Recent content by Griff

Thinking of getting a straw fedora for summer and was wondering about sizing. The fur felt I have is a tiny bit large but I understand with wear it will shrink to my head. I can't imagine straw does the same but I don't know. Can you guys educate me? If my felt is 7 1/4 and a bit large should...

Love my new Whippet. I relize that it's not what the vintage lids are made of but mine feels good and looks good. Went to a party this last weekend and had lots of compliments. My soon-to-be wife loves it and I'll be wearing it to my wedding in April. I'm looking at summer straws now. The...

Never thought about humidity. I live in an area that has high humidity with the heat. I guess I'll consider a straw. Now I have to decide what kind of straw to get.

Was wondering - I want to get a fedora for summer wear. I live in Oklahoma and it can get freak'n hot here. Was thinking of getting a straw but really like the felt. Are there any thin felts good for summer wear or should I get a straw and save the felts for cooler weather? Would appreciate...

I'll try to in the next day or so. The liner is white satin and the sweatband is brown leather.

Got my new Whippet from Bencraft yesterday and have to say it's a pretty nice lid. Stetson is right on with there sizing for me. I had ordered 7 3/8 hat from another store (their chart showed 23in to be 7 3/8) but it was too large. Sent it back. Ordered a Tesi from Bencraft in 7 1/4 and it was...

I did a "buy it now" on one and got it for $39. The size tag had an X through it and the hat was too large for me. I figured it was a "2nd" or overstock kind of thing. I thought it should have been my size but I did find out from ordering another hat from a store that I wear a size smaller. I...

Got a question about Stetson's Chatham brim width. I was on Bencraft's web-site (I ordered a Stetson Whippet) and saw they list the Chatham brim to be 2 3/4. Other on-line stores show the brim to be 2 3/8. I have read on this site that some of you consider the Whippet just to be a Chatham...

Well, if the hat stores are busy enough that sometimes a few customers fall through the cracks then I'm glad that more and more fedoras are being sold and worn. I've always hoped that they would come back into style and become more popular. Yes, I will continue to get upset if I'm one of those...

Mike - I'm not going to get in a peeing contest with anyone on this site about anything. I enjoy this site a great deal and I know that Bencraft is a supporter and has a good reputation. I'm also sure Steven is a great guy. I'm simply venting about an issue that would sway MY decision - all...

Got to post a rant about customer service from a hat store I ordered a hat from. I'm just so disappointed in the shipping time from the store. I live in an area that does not have any hat stores so, of course, I go on line and found a Tesi fedora that I liked from Bencraft. I ordered it the...

Hey - As far as size goes - don't know where the hat came from but I ordered a Stetson from an on-line store and measured 23in around my head. The store's size chart showed I should wear a 7 3/8 hat. Got the hat and it was too big. I called Stetson and they told me the store's chart was wrong...

I've ordered a Tesi Classic from Bencraft Hats. Does anyone know anything about Tesi fur felts. I wasn't able to get much info out of the salesman. It's only $100 but it looks pretty good and it's suppose to be more light weight. I understand it's made in Italy. I'm assuming the quality would be...

This is all pretty interesting. I know one thing for sure and that's that I'll only deal with a store that will take returns. As I mentioned, I am getting the issue resolved. Stetson is paying all the shipping charges and is sending a pick-up order for FedEx to come pick it up. Great customer...

I posted yesterday about the disappointment I had with my Stetson Lodi that I just got from The Fedora Store. As I said, I measured 23in around my head and according to their size chart I should wear a 7 3/8 hat - except the hat floated on my head and wobbled from side to side. I know there are...