What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

[RickP]

Todays little short gem arrived to me as a Formerly Stetson Tijuana that someone clipped to a 1" brim ( and didnt even do a good job of that)

Did a little reblocking and stretching to lower the crown about 1/2" and "grow" the brim out a bit. Then I grafted on a 1/4" more new felt to the brim and covered with a ribbon edge binding. Now sits at about 1-7/8" brim. Grafted in some plugs to fill some moth holes, and even stitched up an inch long rip in the felt where someone had pulled down on the brim too hard. Brim binding gave it back some structure and the new wider Khaki ribbon hides a lot of damage

Maybe a lot of work for a basically junked hat, but it HAS survived!

 

[Rmccamey]

The hat looks great with the suit, Gary. You're making the rest of us look bag

Today’s Stingymas post is a jet black Tirard. Ragondia (nutria) felt from the ‘50s, with a 5¼ cm brim. Unusually for me, I tend to wear this one brim up more often than not. View attachment 665574 View attachment 665575

 

[Rmccamey]

A great looking Country Gentlemen style hat, Tim.

wolfbrea - before and after crease.

This morning my lid of choice is this open crown western style hat from Jackson Hole Hat Company in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

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[Daniele Tanto]

Fantastic, Daniele. Nice organic crease and that brim curl is superb.

Grazie Stefan.
The magic of some black hats is undeniable.
A couple more and then in the new one we will see what to do

Looks great with the jacket!

Thanks a lot.
The jacket is "Navigare" Italian brand

Wow that is a unique looking hat, Daniele. It has stately aristocratic appearance. Would you call it a short brimmed Homburg? I am not too familiar with Parisian hat manufacturers.

Reggie, to the pertinent question I answer with what I have found over the years on men's evening hats made in France. They are hats that have the shape of a homburg with the dimensions of the original, more or less, the plus is the finishing of the felt in shiny black melusine and the narrow brim edging. Advertised in the 50s as a hat to match a coat and black tuxedo of course. I have recovered three completely new ones... they are too many for me and my few evenings as a socialite

TREMENDOUS

Thanks Joe. My contribute to the StingyMas will start today

 

[Daniele Tanto]

Thanks all for the likes and comments on the Biltmore and Texas Hatters. And now something a little more in the spirit of Stingymas that came to me a while back by way of @BobHufford, a 30s (NRA tagged) Knox:

Molto, molto bello

 

[Daniele Tanto]

This morning my lid of choice is this open crown western style hat from Jackson Hole Hat Company in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

Bello e inusuale a queste latitudini

 

[Pellie]

Todays little short gem arrived to me as a Formerly Stetson Tijuana that someone clipped to a 1" brim ( and didnt even do a good job of that)

Did a little reblocking and stretching to lower the crown about 1/2" and "grow" the brim out a bit. Then I grafted on a 1/4" more new felt to the brim and covered with a ribbon edge binding. Now sits at about 1-7/8" brim. Grafted in some plugs to fill some moth holes, and even stitched up an inch long rip in the felt where someone had pulled down on the brim too hard. Brim binding gave it back some structure and the new wider Khaki ribbon hides a lot of damage

Maybe a lot of work for a basically junked hat, but it HAS survived!



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Nice job!!!

 

[VoodooSan]

This morning my lid of choice is this open crown western style hat from Jackson Hole Hat Company in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

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That's a good 'un, Timmy!

 

[Daniele Tanto]

First contribution to the StingyMas that has been popular on FL for a while.
I enjoy showing off hats with narrow brims

I have a few of them and today I am showing one that is not the best of stingy, but it is the first one that came into my hands

Borsalino finished in medium fur and in the color loved by Stefan.
It is "Salice" a dull green good for camouflaging on a gray day among the ditches of the Po Valley

I am joking of course. I would like to have more hats of this quality.

I thank everyone for your kind words, appreciations and likes.

 

[VoodooSan]

While that reference does seem to make sense…. It then bears the question what made them think that was the name for this hat!?!?! LOL.

THAT is a question I have absolutely NO answer for, Joe!

 

[VoodooSan]

And my last entry for StingyMas, is this 1 & 7/8" Cavanagh-edged Kevin McAndrew.

 

[Blare]

Today’s Stingymas post is a jet black Tirard. Ragondia (nutria) felt from the ‘50s, with a 5¼ cm brim. Unusually for me, I tend to wear this one brim up more often than not. View attachment 665574 View attachment 665575

Looks good. Nice pair with the black vest.

 

[Blare]

This morning my lid of choice is this open crown western style hat from Jackson Hole Hat Company in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

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Wow… what a hat, Tim!

 

[Blare]

THAT is a question I have absolutely NO answer for, Joe!

Maybe it was the last model to roll off the Champ line. LOL

 

[Blare]

And my last entry for StingyMas, is this 1 & 7/8" Cavanagh-edged Kevin McAndrew.

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Looking good, Mark!

 

[Blare]

Stingymas cannot be forgotten this morning. Here is my offering to the good people of TFL, a Dunley Supreme fur felt with a 1 7/8 inch brim that sold for $22.50 back in the day.
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Very cool

 

[Frunobulax]

Proudly weighing in as the Grinch of Stingymas, yesterday I wore a CD that was as black as my grinchy heart.

Today, channeling my inner Huggy Bear in a fuzzy Adam.

 

[Rollin Rains]

Todays little short gem arrived to me as a Formerly Stetson Tijuana that someone clipped to a 1" brim ( and didnt even do a good job of that)

Did a little reblocking and stretching to lower the crown about 1/2" and "grow" the brim out a bit. Then I grafted on a 1/4" more new felt to the brim and covered with a ribbon edge binding. Now sits at about 1-7/8" brim. Grafted in some plugs to fill some moth holes, and even stitched up an inch long rip in the felt where someone had pulled down on the brim too hard. Brim binding gave it back some structure and the new wider Khaki ribbon hides a lot of damage

Maybe a lot of work for a basically junked hat, but it HAS survived!



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Wow! What a transformation. Is that the enigmatic "sky grey" color that's been popping up in the lounge lately?

 

[Rollin Rains]

Thanks all for the likes and comments on the Biltmore and Texas Hatters. And now something a little more in the spirit of Stingymas that came to me a while back by way of @BobHufford, a 30s (NRA tagged) Knox:
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Yes, Stefan (@steur), it has undertones of green.

Nice! Super clean - it's really stood the test of time!

 

[Blare]

Proudly weighing in as the Grinch of Stingymas, yesterday I wore a CD that was as black as my grinchy heart.

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Today, channeling my inner Huggy Bear in a fuzzy Adam.

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