Less common colors

RetroStyle · Oct 21, 2019

Why not play it safer and go with a blue hat? That'll likely pair nicely with any hue of orange. Should be lots easier to find than an orange hat too.

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alanfgag · Oct 22, 2019

RetroStyle said:
Why not play it safer and go with a blue hat? That'll likely pair nicely with any hue of orange. Should be lots easier to find than an orange hat too.

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That’s the ticket, though I would go black. Unless you are a huge NY Mets fan.

GHT · Oct 22, 2019

OldStrummer said:
I'm going through a bit of a dilemma.
I wear a lot of orange. I guess it's the runner in me, as orange running apparel is highly visible, and I don't want to get clobbered by a car while I'm out running across a road, or otherwise run during fading light.

Believe me, the motorists won't miss seeing you in this hi-viz.

RetroStyle · Oct 22, 2019

alanfgag said:
That’s the ticket, though I would go black. Unless you are a huge NY Mets fan.

Yeah, I was going to mention the Denver Broncos. @OldStrummer, regarding a blue or black contrasting hat, I guess it depends on whether you want to get sports teams or Halloween comments from people.

OldStrummer · Oct 22, 2019

It's not that I can't find orange hats online (and to the others who suggested blue/navy, I have about four already), it's that I can't trust the color rendering in the photos. I'd like to think they're accurate, but frequently I find the photography is stock, studio stuff and not truly representative. As a photographer, I can tell you that white balance and color space has a lot to do with faithful rendering. I see a lot of hat photographs online that I just know don't show the hat color properly.

OldStrummer · Oct 22, 2019

RetroStyle said:
Yeah, I was going to mention the Denver Broncos. @OldStrummer, regarding a blue or black contrasting hat, I guess it depends on whether you want to get sports teams or Halloween comments from people.

For the next few days, I'm going to be wearing red. Or a combination of red and other colors.

Tonio · Oct 22, 2019

Optimo once had regulation “Hunter Orange” available:

jlee562 · Oct 22, 2019

The Lawless fedora was pretty popular around the time of the film...

A little splash of orange...

Lefty W. · Oct 22, 2019

OldStrummer said:
For the next few days, I'm going to be wearing red. Or a combination of red and other colors.

Me too...

BobHufford · Oct 22, 2019

OldStrummer said:
For the next few days, I'm going to be wearing red. Or a combination of red and other colors.

Walgreens has a baseball team?

scottyrocks · Oct 22, 2019

BobHufford said:
Walgreens has a baseball team?

Yes, they're based in Wallawalla.

alanfgag · Oct 22, 2019

I have a fluorescent yellow Nike jacket with black trim that is a favorite left over from my running days. I frequently travel with it as a rainy day option. I find a black beret (see our local thread for some great options from Daan) works very well with it. I'd have to say that my berets get more comments out in the world than any other hat from my collection. They fit many occasions and present more softly and kindly than a brimmed hat but clearly stand out as a hat that is not a ball cap. I have favorite hats for travel but no matter what I take, there is always a beret in the suitcase.

The saturation is subdued in this photo. The jacket is very bright.

Rmccamey · Oct 22, 2019

That's what I'm talking about!

Lefty W. said:
Me too...

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scottyrocks · Oct 23, 2019

I fall into the group that believes that 'standard' colors for fedoras fall into the gray, black, the brown family, silverbelly, and most of their variations.

My two favorite 'less common' colors are green and blue, especially green. Actually, my Hufvud is my favorite hat (in every way), hands down. I have gushed about it elsewhere on TFL, so I'll spare you here.

I have three greens. In alphabetical order - a vintage sage green John Cavanagh, a sage green Hufvud, and a moss green Penman. My two blue hats are a vintage navy blue Knox 20, and a heatherish medium blue Resistol (not pictured).

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I had also been pondering something in the black cherry/cranberry/maroon family, but can't commit to anything yet.

gamez32 · Oct 23, 2019

Here is one that Art made for me. The felt was from the 1952 Mallory hat bodies batch that Art acquired. It is like an apricot color paired with a grey ribbon. Orange can work!

drmaxtejeda · Oct 23, 2019

Steve1857 said:
You trying to sell my hats while I've been away, Stefan? [emoji4]

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Lol!

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drmaxtejeda · Oct 23, 2019

GHT said:
Believe me, the motorists won't miss seeing you in this hi-viz.
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I like yellow, and wouldn't mind having a yellow hat.
Optimo has some sharp colors

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Lean'n'mean · Oct 23, 2019

drmaxtejeda said:
I like yellow, and wouldn't mind having a yellow hat.

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GHT · Oct 23, 2019

drmaxtejeda said:
I like yellow, and wouldn't mind having a yellow hat.

And I rather like your green hat. My felt hats are all so conservative, but I do hanker for something in bottle green, burgundy, beige, and on and on. My shoes are a riot of colour, but my hats are dark, conservative and safe. Is it time toput on the mask?

johnnycanuck · Oct 23, 2019

Here is a maker that seems to have colours not regularly seen by North American hat makers. Have a look and see what you thinkhttps://www.hornskovkobenhavn.com/collections
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