Recent content by deanzat

Yes, Silverbelly!

Stetson Open Road. Just a few years old, it's finally getting a much needed soaking.

There are many like it, but this one is mine. After a southern California soaking. Love the lines of this hat.

Fed IV Deluxe at the Getty; Snowy River in the backyard.

Bowlerman: All three of these hats are Stetsons. The cowboy hat was not only a cowboy hat, it was a size seven. I wear a 7 3/8. I spent months slowly steaming and stretching that hat, and now it actually fits pretty well. I seem to be able to wear a silverbelly hat with anything. Among my...

Yes, I found that thread a few days after I ordered the new Stratoliner. It does look great, even though my open crown experiences have been a bit rough, and I'm one of the rare forumites that likes a tapered hat! That said, I'll probably order one as soon as alternative colors become...

I only bashed the one in the middle. The other two are stock, pre-bashed hats. I'm not really keen on the cattleman's crease, and now that I've got the Stratoliner, I doubt I'll wear the OR much anymore. The strat seems like a better fit for my pointy head and humongous ears.

Left to right: 4X Open Road purchased about two years ago; 4X Cowboy hat purchased about 25 years ago, trimmed and reshaped; brand new Stratoliner - no Xs. The OR and Strat are very close in color, but the Strat has a little more rose to it. I don't know if the hybrid's color has changed with...

Thanks. I'm hoping to combine stratocaster, stratoliner, and a couple of beautiful women for the Women in Men's Fedoras thread.

Some Strats...

Thanks, and nope. Just a friend from one of the sessions that launched this thread. Hoping to schedule another session this month, with three models in three silverbelly Stetsons.

Here we go: Back on topic.

Just opened the box and popped it onto my head. Better images later, probably in the Stratoliner thread. Very happy during these first five minutes, though!

Today it's the ever-evolving hybrid. I've reshaped it so many times I'm stunned it doesn't have any holes yet.

A no-name-o Panama my son brought home from Ecuador last year. An excellent yard work companion.