New Member to the Hat Forum

Yeah Right said:

Hi. New member here I´ve had a thing for hats since my teens. First it was Stetson "cowboy hats", but in the later years I´ve come to like Fedora types.
I find hats are insanely overpriced where I live, and most quality hats are too big for me, so I´ve never really had any until recently - .. Which brings me to why I joined here; I want to know more about my finding, but do I just start a separate thread, or is there a "Identify my hat" thread?
It´s labelled Rousselet, but to the best of my knowledge, that company is long gone, and the hat looks in too good a shape to be pre 1934, so I´m confused.

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Dazzy G said:

Hi there, another newbie here! I’m Darren, 24, from England!

I’ve always played around with hats since childhood, but in recent months I’ve taken it to the next level from lurking on this forum! I’m also a big fan on vintage/period fashion in general.

My hat roster currently includes an Akubra Fed IV (in my avatar), Fed IV Deluxe, an Austin Reed Panama (made by Olney I think) which I have heavily modified, a fairly modern second-hand Bates top hat, and just recently I bought a cheap baker boy to see if I liked the style, before taking the plunge on a Cordova or Simonds etc cap.

I’ve yet to acquire a truly ‘vintage’ hat, partly due to my unfortunate large head size of 61cm or so!

I’ve customised many of my hats, making my own bows, cutting brims, and making my own head shape block. I was thinking of sharing my experiences of doing those things on existing forum threads I've found, if that would be of interest? Though I’m not sure of the etiquette on bumping old threads on this forum?


See you all around on the forum!

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Bagelstreet said:

Hi folks! I'm Adam, from London. Good to meet you.

Like a lot of other new members, seemingly, I'm a long-time lurker who has picked up nearly all my hat knowledge from trawling the Lounge forums.

A couple of years ago, I decided I wanted a winter version of the battered straw hat I got at a charity shop about ten years ago and worn throughout every summer since. At this point the word 'fedora' was not in my vocabulary!

So I picked up a cheap wool one to see if I felt comfortable wearing it out and worked up to my first 'proper' one a couple of months ago. It's a Mason Trilby by the Susquhana Hat Co (they're discussed in a few threads on here so I won't go into detail) and I love it! Super comfy, goes with everything and suitable in any weather England is likely to throw at me.

I'm quite spoiled for hat shops and vintage places round here, which will hopefully still be the case when we're allowed to venture out safely again.

Until then I'll have to be content with learning more and enjoying the photos of your great collections on here!

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Bagelstreet said:

Hi folks! I'm Adam, from London. Good to meet you.

Like a lot of other new members, seemingly, I'm a long-time lurker who has picked up nearly all my hat knowledge from trawling the Lounge forums.

A couple of years ago, I decided I wanted a winter version of the battered straw hat I got at a charity shop about ten years ago and worn throughout every summer since. At this point the word 'fedora' was not in my vocabulary!

So I picked up a cheap wool one to see if I felt comfortable wearing it out and worked up to my first 'proper' one a couple of months ago. It's a Mason Trilby by the Susquhana Hat Co (they're discussed in a few threads on here so I won't go into detail) and I love it! Super comfy, goes with everything and suitable in any weather England is likely to throw at me.

I'm quite spoiled for hat shops and vintage places round here, which will hopefully still be the case when we're allowed to venture out safely again.

Until then I'll have to be content with learning more and enjoying the photos of your great collections on here!

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OneAndDone said:

Hello everyone!
New to the forum and new to hat collecting.
From the Memphis, TN area; came across a new (to me) hat while cleaning out my grandmother's attic. Hope to share pics in the appropriate thread.
Thanks!

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Stugots said:

Hi all...new guy here from Canada...hoping to glean some knowledge.
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belfastboy said:

Welcome to the Lounge. The good news is that they haven't reached the max number of Canadians allowed in the Lounge.

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Frunobulax said:

They haven't even reached the max number of Canadians allowed in Canada!

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Rmccamey said:

"Just one more" is all I've heard.

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Frunobulax said:

Like hats!

If we get too many in the Lounge, it's in the rules to have the last ten who signed up fight in a "Saskatoon Death Match" to determine who stays and who goes.

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belfastboy said:

my version of the Saskatoon Death Match is to send them all to Saskatoon for the winter. The one (if any) that lasts through the winter gets to stay in the Lounge.

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S.Fox said:

Hi folks, just thought I'd say hi and upload a quick pic. I'm Steve, an ex croupier who now uses those skills for good as a professional magician. I also have a hat addiction and I am close to hitting the 30 hat mark, I only actually wear about 6 of them out these days I'm not crazy.

For those wondering why I'm inside in my Christys Panama, I had to wait for my partner to get ready so we could go out and enjoy the sun. I couldnt complain as she's normally waiting for me to choose a hat

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