Recent content by Glenn77

Panamas I bought a Borsalino a few years ago in Seattle at Utz. I think paid about $300. I had them change the Ribbon from black to a tan color because I wanted a softer look. I live in L.A. so it gets a lot of wear. It has held up well and looks great.

PS: I have since had winning eBay bids on two other hats. I anxiously await their arrival.

Whippet I bought one of these on eBay (my first eBay purchase) and it arrived today. May have overpaid a bit. Live and learn. I like the hat though. The straw is stiff but comfortable...and it sits very light on my head. The little Stetson tag under the band comes off very easily. It is just...

Purse I have carried a purse for more than 25 years. I have never been embarrassed to call it just that....a purse. I use a purse because I can't stand stuffed, bulging pockets. Especially today with cell phones and God knows what else. I have had a variety of styles. Most have been...

Five Graves to Cairo Right now I am watching Five Graves to Cairo, made in 1943 and directed by Billy Wilder, his second movie. It's about a British soldier spying on Rommel, as played by Erich von Stronheim. I've never seen it so I'll let you know how I liked it. It's playing on TCM.

Robert Oppenheimer For as long as I was old enough to know who he was (I vaguely remember the Time magazine cover published after the bomb was dropped) I have been an admirer of Robert Oppenheimer. As some of you may know, he was famous for wearing porkpie hats. For years I have been looking...

Movie hats Baron Hats in Burbank supplies many movie and TV production hats. They do custom work, such as the hat Russell Crowe wore in 3:10 to Yuma to fake hats for big crowd scenes like those in Sea Biscuit.

stretching Question; how much can a hat be stretched as a general rule? I have seen some nice hats sized 7 or 7 1/8. I wear 7 1/4. Can I stretch to my size?

Defeat I am new to ebay and, in fact, I am using my wifes account. Missed out on a nice fedora because I didn'y hit the confirm bid button. Oh well...I'm sure others will become available.