What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

[mayserwegener]

Wegener "Carrera" Biber (Beaver), late 1950s

 

[Rogera]

And then there's this guy^^^! Steve where do you get all these gorgeous hats?

 

[mayserwegener]

Roger, Thanks! I actually got this one from Manfred. I can't recall where he found it. I mostly find mine on German Ebay but I have other sources. I have a lot of hats.

 

[Rogera]

I'm always amazed at the quality and variety you have. It's a shame we haven't seen much of Manfred lately.

 

[mayserwegener]

Mayser, I'll take a picture when I'm back in my workshop. It more of a midnight blue. Insanely hard to photograph though.

Yes I have a very hard time photographing old black Velours. They absorb all light. Here are couple other black Austrian Velours.

J. Hückel´s Söhne (JHS) Zephyr Seal Velour (late 1930s) vs. TONAK Formely Hückel Zephyr Seal Velour (late 1940s). The older JHS (on the right) absorbs more light.

 

[Bob Roberts]

And then there's this guy^^^! Steve where do you get all these gorgeous hats?

...and the stylistic VARIETY! It not just different permutations of the same old, same old hat. Absolutely remarkable.

 

[mayserwegener]

I'm always amazed at the quality and variety you have. It's a shame we haven't seen much of Manfred lately.

Thanks again! Yes definitely need more of Manfred! I think this thread might have worn him out.

 

[mayserwegener]

...and the stylistic VARIETY! It not just different permutations of the same old, same old hat. Absolutely remarkable.

Thanks! I was inspired by Charlie's choice of hat today. This style was popular in Germany in the late 1950s. Here are couple Mayser advertisements.

More here.

http://germanaustrianhats.invisionzone.com/index.php?/topic/3-mayser-hutfabrik/page-2#entry318

 

[Bolero]

Yes I have a very hard time photographing old black Velours. They absorb all light. Here are couple other black Austrian Velours.

J. Hückel´s Söhne (JHS) Zephyr Seal Velour (late 1930s) vs. TONAK Formely Hückel Zephyr Seal Velour (late 1940s). The older JHS (on the right) absorbs more light.

When photographing a Black hat Fedora or others...Shoot against a Black background, preferably a piece of Black cloth like felt....when downloaded to your computer use your Photoshop Editing program as follows:
Under Exposure you should see Brightness, Contrast, Shadows, Highlights.....use 1 or 2 clicks of Brightness then 2 clicks of Contrast, then several clicks of Shadows negative and you should see a huge difference between the Black of the hat as opposed to the background Black....always try to avoid dark colors against White backgrounds, the White ***** up the contrast levels and distorts the pictures natural coloring...

 

[moehawk]

TY Esther! It was the ribbon as much as anything else thzt made me notice it.
hatsRme, TY, but it's a Dobbs, not a Knox. I would love to get a Knox, maybe knext month. The date I mentioned was from just a little research, what I could see of the crown logo most closely resembled a pic from the liner of a hat dated 1936. The sweatband stamp also resembled ones from that time. Info was found on The Hatted Professor site, not sure of the accuracy of the researchers there.

 

[John Galt]

The researcher there is our very own Brad Bowers, and his work is top notch!

 

[Miamibruno]

Mayser - Those black velours are unbelievable.

 

[moehawk]

Thanks, JG. Good to know that the info on there is legit.

 

[alanfgag]

Another of those hard to photograph black velour hats... this one by Anton Peschel for Oviatt's.

 

[hatsRme]

The researcher there is our very own Brad Bowers, and his work is top notch!

TOP notch! I was only guessing based on the material, look, and feeling I got when I looked at the hat. I got a 70s vibe (my father's hats), but again, I was wrong once before...

A fuzzy stunner, Alan! Fantastically Fuzzy! And it looks like it just left Oviatt's.

 

[moontheloon]

Heading to the studio early on this Sat. morning.
..... On top is the sage Excellent Strat .
.... as always just happy to be part of the fold

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[RJR]

Love the strat,great bash.

 

[T Jones]

Nice display everyone. You all look great.

Once again, it's my ol' standby this morning. Open Road in boring Silverbelly.

 

[javadave61]

Beautiful day here. Enjoying my D'aquino.

 

[javadave61]

Open Road in boring Silverbelly.

You know, Indiana Jones would never be caught dead in Silverbelly.