Recent content by gilgongo

Hi, Does anyone know of a hatter or a store I could get a fedora in the Los Angeles (or Ventura) area? (I know most of the online places... I'm looking to try them on in person) Thanks!

Thanks. Everyone HAS helped. I'm now thinking maybe we can work with the hat he has and sort of re-shape it. Pinch the front more and bash in the top. I guess it was a bit naive to try to order a hat online when I'm not even 100% sure of his size. Unfortunately, now I have to find something...

Heh, there's really no way I could joke my way into measuring his head without him knowing exactly what I'm doing. I tried measuring the inside of the hat that he already has, but it came out to 23". And I know his is 24"+. We've actually already gone to a hat shop together. That's where he...

Thanks everyone! I really appreciate all your input. The hat is a "Scala Classico" in XL. I don't think it was very expensive. Like, $40 or so. I wanted to get him a nicer one for XMas. I looked at the Stetson "Temple". Has anyone had any experience with that one? It has a center crease...

Hi, I'm a newbie here, and I'm looking for a brown fedora for my husband. This is what he has now, but we both don't like it very much. We're not sure why. Is the crown too big/tall?: <img src="http://www.gilgongo.com/lj/j_fedora.jpg"> He's looking for a sort of 40s down-on-his-luck...