Recent content by fmw

I'll make it easy on myself and say that the Optimos and Fawcetts I've seen posted all wind my clock. What a great bunch of customs I've seen all year long.

I don't try to make any statement at all and I couldn't care less what other people think of my hats. I like them and I wear them for myself.

He does but there are still plenty of us that really hate to see people wearing hats when they eat. I'm one of them. I may be an old lizard but I don't date back to 1895.

The OR is a western hat. It isn't a cowboy hat although real cowboys might indeed wear one. It is a western dress hat. My wife calls mine the "Sheriff Joe" hat saying that I look like a rural law enforcement officer. Definitely a western hat even if Sheriff Joe might wear one in any state.

I would think it should go for about $20. I bought a chocolate brown Resistol 3X for $20 not too long ago. It was in pristine shape. It didn't even need a cleaning.

G is also my choice, not because of the weave but because I prefer the newsboy style.

You never know badly two people want something and will bid it beyond its normal value. To me it is beyond what any hat is worth.

I think men's fedora might be a misnomer. I believe men adopted it from women and, of course, women look a lot better in them than we do.

Rabbit, that is spectacular hat. One of the nicest I've ever seen.

A fedora with a cowboy curl. Kind of sloppy.

I'm thinking you must have had an issue with the measurement. My head measures 22 5/8". I always buy 7 1/8. Some hats are slightly tight and some are slightly loose. In general Stetsons fit me pretty well. I swim in a 7 1/4. It's good you found your size in the store. Good luck.

If you are sensitive about people messing with your images, just say so and I'll delete it. I just brightened up your image a little to bring out some detail. I have an Akubra fedora but I hadn't seen an Akubra homburg before. It is a nice hat and it appears to be in excellent condition...

Thanks. I have mixed feelings about it. The sagging brim on the original had some charm and made the hat look bigger than it is. The major problem was that the binding was frayed and discolored. Since the felt was pristine, I sent it to Optimo for a rebuild. Cleaned, shellaced and blocked...

I tried to find out what company manufactured my homburg. All I had to go on was the name of the company it was made for. While I did learn a lot about the company and its founder, I never discovered the manufacturer of the hat. This is the mystery homburg as I bought it. And here it...

Columnists aren't in the business of making meaningful contributions to society. They are in the business of selling newpapers. One of the many reasons I no longer read newspapers.