Recent content by Genuine Classic Gangster

Thanks for the replies. My question was not meant to be "how do I figure out my head size?" Rather, my question was meant to be: "how do I figure out how much additional size should I add, beyond the literal length of the measurement of my head's circumference, in order to get hats that fit...

Thanks for the feedback, The Lost Cowboy. In response to that quotation, these questions come to mind: 1) how, exactly, would I "maintain the hair at a certain length?" If I am simply using my eyes to guess how bulky my hair has become at any given moment, that doesn't seem very scientific...

Usually, I would shave my head completely bald, because I think that looks best for me. Therefore, I would calculate my hat size based on the premise that I have no hair. When I have no hair, and when I try to measure my head's circumference with a cloth tape measure, the measurement appeared...

I have a Panama hat which I bought from PHD which needs to be cleaned and reblocked and to have the sweatband replaced. I could send it back to PHD in order to do this, but then they would replace it with another one of the mediocre sweatbands that they always use, and I'd rather have it...

Well, the hatter agreed to change my brim size to 3 1/4" for my upcoming Milan hat. Although I'm a little worried in the event I am unable to make that look work with my skinny stature, but I am trying to take the word of the gents here who told me it won't matter and that I can indeed make it...

I think for my straw hats it's probably better for me to wear liners inside of them for two purposes: 1) to prevent sweat stains from reach the straw and 2) to prevent UV light from penetrating through the straw and onto my head. Maybe for people with hair that is not such a big deal, but for...

Wellema. I found him last Summer after a recommendation from this forum, and I had an order placed at that time, but he ended up being unable to get more supply of the straw to fulfill my order, so he had to cancel it and he gave me my deposit back. He seems to have stopped taking Milan orders...

I finally found a hatter who seems to be able to make me a Milan hat this season. However, he only offers it with two possible brim sizes, and he cannot deviate from those sizes on this type of hat. The brim sizes he offers are 2 5/8" or 3 1/4". If I had my choice, then I would choose a brim...

They will once the glue comes undone that is causing the ends of the bow to stay attached to the rest of the ribbon. That's what happened to my first hat from them, which had a glued ribbon.

Would it be possible for a hatter to make a sweatband that never needs to be replaced? If so, what would be the means by which that could happen?

So if a hatter was offering a high quality Palm Leaf hat which is better than most other Palm Leaf hats, then what would be the method by which the potential customer would be able to determine that they are actually & for sure buying a higher quality Palm Leaf hat? Also, how is one to know...

How does one determine what is a good amount of "fineness" in a Palf Leaf hat? With Panama hats I can determine their quality, to some extent, by their WPI count. Is there an equivalent type of measurement to the WPI measurement that is done with Panama hats, to determine the quality of a Palm...

Are Palm Leaf straw hats good or bad? If they are good, then how good are they? Are they better or worse than Panama hats? Do you own any Palm Leaf straw hats? If so, do you like them? Are they any advantages or disadvantages when it comes to the choice to wear a Panama versus wearing a Palm...

I agree with that. And another knock may be that they feel really stiff and hard, whereas I've read commentary on other hatters' websites that Panama hats are supposed to feel soft and supple. However, Panama Hats Direct also addresses this point on their website (or they did at one point)...

Panama Hats Direct glue the hat bands, and the glue sucks. It comes undone after a while, and the bow therefore becomes detached from the rest of the ribbon and makes the ribbon and hat look terrible when that happens. However, I also bought another hat from them last Summer, and I requested...