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For Sale: A Rogers Peet Company New York silk top hat size 7. Inner leather sweatband has been replaced, and there is a split in the brim, which is only visible on the underside. Otherwise, excellent condition for its age. I am sure a hatter could stabilize the crack. $150 or best offer.

For sale, a Krieger New York collapsible silk opera top hat, size 7 1/8 in good condition; comes in original box. $175 or best offer.

I bought this size 7 hat new about 12 years ago, with several others and I only wore it a couple of times. Looks like new, and comes in a Stetson box. $75 or best offer. I live near Chicago - if you would like to try it on! Cheers!

Thank you! I'll take some photos today.

Is there an accepted way to sell hats here? My wife and have been downsizing now that we live in a tiny house, and I have a couple nice Stetson fedoras (size 7) to sell. One I don't think I wore at all - in black. The other is, I think, a Sutley in brown (or mink perhaps is the color name. Both...

I love the work Parker does - I have one original, and he has restored a couple hats for me. Fabulous work. Since summer is only a few months away, I need to make an appointment for a new panama. When I get a chance, I'll post photos of his custom fedora - my favorite hat for a couple years now.

Love 'em! I wonder it they come in narrow widths...

Allen Edmonds Custom Strand I think they were $425 - a custom order is $100 over the regular cost of the shoe. You can pick any current style and select from any current material or color.

Allen Edmonds Custom Strand They are dark brown and a chestnut color. (I can't remember the dye name.) You can use any colors currently offered by Allen Edmonds. (This is my second special order from them - I go to the Chicago store on Michigan Avenue and Matt Hahn was the very excellent...

Allen Edmonds Custom Strand I just got back from Allen Edmonds with my custom Strands that I ordered - comments?

Shoe swap? I am usually a 9.5 B - getting harder to find. Once in a while I take a chance on shoes I like, but aren't quite my size and am disappointed. Wouldn't this site be great for a shoe exchange? I have yet to post photos of my favorite shoes in my closet. I very nearly have as...

Stetson Chatham I have two of them, one in brown and one in black. I resteamed them both with a center dent crown, and lowered the back flip a bit. The reason I like the Chatham, is for me, the crown is the perfect height - on my head hats like the Temple are just too high.

Allen Edmonds - How many? Oh dear - I counted 19 pairs - 22 if I count multiple pairs of the same shoe. I am considering placing a custom order for the Hampstead in chili with a linen vamp. I think I need help...

Spectators - seasonal or no? I confess, if I lived in Malibu, California, I would be tempted to wear my specs whenever the weather permitted. However, living in the midwest, with its unpredictable weather, I fear they will be a spring & summer fair weather shoe. Perhaps someday I'll live in a...

Allen Edmonds Custom Spectators My specs arrived via FedEx today, and I couldn't be more pleased. They are beautiful and fit great! I only wish it were the right season so I could wear them in public right away! Thanks to Zohar for the inspiration - I have long wanted a pair, and now I have...