You guys have got me playing with my hats again. Another pre fall arrival. The Vintage Silhouettes box arrived on Monday. Always a treat to get a special delivery form Art Fawcett, a delightful gentleman.
You guys have got me playing with my hats again. Another pre fall arrival. The Vintage Silhouettes box arrived on Monday. Always a treat to get a special delivery form Art Fawcett, a delightful gentleman.
2&3/8” brim 5&1/2” crown. Color Camel kind of on the yellow tone side. I’ve got the perfect camel coat to match.
Great felt. Quite pleased with this one. Can’t wait to step out in this bad boy.
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How interesting... I was just thinking of sending you a message suggesting you grab a nice custom fedora! So this one is super nice, and it looks great on you!You guys have got me playing with my hats again. Another pre fall arrival. The Vintage Silhouettes box arrived on Monday. Always a treat to get a special delivery form Art Fawcett, a delightful gentleman.
2&3/8” brim 5&1/2” crown. Color Camel kind of on the yellow tone side. I’ve got the perfect camel coat to match.
Great felt. Quite pleased with this one. Can’t wait to step out in this bad boy.
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Thanks, Tuk. I appreciate your sentiments. I have a few VS hats and a bunch of made to order Opitmos, but I have always admired your custom Gannon hats. I think that may be one of my next moves.
I like it! Perfect name for a hat with a brim like that. Can't wait to see it in action.New fall arrival. One of Stetson’s latest models, Bogie in Phantom Grey, Excellent quality. 2 &1/2”brim with approximately a 4 & 1/2” crown. Pretty supple to the touch and reasonably well made. Overall pretty satisfied with this one. Will have to work it into the rotation.
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Thank you, Red! Casablanca style.
Jim, Thank you! There are so many great hats here including yours. I need to comment more.
Bowen, Thanks! I still can't recall any other hat I have with a similar bow or brim binding.
Doug, Thanks! I was surprised to see that it was a 1/2 size. It's more round than oval so I needed to put spacers of on the sides.
Rodney, Thank you! It's a nice one.Thanks for sharing Steve! That's got to be one of your euro-made fave lid!
Having a shade of Grey across the board sure completes the coverage of the Grey's fetish!
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Bob, Thanks! It's a raw edge with a thin bottom binding. It does create a nice effect. It's ok front to back but needed a couple spacers on the sides. As mentioned it's more round than oval.I really like that one as well Steve! The ribbon is simple, but what a cool look! The underbound brim (it there a correct term for that?) just adds to that. How loose is that 59-1/2 cm?
Daniele, Another great find! I hope you can find more. I enjoy seeing these old French hats!Here is the other ancient French "Job" Chapelier Lezignan
What appears to be the older brother, since being stacked on top in the storage was eaten enough by moths.
Fortunately, it is not seen on black.
The hat is very similar to other French of the same period both in felt and in proportions
The hat was made in Lezignan in the Esperaza area and the felt is slightly different from "the Perfection", it is more silky and with less wool and the texture is different
It has a beautiful white lining and embossed on the sweatband what you see in the photographs
The proportions are: brim at 6 centimeters, crown at 13.5 centimeters and ribbon at 5 centimeters
It has a greater fit than the other, although both are size 59. I have a couple of examples of French hats of the same period and one with the same brand, with the same proportions, but now it's too hot to look for them
I hope to still have the opportunity to unearth such findings.
I like it Brent! I like it alot!!Thoroughbred 10X. It is labeled as “Moleskin finish” but it doesn’t feel any different than my other westerns.
It came with a strange cushioned reducer adhesive strip behind the sweat. It is in good shape and the hat fits fine (it’s a 7 3/4) so I left it.
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