While you all (or some) were on the Queen Mary, I was hat shopping in NYC...

[Mycroft]

Ok, I finally, after a year of Fedora Lounge membership got my first true fedora. I got it at J.J. Hat Center in NYC. It is an Argentinian(SP) Lagomarsino.

Pics:

 

[MattC]

Nice lid

Is that a suede of velour like finish?

 

[Mycroft]

Thanks, it is felt fur, that is all I know.

 

[Mr. 'H']

Do the guys at JJ's know about the existence of the Fedora Lounge?

THEY SHOULD!!!

 

[Hemingway Jones]

I'd like to see it on. Hats really come alive when worn. That is really the only way to see it proportionally to your face and to see how the brim and crown are styled. -Just a thought.
It looks like a great lid. The fur felt looks crushable and very soft. I have a vintage 1928 Adventurebilt whose felt looks like that.

 

[Mycroft]

Not crushable, and I will see about me in the photo. It is very soft, like velvet almost.

 

[Flitcraft]

Nice lid!

 

[jamespowers]

That looks like a good choice of hat. By reputation, that hat maker has quite a few fans. I know several people who have them and swear they are the best off the rack modern hat for the price.
What does the inside look like? Congratulations on a new hat. Soon you will need 99 more.

Regards to all,

J

 

[Mycroft]

That looks like a good choice of hat. By reputation, that hat maker has quite a few fans. I know several people who have them and swear they are the best off the rack modern hat for the price.
What does the inside look like? Congratulations on a new hat. Soon you will need 99 more.

Regards to all,

J

The inside is black satin, really shiney and you can really see it with the flash on or when taking a picture, sorry. How are there quality in the rain etc. ?

 

[jamespowers]

The inside is black satin, really shiney and you can really see it with the flash on or when taking a picture, sorry. How are there quality in the rain etc. ?

They are good int he rain from what I hear. Probably better than most stetsons and Borsalinos of today. Give it a try. I think it should hold up fine. :cheers1:

Regards,

J

 

[Mycroft]

They are good int he rain from what I hear. Probably better than most stetsons and Borsalinos of today. Give it a try. I think it should hold up fine. :cheers1:

Regards,

J

Ok, well funny enough, I was taking out of the trash and I hit a branch and got a little water on it and it dried up with a little wipe and a some of my breath. Works great and so soft, I highly recomend this brand.

 

[BlueCrow]

Mycroft, since I live down here (and actually have a Lagomarsino distributor down the street), I've got a couple of those hats. Two felts and two Panamas; I'm no expert, but they are indeed good stuff.
Hope you like it.

EDIT: Link

 

[Strider]

I really like the tapered crown look on 30's style lids. The brim seems a bit wide in compaison to the relatively short crown height, though. How long/tall is the hat? Glad you're happy with it.

 

[Mycroft]

I really like the tapered crown look on 30's style lids. The brim seems a bit wide in compaison to the relatively short crown height, though. How long/tall is the hat? Glad you're happy with it.

Tail is the crown to the end of the brim right? And the brim is normal it just looks wider when it is laid down on a table (see other photos then it on a table/pillow).