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Buler, Looks like the real McCoy......llano weave, back-woven brim, 6+ vueltas. Beautiful.

i.e. toquilla straw

Feraud is correct in saying that the "style" or "type" is simply a fedora.....a name given to hats that resemble the style first worn by a character in the 19th Century play of the same name, however the definition has evolved over the years. The Whippet is a model name given by Stetson to...

Yes......brisa weave Cuenca. Looks nice. Love the block and the ribbon.

It looks like to me that a wider portion of the ribbon is showing on the top side of the brim than is showing on the underneath part of the brim.....or is that just an optical delusion?

That's because the edge ribbon is asymmetrical on the gray one.....I think.

Yeah......it ain't much, but it's the only thing going for now. The owner is nice. He doesn't know a lot about vintage hats, but he does carry a lot of the current stuff, if you dont mind tapered crowns. Has a lot of straws, too. One word of caution....it's in the middle of Downtown Atlanta...

1) Black, just like in the photo on their website. 2) I don't have mine with me, but I'd say about 16-19 ligne. You can look at mine until yours arrives: ;) Randy

Oh............I see it now:

DGuy.........have you tried Windex? lol

PM sent. Randy

I'd like to take a gander at that Moss Green baby myself. Working on my March ER schedule....I'm 95% sure I'll be there. Randy

Beautiful. What color is that? Charcoal? Steel? Black?

I'm pretty sure this Dusty Rose is Pecan: http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=13616&page=11 I had a similar hat made, which is definitely Pecan: Hope this helps. Randy

I've played guitar, bass, sax, keys, oboe and harmonica over the years. Styles include jazz, blues, folk, rock, pop, country and orchestral music. Currently, I play bass at my church in Atlanta. We have a pretty cool church and I get to wear my hats. Here's me & my Panama Bob/Art Fawcett...