Recent content by tinpanalley

I'll look around here and see what I can find. I know we have one that I visited recently that had a really good selection but the couple that own the place were very pushy about what I should buy. I think they have some stock and don't push hard to get it updated. I understand their dilemma...

Well I checked out Stetson's catalogue, really liked the Luciano and then couldn't find a single site that sold it. I love the other shops, but the problem then becomes, how do I know how it'll fit and look when I get it? Seems like such a gamble. When I bought my first fur felt hat (also a...

Thanks for the replies. I'm just a city guy. My problem is that I can't find a straw hat, I mean a real straw one, that looks good with the way I dress. They tend to look more rugged or outdoorsy (awful cliché terms but there you go). To me a broader brim always felt more Stetson to me. Please...

I've always been a fan of paper straw, I suppose Bailey and other brands I like make this type of hat that I like for summer and I'll be honest it fits my budget and even with the straw hat faring better in heat, I've never lived in a place that didn't have a more northern climate (although the...

Honestly, the hat I want is on Amazon Canada but I just thought it might be possible to find an actual HAT store here that I could support.

Well, I don't have a car and the border is a bit of a drive actually. I'd spend more on gas and a rental than the hat :) But clever idea!

Is there a shop in Canada somewhere that operates online but has a really vast range of hats by different companies? Something like a Bencraft but in Canada? I'm looking for a specific Bailey. I live in Quebec in case anyone happens to know of one near me. Thanks!

Hey, I really appreciate you collecting all those links for me, but what I was hoping was that there might be some other alternative to straw hats because I'm not really a big fan of those. But, I'll read those threads anyway.

Hey guys, I got my first hat this winter, a Fur-felt Bailey Fedora, leather band inside. I tend to get hot quickly in the late winter/early spring days and this fur-felt hat has become too hot to wear for me. What options do I have other than a straw hat? I'd like it to look as classic as my...

Hello all! This is my first post here. I recently saw a Bailey here in Manhattan. I won't say where just in case. My reason for writing is that when I looked inside the hat, the "Bailey" logo on the lining wasn't the 'hand-written' script font that Bailey seems to be using. It was a simple...