What is your favorite hat crease?

[Fed in a Fedora]

Very nice hat! I like everything about it.

What is the model and where can one be found?

Fed

 

[moehawk]

Well, not sure of the model, and I found it in a thrift store. I just asked Loungers in the Borsalino Brotherhood if they could tell me the model and age with the additional pics posted there. Hopefully we will both have more info soon.

 

[splintercellsz]

Center crease with a quick grab to set in some front pinches. I also enjoy side dents from time to time

 

[job]

I have several kinds in hats but all the open crown hats I acquired all got center creases.

 

[T Jones]

For my Westerns and my fedoras with tall straight crowns, I like a Center Dent...

On others, I like a C crown crease...

 

[B1ggles]

I don't have a particular favourite (it does depend on the hat) but I am uncertain of the difference between some of these creases. Does anyone have a glossary (preferably pictorial)?
;-)

In particular, I'm unsure of the exact difference between Diamond, Teardrop and C-crown. And one I don't know at all is Optimo.

 

[splintercellsz]

I don't have a particular favourite (it does depend on the hat) but I am uncertain of the difference between some of these creases. Does anyone have a glossary (preferably pictorial)?
;-)

In particular, I'm unsure of the exact difference between Diamond, Teardrop and C-crown. And one I don't know at all is Optimo.

Take a look here:
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?72073-An-Intro-to-Hat-Terminology

 

[B1ggles]

Excellent page, Justin, thanks.

 

[O'Sully]

Center crease with a loose front pinch.
Quick and easy

 

[Benzadmiral]

I seem to settle in mostly with teardrops/C-crowns/diamonds on my fedoras, preferably with a dome to clear my skull. But my Open Roads I have with the cattleman crease, albeit with front brim snapped. I've yet to find a hat I think looks good on me with the brim up.

 

[Fed in a Fedora]

Your Open Crown Creations

Seeing that Stetson has come out with some very nice open crowned hats, I think that we should demonstrate what a consumer can do with an open crowned hat.

To get things going, here are a few of mine:



Here is a Silverbelly which was creased and had a ribbon swap.



Bluegrass CD done in a Jimmy Stewart inspired 6 point diamond



Beaver Brand Cowboy hat in a diamond with the cross center. Credit to Jimmy The Lid for his tutorial!

Your turn!

Fed

 

[T Jones]

Open Crown Creations

Nice thin ribbons, Fed. I like those.

Here's a vintage '40s-'50s Stetson Nutria Western that fellow Lounger, John Galt, converted and gave to me. There were some issues with the brim so a fedora conversion gave this hat new life again. It's one of my favorites. He reblocked it to my size and sent it to me Open Crowned and without a ribbon, because I enjoy doing my own ribbon work. I went with a tall crown and Center Dent. The vintage ribbon is dark brown at 1 3/4 wide with a double bow. I hid the stitching on the bow work...

Me, wearing the hat...

 

[gtdean48]

The JTL Arrowhead crease...

 

[1mach1]

Akubra CD. Used my noggin as the block.

 

[hatophile]

Nice job guys!

 

[hatophile]

I wouldn't do this, but someone could:

 

[RJR]

I'd pass on the Pharrell look,the rest are nice.I really like the arrowhead crease.

 

[Fed in a Fedora]

Another Campdraft before and after:



Fed

 

[Hat Dandy]

Excellent work gentlemen. It makes me want to rush out and buy a couple of open crown hats. You're going to get me in trouble with my fiancé.

 

[Fed in a Fedora]

Excellent work gentlemen. It makes me want to rush out and buy a couple of open crown hats. You're going to get me in trouble with my fiancé.

Good dinners, wine, flowers and jewelry are my answers to that sort of trouble. Turn trouble into opportunity.

Fed