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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

The Shoe

One Too Many
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Wakayama, Japan
So we hit December in Japan.

I know it’s early for Stingymas, but since I’ll be in New Zealand with only one or two hats, I won’t get to participate. So I figured I would share my modest collection of stingy brims in the lead up to the main event.

First up, a Daniele Tanto special. The Véritable Feutre de Poil. A French hat from an unknown maker with a sweatband and ribbon from Penumbra hats. The heathered felt is a fur/wool blend.
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5.5cm brim. Stingy enough to qualify, Joe?
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So we hit December in Japan.

I know it’s early for Stingymas, but since I’ll be in New Zealand with only one or two hats, I won’t get to participate. So I figured I would share my modest collection of stingy brims in the lead up to the main event.

First up, a Daniele Tanto special. The Véritable Feutre de Poil. A French hat from an unknown maker with a sweatband and ribbon from Penumbra hats. The heathered felt is a fur/wool blend.
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5.5cm brim. Stingy enough to qualify, Joe?
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I love it.. prelude to StingyMas. And what a cool hat indeed.
 

Dandyman

New in Town
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Lovely Panama Hat, I am wearing today a fantastic Montecristi grade 22 that I bought in the United Kingdom from La Marqueza Hats, I am going to spend two week in Barbados so I will enjoy it so much.
And because many ask me about my hat here is the link of the brand I have:
https://www.genuinepanamahats.co.uk/
A Stetson un-lined Bantam.

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A Stetson Vita Process Playboy.

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By mid morning I was sport'n a straw VS fedora.

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Cheers, Eric -

My nicest montecristi (1800 WPI) for work tonight.

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Amazing Montecristi hat! I am a Montecristi's passionate, I am wearing a Montecristi Fedora grade 26 from La Marqueza Hats brand, tonight I am going to Barbados to spend two weeks there and enjoy my beautiful hat, and because everyone always ask about my hat, here you can find it: www.lamarquezahats.com
 
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Short Balding Guy

I'll Lock Up
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9,544
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Minnesota, USA
Good morning folks.

A morning walkabout wearing a Mallory homburg. This inky blue felt is showcased by the burgandy trim. A very classy look that better shows up in daylight.

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A switched to a different homburg for some shoveling. The Dobbs homburg is certainly a unique green felt.

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After the efforts the homburg went on a hat block to dry out and I switched to a Stetson Vogue to fill feeders and move some cut wood.

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Cheers, Eric -
 

Short Balding Guy

I'll Lock Up
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Minnesota, USA

Lovely granite fedora and complimented by the dynamite vista in the background.

So we hit December in Japan.

I know it’s early for Stingymas, but since I’ll be in New Zealand with only one or two hats, I won’t get to participate. So I figured I would share my modest collection of stingy brims in the lead up to the main event.

First up, a Daniele Tanto special. The Véritable Feutre de Poil. A French hat from an unknown maker with a sweatband and ribbon from Penumbra hats. The heathered felt is a fur/wool blend.
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5.5cm brim. Stingy enough to qualify, Joe?
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Wow, stingy brim is off to a grand start with your post. Cheers.

Those hats are beautiful. Those are my favorites I’ve seen you post

Lovely Panama Hat, I am wearing today a fantastic Montecristi grade 22 that I bought in the United Kingdom from La Marqueza Hats, I am going to spend two week in Barbados so I will enjoy it so much.
And because many ask me about my hat here is the link of the brand I have:
https://www.genuinepanamahats.co.uk/



Amazing Montecristi hat! I am a Montecristi's passionate, I am wearing a Montecristi Fedora grade 26 from La Marqueza Hats brand, tonight I am going to Barbados to spend two weeks there and enjoy my beautiful hat, and because everyone always ask about my hat, here you can find it: www.lamarquezahats.com

Thanks for the hat compliment sir.

Looking sharp this morning Perry. Love the hat and of course the sweater is superb.
 

Mickey Q

Familiar Face
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Good morning folks.

A morning walkabout wearing a Mallory homburg. This inky blue felt is showcased by the burgandy trim. A very classy look that better shows up in daylight.

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A switched to a different homburg for some shoveling. The Dobbs homburg is certainly a unique green felt.

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After the efforts the homburg went on a hat block to dry out and I switched to a Stetson Vogue to fill feeders and move some cut wood.

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Cheers, Eric -
You have the coolest hats, man! What size do you wear?
 

