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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

fabiovenhorst

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GHT

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Tina is currently making me an alternative pair of trousers to wear with this blazer, in a plain maroon colour. The hat of choice is a Stetson Royal Sovereign, but I have been pondering about a maroon hat. What I would like, but as yet have been unable to find, is the black cherry fedora:
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featured in https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/black-cherry-color.73245/page-2 The search will continue, meanwhile The Stetson compliments the blazer by contrast.
 
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Black Sheep isn’t taking orders at the moment (unless something has recently changed) and his queue has been running over two years. He (Bob) offers options not available elsewhere including hand dyed felt colors.

I believe FEPSA might have bodies in a color that is close. You just need to ask Tim if he has a color that’s close and select the hatter. A more economical and VERY fast choice is a rabbit fur felt hat from Agnoulita. Less than $200 (US), free shipping, and you should get your custom made hat in less than 30 days!

Between purple, Byzantine, jewel, plum, burgundy, and wine they probably have a felt that’s close.

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GHT

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Black Sheep isn’t taking orders at the moment (unless something has recently changed) and his queue has been running over two years. He (Bob) offers options not available elsewhere including hand dyed felt colors.

I believe FEPSA might have bodies in a color that is close. You just need to ask Tim if he has a color that’s close and select the hatter. A more economical and VERY fast choice is a rabbit fur felt hat from Agnoulita. Less than $200 (US), free shipping, and you should get your custom made hat in less than 30 days!

Between purple, Byzantine, jewel, plum, burgundy, and wine they probably have a felt that’s close.

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Your reply was much appreciated, your train of thought is more or less in tandem with what I have chosen.
The good ladies at Gamble & Gunn in Devon are making me a white fedora, white absorbs dye far better than any colour.

There is another small company in Dorchester that specialises in ladies hats, my wife has had a couple made there. The proprietor, Cheryl, has agreed to dye the white fedora, at my own risk.
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I actually considered trying to apply the dye myself, but even if that was successful I would be hopeless at removing and re-attaching the hat band ribbon, which also needs the same colour.
It will, probably be the end of September before it is done, I will post the end result, unless that is, it's a total disaster!
 

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