Recent content by Nic Charles

Optimo BINGO! I new it started with an "O" and Optimo it is! Thanks guys, I've heard nothing but good things about them and the other posts confirm what I've heard.

I really hate the search engine here on Fedora Lounge, and cannot find a thread on hat restoration sources without going through 500 threads, So I decided to start a thread on the subject.:rage: I need to find a good hat restoration source in the Chicago or Milwaukee area. I know there has...

Classic Colonial Panama Randy, I bought the Classic Colonial Panama, made of toquilla palm. This is the style I always pictured when I hear Panama Hat. I don't know if it was an over stock or what, but I did pay $34.99 plus shipping...

I couldn't agree with you more on the Montechisti Ultrafino traditional Panama hats! I just received one today from them off of ebay for about $40.00 and it looks like an original. Very light weight and very fine weaving. It even has the classic crease (upwards) in the center of the crown. I'll...

I finally got the proofs back from our photo shoot on the set. I'm going to post them on the "Steamer Trunk" thread.

Hat sizes Now that you know the proper method to measure and have the measurement, just go to Miller Hats web site and get the size. Their conversion chart also has metric which helps when getting hats from European sellers and dealers.:eusa_clap http://millerhats.com/hatsize.html

Fire at Little Bohemia Looks like the filming ground to a halt today when a fire started at Little Bohemia: http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080423/WDH0101/80423032

Hat Brim Sounds like we're all on the same page here. One observation I have also made is that if a fedora is left on a flat surface with the brim down, the weight of the hat on the front brim will give it an unsightly 'S' curve. I have seen this happen to hats and it looks terrible.

PE I'm going to jump over to this thread since we have two going. Here's a link to more images as the crew works here in Oshkosh this week: http://www.thenorthwestern.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=frontpage The set up in Oshkosh looks really well done and looked good down in Columbus...

A-2 I have never liked the Schott A-2 jacket from an authenticity point of view. If you want and authentic A-2, I would get an Eastman. The US distributer is History Preservation Associates and you can order from them at: http://historypreservation.com/hpassociates/eastmanlanding_2.php I...

oops! Nora Loy is going to KILL ME when she sees that image! Hey, it was idea for that pose!lol Old Fashioned Girl, Thanks for the highest compliment I could ask for. The phone is a functioning Model 202 from the 1930s. I try very hard to represent out time period to the best of my...

Who's Smashed? OK Harry, who looks smashed now? "Who drank all the Gin?"

Harry, don't you have a job? Get off the forum and get to work!:p

Near New Years Nora and I celebrated early and went out on the town. Here she is with a pre-party cocktail. ...and who the Hell is calling me now?

Robert Taylor? I've had a couple of people tell me I resembled Robert Taylor. My avatar is an actual image of me, by the way. I wish I looked as good as Robert Taylor did!