Mickey Q

Familiar Face
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Latest arrival
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Mallory Coast to Coast - Dark Grey Brown
4 3/4 - 3 7/8 rakish crown
1 5/8 pewter grosgrain ribbon
2 3/8 brim with 3/8 bound edge

Thanks go out to @DaveProc for the tip on this Mallory Coast to Coast and a fairly dark grey brown felt. Having seen Jim’s @Frunobulax C2C I knew I wouldn’t go wrong with this buy. This I believe would be later 50s considering the card stock size tag and slightly shorter brim at 2 3/8. The dark taupe felt is offset ever so slightly with a pewter grosgrain ribbon and brim binding. The crown still sports what appears to be its factory tear drop and rakish crease. Mallory are among my favorites and I do have a few with similar (Whippet-ish) styling but none with the C2C designation or this coloring so this will fit in nicely.

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Mallory must have made some great hats because every time I see one the felt quality looks so damn good! I never see them for sale either.
 

Mickey Q

Familiar Face
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Afternoon change up A Felted Edge Stetson 7X Clear Beaver (Kansas retailed)

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That hat look BRAND new. I love seeing the old ones that were never out of the box. I bought a Resistol 125x western that was that way. I’ve worn it for about 4 years and it definitely shows but it’s Christmas morning as a kid feeling when you receive an old one that looks untouched.
 

Short Balding Guy

I'll Lock Up
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9,544
Location
Minnesota, USA
I have a soft spot for olive green felt, too. Black Sheep Hat Works, with the handy dandy hat-holding hanger.
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Charlie sweet gilled fedora! I gotta get a hanging thingy when commishining a Black Sheep fedora. Sweet!

Afternoon change up A Felted Edge Stetson 7X Clear Beaver (Kansas retailed)

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Your table shots have been stellular of late. Thanks for sharing your hats.

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Esther's Strat-a-like or: The bespoke grey by the ladies at Gamble & Gunn.
Sorry Esther, but Tina chose the latter, so G & G it is.
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Has anyone seen The "Pure Stratoliner?" It is gorgeous but I
reckon Esther nailed it. And she didn't charge me anything
like the Stetson asking price of $410. All the same I do rather
like the alabaster Strat. $410 though. Perhaps if I said it in
Stirling at £340, it sounds less.

Depend on GHT for some classy pairings of fedora and mens clothing. Your Esther fedora is a special hat indeed.

Late home from a seminar. Pictures taken in a basement.

Battersby Bowler via our favourite Dutch enabler was my hat of choice.

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You make wearing a bowler appear to be cool. The liner of this one is special.

Wearing my BB 5X today and coming home in the dark, stupid short days. Winter is coming, it's starting to snow.
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Doesn't everyone love snow? Seriously, you are sport'n a perfect at for the weather.

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Too cool for school.

Latest arrival
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Mallory Coast to Coast - Dark Grey Brown
4 3/4 - 3 7/8 rakish crown
1 5/8 pewter grosgrain ribbon
2 3/8 brim with 3/8 bound edge

Thanks go out to @DaveProc for the tip on this Mallory Coast to Coast and a fairly dark grey brown felt. Having seen Jim’s @Frunobulax C2C I knew I wouldn’t go wrong with this buy. This I believe would be later 50s considering the card stock size tag and slightly shorter brim at 2 3/8. The dark taupe felt is offset ever so slightly with a pewter grosgrain ribbon and brim binding. The crown still sports what appears to be its factory tear drop and rakish crease. Mallory are among my favorites and I do have a few with similar (Whippet-ish) styling but none with the C2C designation or this coloring so this will fit in nicely.

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I admire the Coast To Coast. That is a sharp hat. Mallory made some darn fine hats into the 50's.

After doing some afternoon chores; my family and I went out walking this past weekend. I wore my “workhorse” Stratoliner.

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Have a safe and blessed week!
Steven

Family and hat pics - fantastic. Back at you, enjoy the week.
 

Short Balding Guy

I'll Lock Up
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Minnesota, USA

Daniele Tanto

I'll Lock Up
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Verona - Italia
A few days ago my friend Stefan asked me to decipher a paper label of a Borsalino.
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The color "Destrina - Dextrin", I assume was his curiosity
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Ascertained that Borsalino used this color, I remembered that I have a hat of this color. Here it is.
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To be exact it is a "modern" G.B. Borsalino fu Lazzaro".
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Size 6 (French point) or 59 cm. in US a 7 3/8.
It comes from a deposit found a few years ago near Ferrara, the result of the closure of a hat shop
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I found the hat together with others built in the 60s and 70. In the next days I will show them to you because even in this period there were some small masterpieces ;-)
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Have a nice day and thanks for your like.
 

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