I found a very light golden/yellow 3/8 grosgrain ribbon, a cream color of the same width, a couple of light brown 1 inch, a yellow, gray, midnight blue... Will see which looks best. Ignacio can't find vintage ribbon in Mexico, so I had to buy a small stock.
Looks good with that coat D, I like that straight crown. Nice Borsalino lines.A little chilly this Saturday. Borsalino today.
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I'm really liking that brim curl Brent. A nice classy black hat, perfect.First wear of a new-to-me Stetson 3X Bat Masterson:
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We are really having some nice weather on the west coast this week. Good on you for not putting your straws away too soon like I did. Fun pug!Hey all!
Another perfect day on the Pacific coast. The trusty Gitmoe gets shade duty. Along with lots of SPF 50.
Have a great day!
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Isn't it nice to have choices in our lives. The center dent really works with some pinching. Cattleman is a classic.
Can't wait for the choice!
Thanks, John.
Thank you, Ken.
Lovely hats all, Jeff. Your father does know how to rock a hat!Catching up on the last few days. Everyone looks great in these amazing hats!
Here’s what I sported around town recently:
Wormser with a super cool ribbon:
Optimo green Manhattan:
My dad is visiting and he’s wearing the Falcon Park I got him for his bday a few years back.
VS Bobby Blue:
If anyone was wondering, yes, those are indeed coconut shavings falling from the tall coconut trees above my home. Not snowflakes, not snowflakes at all...
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Cool hat, Michael. Pity about the staining on the ribbon.An old beater of Royal Deluxe OR type on a cool and sunny morning.
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Seems like a good day for puttering about town
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Have a great Saturday,
Michael
That's the business, Charlie. Looks great on you.
Wonderful, Doug. There's something about those Knox hats I really like. And I'm a sucker for these twisted bows too.With all the incredible Knox 40s, 50s, and 100s being posted and talked about lately it pushed me to pull out my best, a Knox 15. As nice as the felt is on this one, I can't nearly imagine how much nicer a 40, 50, or 100 can be... and I'll try and find out, someday.
This is a 7-3/8 LO and fits like it was custom made for me. The felt is super maleable and although it's hard to tell from the washed out pictures, the color is a rich whisky or bourbon hue, if you please. Felted, the brim has the Knox Custom Edge, a brim treatment I wish they would bring back.
Specs on this one are similar to the 100 @alanfgag posted about yesterday, too: 5-1/2" crown with a 2-3/4" brim and a 1-15/16" wide ribbon. The bow keep has that wonderful twisted accent to it that just makes me whisper low and soft: coooooooooool.......
Cool mornings, and I might switch out to a lighter shirt and hat in the afternoon, because - for Bob - were getting an entire week+ of sunny 70-73°F weather here. What an October!
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Excellent, Reggie. That hat was made for that coat (or vice versa).A little chilly this Saturday. Borsalino today.
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Straw hats in october; the felts are going to feel neglected, John. The Gitmoe is super.Hey all!
Another perfect day on the Pacific coast. The trusty Gitmoe gets shade duty. Along with lots of SPF 50.
Have a great day!
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Great hat, Bill. Use Photoshop!
I don't shake my head that fast, Brent. If it works it works. While the brim is certainly wide for a homburg it's not unheard of. I have a Knox homburg with a 2 3/4 brim myself. This Bat Masterson still feels more like a western hat to me though. I think it has to do with the brim curve and the slight taper of the crown. Whatever you want to call it: cool hat.Thanks, Ken. The open crown is 5 3/4 and the brim is 2 3/4. If you flattened the brim you’d get about 3 1/4. The current hat is listed as a 5 1/2 crown, but beware that the current 4X version is buffalo wool felt and not fur felt. Another example of Stetson “Xs” not meaning much as my 3X is fur felt and the current 4X is wool.
It’s part of Stetson’s Old West Collection and is definitely more of a western hat, but I like it better as an oversized homburg. I’m sure Stefan @steur will shake his head at the crazy Americans always wanting things to be bigger. In fact, the current Stetson Sheridan would be on my Christmas list if it was fur felt and had a taller crown:
http://www.hat-co.com/perch//resources/f18-stetson-western-2.pdf
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I like yours better than its inspiration, Mike. Very nice shape and colours.
Just wait till you start sewing, Max. Lovely hat; is the new ribbon going to have more contrast?My new Stetson Twenty Five OR today. It turned out beautifully. Bought a new ribbon for it last night, but I will have to pick it up in Texas in a couple weeks. The Texas-Mexico City Hat Trafficking Ring has expanded to ribbons.
BTW, I never imagined myself shopping for ribbons before, or washing, scrubbing, brushing, steaming and ironing anything.
My wife can't believe it.
What we do for hats. [emoji2]
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Yes I generally do that on difficult hats. And just like that it’s more blue. But I don’t like having to do such things.
My new hats pictures get the full colour calibration treatment to make sure the colours are accurate. Our phone camera's don't handle that kind of thing very well. For the WHAYWT-thread I have to edit my pictures anyway or they'll get displayed sideways, so I tweak the colour temperature somewhat.
Harv the picture is beautiful and you with the hat the plus!
Love that Bat Masterson, this is my poor man's version I fixed up awhile back. It's a Baily western homburg with a 5 1/4" crown and 3" brim.Thanks, Ken. The open crown is 5 3/4 and the brim is 2 3/4. If you flattened the brim you’d get about 3 1/4. The current hat is listed as a 5 1/2 crown, but beware that the current 4X version is buffalo wool felt and not fur felt. Another example of Stetson “Xs” not meaning much as my 3X is fur felt and the current 4X is wool.
It’s part of Stetson’s Old West Collection and is definitely more of a western hat, but I like it better as an oversized homburg. I’m sure Stefan @steur will shake his head at the crazy Americans always wanting things to be bigger. In fact, the current Stetson Sheridan would be on my Christmas list if it was fur felt and had a taller crown:
http://www.hat-co.com/perch//resources/f18-stetson-western-2.pdf
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