait shots of the new Olcott this evening.

That turned out fantastic Red! Kudos to you and Mike.

 

[RJR]

That turned out fantastic Red! Kudos to you and Mike.

+1

 

[Daniele Tanto]

Today was a banner day! Picked up my latest creation from Mike. The early century styled Homburg to be named "The Olcott". Mike did a superb job of matching a c1913 image from the archives that caught my eye a few months ago. The deep center crease is ready to sport a clip when I find a vintage one, just like Ben Olcott did over 100 years ago in the photo. I could not be happier with this hat. I don't get to wear it for a week, it is my 60th birthday present. I have negotiated an unboxing tomorrow for a photo shoot. More detailed images to come.

Red, I have searched in vain for half an hour your post where you show us three new hats.
Damn I have not found it!
So I'm here to compliment you for this special homburg for color and shape and for your bowler and for almost trilby.
I liked them a lot and above all, you wear them with great allure.
Grandissimi complimenti!

 

[Redfokker]

Red, I have searched in vain for half an hour your post where you show us three new hats.
Damn I have not found it!
So I'm here to compliment you for this special homburg for color and shape and for your bowler and for almost trilby.
I liked them a lot and above all, you wear them with great allure.
Grandissimi complimenti!

Thank you Daniele. I posted my refurbished hats from NW Hats in the What Hat are you wearing today thread on Saturday when I got back from my trip to pick them up. They were, this Homburg named the Olcott,

My late 1950s Stetson Royal Deluxe And a Christy's Bowler with a new liner and sweatband.

 

[DesertDan]

Looks fantastic Red, congrats! That hat is a real stunner.

My new NW is "on the block", just finished sending the detail to Mike last week.
This will be Northwest #4, yes I'm a total NW fanboy!

 

[Redfokker]

Looks fantastic Red, congrats! That hat is a real stunner.

My new NW is "on the block", just finished sending the detail to Mike last week.
This will be Northwest #4, yes I'm a total NW fanboy!

Aside from my next felt from mike, he is building a straw from his collection of excellent bodies from south of the border, it should be my next NW hat.