That would be my guess as well. Stephen told me that now he has retired I am the only hat maker in Canada devoted to classic fedoras. Others making westerns, steam punk and milliners that dabble in the men's field. I tried to order one more hat from Stephen (I have 2) but alas he had already stopped taking orders.
For both my hats the wait list was one year so I suspect it took him a while to wind down the business after ceasing to accept new orders.
Thanks for this as I had not read until now. I was about to place an order for a Milaner as well. Keep thinking to attempt one of my own but I am too busy with making hats for others and have no time to play at creating hats for myself....not a complaint just a statement!
In the last year we have lost 4 excellent hatters, Art @VS, Stephen and then BlackSheep not taking orders for a while and Phoenix switching gears to ready made. The field has narrowed so that Gannon who was the new kid on the block not many years ago has risen (rightfully so on merit) to the top echelon of hatters. Tim@Alley Kat is making hats again but is still mostly focused on his supply business. Things def do change!
Yeah, that's a good place to be. I'm glad business is good!
Do the front an back of the brim curve slightly down, or is that an optical illusion?
Interesting and possibly sad story. The fellow purchased the business from Stephen along with much of the equipment never to be heard from again. I sent a message through IG inquiring about purchasing a hat and never received a reply. I talked to Stephen and he has no idea what has happened.
