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Your Opinions on this ribbon...

Yeps

Call Me a Cab
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I would say to leave the old one, even with the stain, or get a new one like it.

The other ribbons are okay, but I like the original better.
 

Barrelhouse

One of the Regulars
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110
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Soulsville, USA
Paisley said:
It depends on what you're going for. They both look good, but the striped one is more fun; the dark brown one, more serious.


The lovely lady summed up my thinking exactly. The stripe will give you a little flash and the brown will make a more staid impression. My taste is towards the solid brown but I think you should wear whichever suits your style.
 
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Somewhere south of crazy
I am a big fan of OR's in their original condition. However, I understand why you would want to change it, especially if you're going to wear the hat for other than outside work, etc. I like the striped ribbon because it's different and adds a little spice to the hat. You could make yourself, or have someone make ribbons that you could interchange without too much trouble, and still leave a thin ribbon on it, just have Graham put on a new one, and tack it up to the hat, so it doesn't show underneath the changeable ones.
 

EggHead

Practically Family
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858
Location
San Francisco, CA
While I like the brown ribbon more because it's gives a better looking contrast and a simpler design (I think simple is beautiful), the striped ribbon would be good if the white part wouldn't be so white - it creates too much contrast in a short span of space.
 

Fedoration

New in Town
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11
Location
Europe
I prefer the solid dark brown one. I like it for the dark vs. light contrast it provides without being overpowering.
 

Mobile Vulgus

One Too Many
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1,144
Location
Chicago
Some great points...

I really appreciate everyone's ideas here. Some really great comments. I'll let everyone know where I go with this, but one thing I have firmly decided.... I am not going to remove the old ribbon. I think I'll put the new treatment right over the original. I've looked it over and the old ribbon does not make the new treatment look bumpy or bad. I just don't want to lose the original look. This way I could still just take the new treatment off and still have the original look in tact.
 

BanjoMerlin

A-List Customer
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Location
New Hampshire, USA
Mobile Vulgus said:
I really appreciate everyone's ideas here. Some really great comments. I'll let everyone know where I go with this, but one thing I have firmly decided.... I am not going to remove the old ribbon. I think I'll put the new treatment right over the original. I've looked it over and the old ribbon does not make the new treatment look bumpy or bad. I just don't want to lose the original look. This way I could still just take the new treatment off and still have the original look in tact.

Why not just remove the old ribbon and save it? It isn't welded on, a couple of snips and it is off.
 

Mobile Vulgus

One Too Many
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1,144
Location
Chicago
Update..

Well, the whole project is on hold because even my wife and I are disagreeing on what to do with it! LOL

Thanks everyone for the honest opinions and the great ideas.
 

Mobile Vulgus

One Too Many
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1,144
Location
Chicago
Box Ribbon?

Made a super quick mock up of a box ribbon in dark brown for the tan Open Road. How would something like this look? (Note it is not attached, just tacked on with a pin to get an idea what it might look like)

ribbontest_box.jpg
 

Aureliano

I'll Lock Up
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4,753
Location
Macondo.
gtdean48 said:
Looks a bit too busy to me. I'm into simple ribbon treatments... maybe just 1 or 2 boxes...

Agree. But also agree with Rusty (mind you I'm not a fan of thin ribbons) but an open road should be left the way it is. It's such a classic.
 

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