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Anyone use pearl stick pins on their fedoras?
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johnnycanuck
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I have one on my Wall Street from Art. Never really gave it much thought. Looks nice though.
Johnny
Johnny
Did Art add it, or did you?
Chepstow
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Tom, I use a pearl pin on my Panama/felt conversion and sometimes on a black Fedora.
Looks elegant!
Looks elegant!
Ordinary Guy
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I have one on Montecrisiti and will be adding one here and there on a Fedora... It classes it up and makes a dressier looking hat IMHO... So I add when the suitability exists....
Here is my Panama..
Here is my Panama..
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I have a couple of those pins, but always seem to have a problem with the pointy end.
It either sticks out of the hat and looks silly or wants to pin the hat to my head.
While pinning to my head might be an advantage on a windy day, it does make hat wearing uncomfortable and there are blood stains to deal with. Does anyone know the proper way to use these pins?
It either sticks out of the hat and looks silly or wants to pin the hat to my head.
While pinning to my head might be an advantage on a windy day, it does make hat wearing uncomfortable and there are blood stains to deal with. Does anyone know the proper way to use these pins?
johnnycanuck
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The hat came with it. Never really thought to add one to a hat myself. In fact one of my older co-workers made comment on the pearl pin. Aparently they were popular with the crowd that kept the brim up all round, back in the day.
If you want a picture I can try add one, if you like.
Johnny
If you want a picture I can try add one, if you like.
Johnny
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Try peroxide on those blood stains..... on your head of course and not staining the hat....
I don't know if this is correct or not but I push the pin through the ribbon without piercing the hat and leave the pointy end between the ribbon and the hat.... seems to work for me.....
Chepstow the more I see of that conversion of yours the more I like it,,, it is hard being a fedora addict
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O-Guy, thanks very much! I thought and thought about that and considered whether I should do it.
I have not looked back! Do it my friend!
I have not looked back! Do it my friend!
I sure do. It's just a little special extra something to add some class. Like a Stratoliner pin!
I got a nice deal on plain pearl pins and hat feathers a few years ago, so any vintage felt I get that doesn't have a pin or a feather recieves one. My pins always go through the upper corner of the ribbon bow though, never through the felt. I've seen people do that and I cringe : \
I got a nice deal on plain pearl pins and hat feathers a few years ago, so any vintage felt I get that doesn't have a pin or a feather recieves one. My pins always go through the upper corner of the ribbon bow though, never through the felt. I've seen people do that and I cringe : \
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Tom, I use a pearl pin on my Panama/felt conversion and sometimes on a black Fedora.
Looks elegant!
Very nice! Where did you get the pin?
I have one on Montecrisiti and will be adding one here and there on a Fedora... It classes it up and makes a dressier looking hat IMHO... So I add when the suitability exists....
Here is my Panama..
Very nice...understated elegance!
Chepstow
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Tom, thanks, I got it about ebay!
Ordinary Guy
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As did I......
Off to ebay now...thanks!
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Not pearl but I have a sapphire stick pin in my black VS.
No pics right now since I'm at work
No pics right now since I'm at work
Ordinary Guy
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That sounds interesting, would love to see it when you get the time...
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Now that my wounds have healed, I'm going to give it another try. I'll use a dark hat so the blood doesn't show too badly
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Now that my wounds have healed, I'm going to give it another try. I'll use a dark hat so the blood doesn't show too badly
So now that I have spit Pepsi all over my keyboard, you had better post a pic of what you do.
And this thread got me to add a pearl stickpin to another Panama.
I will have to post a pic as well
