Vintage Silhouettes Custom Hats - Official Affiliate Thread

tropicalbob · May 27, 2014

Hi, Papo, and welcome to the Lounge. A warning, though: the more time you spend on here the more your tastes will be refined, and you'll find yourself spending exorbitant sums on objects that you never would have considered not too long ago. I only say this because I'm directly ahead of you in the line for one of Art's creations. Cheers!

Papo · May 27, 2014

I'm afraid you're right tropicalbob. I haven't yet spoken with Art about my first one and I'm already thinking about the next one. I'll call Art tomorrow morning... What time does he get up?

The Wiser Hatter · May 27, 2014

Papo said:
I'm afraid you're right tropicalbob. I haven't yet spoken with Art about my first one and I'm already thinking about the next one. I'll call Art tomorrow morning... What time does he get up?

One thing to remember Art lives on the West Coast. I would call after lunch your time.

Papo · May 27, 2014

Thanks Ed, I am on the east coast in New York, and knowing the time difference, I left Art a voice message earlier just to let him know my interest. I will speak with him when he's available.
-Papo

jbucklin · Jun 5, 2014

My new Chocolate Featherweight VS:

Landman · Jun 5, 2014

Very nice!

1mach1 · Jun 6, 2014

Looks good, jb!

jhe888 · Jul 10, 2014

Who has a Western hat from Vintage Sihouettes? Any photos?

gtdean48 · Jul 10, 2014

jhe888 said:
Who has a Western hat from Vintage Sihouettes? Any photos?

The original Western hat = Boss of the Plains in Art's nutria blend felt

Art Fawcett · Jul 10, 2014

jhe888 said:
Who has a Western hat from Vintage Sihouettes? Any photos?

I haven't done many Jhe, it isn't what i'm known for and very few of those have been posted. I'm sorry, I wish there more to show.

Landman · Jul 11, 2014

jhe888 said:
Who has a Western hat from Vintage Sihouettes? Any photos?

I guess they wouldn't be considered standard westerns but I have quite a few Open Road style hats from Art. Here are a few of them. Sorry about the quality of the photos. The hats are all beautiful and fit like a glove.

Silverbelly Dressweight felt with a 2 3/4" bound brim.

Dualist with a Panama crown and a 2 5/8" Dressweight Mojave felt raw edge brim.

Lightweight Black Cherry felt with a 2 5/8" bound brim. Prior to creasing.

Asmo · Jul 11, 2014

Landman said:
I guess they wouldn't be considered standard westerns but I have quite a few Open Road style hats from Art. Here are a few of them. Sorry about the quality of the photos. The hats are all beautiful and fit like a glove.

Lightweight Black Cherry felt with a 2 5/8" bound brim. Prior to creasing.

Very sharp!

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Landman · Jul 11, 2014

Thanks Asmo. Art surprised me and added a dark maroon bow keeper that really made the Cherry in the Black Cherry pop. It is a really nice touch that brings out the reddish tint in the felt. I ended up putting a teardrop crease in that hat and it looks like a really fancy Stratoliner type hat. I probably get more compliments on that hat than any of my hats. The bow keeper and color is so subtle that I notice people staring at it for quite awhile then eventually asking me about it and wanting to look closer at it.

Here it is on the left when it had a Cattleman's crease. The hat on the right is a black Stetson Open Road. I don't have any photos of it with a teardrop crease.

Asmo · Jul 11, 2014

Very nice. Indeed, the black cherry has a great depth and subtlety. It's one of several favorites I've seen on Art's site.
Speaking of which, I need to ask a dumb question. When it says the Century line of felt is $385, that's just the felt and not a complete hat. Right?

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gtdean48 · Jul 11, 2014

Asmo said:
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Speaking of which, I need to ask a dumb question. When it says the Century line of felt is $385, that's just the felt and not a complete hat. Right?

Nope, that is a completed hat with that type of felt body...

Asmo · Jul 11, 2014

gtdean48 said:
Nope, that is a completed hat with that type of felt body...

Holy moly!
I don't know why, but I thought I'd never be able to afford one of Art's creations. I've admired his work on here for years. I had better get to designing.
Thanks!

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Landman · Jul 12, 2014

gtdean48 said:
Nope, that is a completed hat with that type of felt body...

Asmo, Tom already answered your question but I thought I might mention that the price not only includes the entire hat but a beautiful black hat box. The box can be seen in a couple of my original pictures. The only other cost is shipping. It usually runs around $15.00 to ship to me in San Antonio, Texas.

Asmo · Jul 12, 2014

Thanks, Landman. The boxes do look nice. And $15 shipping is reasonable too. I'm pretty excited that one of these hats is within my reach.

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The Wiser Hatter · Aug 6, 2014

Just updated the Hat Block with a link to a Review of Art's Cleaning and Reworking of a Borso.

http://www.vintagesilhouettes.com/Fedora_Lounge.htm

The Wiser Hatter · Sep 3, 2014

Just posted Art's Hat restoration pricing on the Hat block.
http://www.vintagesilhouettes.com/Fedora_Lounge.htm

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