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What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

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Richard Morgan

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Running errands in the NW Hats conversion western-> Outback. Cold, wet, rainy, high of 58F today.

I got a call from the manager today offering me the position. Looks like I'll have the responsibility for all the required paperwork on firearms transfers for a huge Cabelas store... plus an employee discount, hehehe. Kid in a candy store... yikes!

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Congratulations and a nice hat too.
 

KarlCrow

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Running errands in the NW Hats conversion western-> Outback. Cold, wet, rainy, high of 58F today.

I got a call from the manager today offering me the position. Looks like I'll have the responsibility for all the required paperwork on firearms transfers for a huge Cabelas store... plus an employee discount, hehehe. Kid in a candy store... yikes!

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Cool hat, great news.
Stetson Twenty Five OR new ribbon, edge binding and sweat from Scott at Fine Vintage
very nice
 
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Thanks D. Right back at you.

My recollection is that back bows were considered hip pretty briefly, largely in the latter half of the fifties. The brown oval size tag was used by Dobbs from the early '50s into the early '60s. The liner crest appears in early '60s Dobbs.

So, my best estimate is right at the end of the fifties or very early in the sixties.

Be well & have fun.

Matt
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This ad was listed as c1958. My two back bow Lee's are dated to 1955 and 1958 with provenance from the families.
 
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Good morning. Up early for a cool and breazy dog walk. Wearing a vtg. Stetson De Luxe Open Road (gray).

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Yard pick-up in a vtg. Stetson Stratoliner (sage). Under-brim shot better protrays the sage color.

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Best, Eric -
Both exemplary hats, the true sage color in the last photo shows a wonderful hue.

A Champ today. I love this old hat.

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That Champ is one of my favorites Jay.

c.1920s Rothschild
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Haven't seen this beauty in a while. Sure love the post Great War fashions. The lines of this one are really yummy.
Thanks red, beautiful brown Homburg on you today. (-:

There it is! It + the jacket = bad lookin' dude.
Thanks guys. This homburg works well both for dress and casual in my A-2 jacket. I wear it often in the season.

Saintly Thursday:

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Clean machine! It is interesting in the difference in the brim binding color. Although my St. Regis is quite old and has patina, the brim edging is more of a cream color than the matching grey.

I love it! You are rockin' it today, Red.
Thanks Justin, glad to have hommie season upon us.

Moe's Dunlap panama from his recent straw scoop reminded me to get down my Dunlap duplex for another wear before the chill sets in to stay. The straw weave signature of the crown in both hats is very similar.

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This duplex is one of my favorites of this style on the Lounge. It brings up a historical question, when did this style of felt/woven hybrid become popular? We see the VS Duplex represented, and I have one in the works with NW Hats, I do wonder the origin of the style.
 

FedOregon

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Still warm enough in California for summer hats.

Stetson hemp Stratoliner in sand

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That's one hat I wish I had picked up instead of the Floretine Milan Stetson. I like this version of sand much better than the lighter color on mine. This looks more like natural straw to me. Very sharp looking modern lid.
 
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Running errands in the NW Hats conversion western-> Outback. Cold, wet, rainy, high of 58F today.

I got a call from the manager today offering me the position. Looks like I'll have the responsibility for all the required paperwork on firearms transfers for a huge Cabelas store... plus an employee discount, hehehe. Kid in a candy store... yikes!

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Congratulations Doug! I'll have to drop in and see you there sometime. Good hat for today.
 
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This duplex is one of my favorites of this style on the Lounge. It brings up a historical question, when did this style of felt/woven hybrid become popular? We see the VS Duplex represented, and I have one in the works with NW Hats, I do wonder the origin of the style.

There is a thread that Buler started with ads for duplex hats from early in the 20th century - alas, the photos are mostly missing. I believe this Dunlap to be c.1940.

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/two-tone-duplex-hats-popular-in-1915.59186/
 

blueAZNmonkey

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Clean machine! It is interesting in the difference in the brim binding color. Although my St. Regis is quite old and has patina, the brim edging is more of a cream color than the matching grey.

Yeah the variety in brim binding colors for these hommies just makes me jealous that those options used to exist at the ready on store shelves around the country.
 

mmbarnes

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msoliday

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Lots of great lids here today!

Seems porkpies don't get much love around here, but I enjoy the few I have. I mostly wear them when playing with the band but occasionally wear them to work, too. This is my dark gray Champ (looks bluish in photos). I really like the fact that I can wear it in my car - I have to remove my fedoras! ;)

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That's one hat I wish I had picked up instead of the Floretine Milan Stetson. I like this version of sand much better than the lighter color on mine. This looks more like natural straw to me. Very sharp looking modern lid.

Thanks. I wasn't sure on the color and kept going back and forth between sand, navy, and moss. I liked that all three of those colors were dark enough to wear year around. Panama hats just don't seem right except in the summer, unless you're in the tropics.

I just bought the moss version from the classifieds here at the Lounge and it should be here early next week.
 

KarlCrow

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Lots of great lids here today!

Seems porkpies don't get much love around here, but I enjoy the few I have. I mostly wear them when playing with the band but occasionally wear them to work, too. This is my dark gray Champ (looks bluish in photos). I really like the fact that I can wear it in my car - I have to remove my fedoras! ;)

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It looks good on you, maybe when I clip off my winter beard next spring.
 

FedOregon

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As promised.

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Out if all my felted edge hats, this one is by far the lowest profile welt. So slight of a bump that when I first pulled it out of the shipping box it looked to me (with my poor vision) like someone had removed a brim binding. It was only when I felt it that I realized what it was.

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Extraordinary, Moe. That's got to be the narrowest "Cav" edge I've ever seen.

1 like for the hat. 1 more for the great news. Way to go, Doug.

Congratulations and a nice hat too.

Cool hat, great news.
very nice

Congratulations Doug! I'll have to drop in and see you there sometime. Good hat for today.

Thanks, guys. It's a new beginning. Out of the office madhouse and into.... retail! Ha! I like to think of myself as semi-retired, even though this starts at full-time and only drops back to 32 hours/week after a time.
 

Bob Roberts

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Running errands in the NW Hats conversion western-> Outback. Cold, wet, rainy, high of 58F today.

I got a call from the manager today offering me the position. Looks like I'll have the responsibility for all the required paperwork on firearms transfers for a huge Cabelas store... plus an employee discount, hehehe. Kid in a candy store... yikes!

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Congratulations.
 
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