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Joshbru3

I'll Lock Up
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Chicago, IL
Great hats Josh, I do like the Royalist best, looks very good on you.

Good looking Huckel Mayser.

Thanks hatophile! I appreciate it. The brims over 2 1/2 inches have started to grow on me. Not so much a confidence issue as a style issue. Im really into 20's and 30's hats and style, but throwing a nice 50's c-crown into the mix every once in a while is nice as well.
 

BobC

My Mail is Forwarded Here
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3,378
Location
Central IL
I picked up a new hat at the PO today. I hadn't bought a hat since last May, so I've been feeling some symptoms of withdrawal. This one takes care of that. It's a super nice Borsalino, but something a bit different than I already have and something a bit different than I'd seen before. It has a wide brim binding and a wide ribbon, but still has that thin soft Borsalino felt that shapes like butter.

The seller told me he's a lounger, so if you read this...Thank You! This is a beautiful and unique Borso that I will be very pleased to take care of. The only flaw I can see in this hat is that it's missing a few stitches in the sweat, but that makes no difference at all in how the hat looks or feels. It's a killer lid!
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rlk

I'll Lock Up
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6,100
Location
Evanston, IL
Stetson No. 1 Quality Western(?)

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I can't be certain about this one. The liner is from an older No. 1 Quality and the felt feels about right, but it has clearly been cleaned and no longer has any of the factory stickers, although there is a bit of adhesive residue in the appropriate location for a Philly Stetson. The sweatband appears to be a very vintage replacement(?), thin leather and wide with a taped seam. The liner has definitely been re-installed with thicker thread with a few more stitches than would come from the factory. Felt is thinner than most more modern Stetsons. A nice older hat in any case. Fixed where someone tried to dip the brim without sufficient humidity(or via sweat) in the past(#2 photo).
 
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17,296
Location
Maryland
P. & C. Habig Homburg + Hat Box

P. & C. Habig Homburg, black, size 58cm with original store box. This one is from 1957 and in very good condition. Original hat box from the store that sold it.

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Alex

Practically Family
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643
Location
Iowa, US
Those VS hats are awesome, Mike. I was highly considering that sand stingy.. but it looks good on you man.
 

Chinaski

One Too Many
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1,045
Location
Orange County, CA
Josh, I got a Johnnyphi Royalist. It's a brown lid with an interesting ribbon color that looks the same as the hat but is somehow different and complimentary. The only other difference I can see is my hat has a brown sweat. I find the felt to be like clay. Moldable and able to hold about any shape. Nice one.
 

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