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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

Bill Hughes

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Opale Borsalino tonight for work.

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A much delayed trip to our favorite Hatter in Eugene today... I have not been able to drive long trips due to my back surgery, so a beautiful Ecuadorian straw has been waiting to be picked up. Now it will have to wait until spring for it's debut. Wearing my early 1950s Borsalino Featherweight (Via @moontheloon) for some show and tell with Mike Miller. Looking forward to the trip.
Yesterday was both disappointing and a relief of stress. The pins in my hand need more time to knit the fracture. There was some shattering of the bone, so I guess that is the reason. So I'm all trussed up until the 30th. Since they were just going to yank them out, I was kind of dreading this appointment.

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SO nice, Mike. If you could only have one, that would be the hat!
 

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Well, last night I stayed up late working on hats ... on a work day night! Payed for it today.
I’m converting a black Resistol western into either an Indie or more likely a fedora/Western blend. Cut the brim down, did a Roy Rogers shower reshape and now I have to sew on a black two inch ribbon and bow.
I also showered a Seventies ten X Stetson OR and put in a diamond crease. Man! Those late model cattleman’s creases are
Dang near impossible to turn, But finally got this steer to heal over!
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Here’s a Champ fedora I wore today that I changed the ribbon on. The old one was thin, worn, sweat stained... and ugly. This new one inch ribbon and bow looks much nicer. I think it’s a sixties model.
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Tonight I’m going to bed early. I’m tired.[emoji16]



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You do good work. They look great. Get some rest. I know it can be tempting to stay up late and tinker with your hats.


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Great colour, shape, ribbon, brim, and bash. The autumnal lighting was the perfect choice to highlight the qualies of that Gannon, Greg.
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Thank you, Steve. It's hard to photograph the charcoal w/o it looking black. I lucked out on the lighting. Picked up some violet hues from the hat.

Wasn't that a Silverbelly until the BBQ accident?
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Are you inferring that the majority of my hats are SB?

Very nice, Greg! You even have a little ribbon showing on that one. Gannon does make great hat.
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Thank you, Reggie. Not all of mine are thinnies. He does make a great hat. I know that cap and jacket kept you dry. Great look for you.

Love that charcoal Gannon, Bamaboots!
Looks good on you,as well.
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Thank you, sir. Enjoyed looking at your re-works a moment ago. Good job on them all. Takes some perseverance to change out a modern Stetson. I especially like the ribbon change on the Champ. Mid ribbon suits it well.
 

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40s Champ that needed deep cleaning with vinegar and then a gas bath. The liner took a good soaking and whitened up a bit, the black marker faded a little, but so did the crest, but i really love a pleated liner.

Some mothing, sweat stiches are popping, but this hat has charm. Wide, 2.75" brim with a lower crown than i usually like but that's ok too. This one has grown on me.

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