Optimo south side mobsters

drmaxtejeda · Dec 18, 2020

Just Daniel said:
Very nice!!

Gracias, Daniel!!

deadlyhandsome · Dec 18, 2020

drmaxtejeda said:
The brim is 2 3/4”. The crown height is 5 5/8” as creased, 5” at the highest point. The ribbon is 2 1/8” wide.

Thanks, Max. It’s about as good as it gets.

DaveProc · Dec 31, 2020

Found this beauty waiting on the doorstep this morning. I was beginning to give up hope and it was lost forever in the depths of the USPS.

deadlyhandsome · Jan 10, 2021

Optimo made for Newt:

daizawaguy · Jan 10, 2021

Lovely hat, and a fine shop NEWT is indeed. The story is that Graham had lived in Hawaii before starting Optimo, and the owner of Newt is a personal friend and had even attended his wedding. Newt has one of the finest range of Panamas and milans in brick and mortar that I have ever seen.

Hats Matter · May 6, 2021

A bit of a confession from someone who has been locked down by the pandemic for far too long and has an urge to emerge from hibernation and live again. Some of you may be aware of the Optimo Insider Club and their periodic e-mails with offers of products which are intended to appeal to the avaricious side of the personality. I confess that I have succumbed to sensation and went ahead and ordered an item from their Montecristi Cellar Event. The hat I ordered will be a Montecristi Homburg design. I have not ordered from Optimo in several years but the temptation was too great and I have thrown caution and good judgment to the wind to indulge myself. I will report back when the item arrives around Memorial Day

drmaxtejeda · May 6, 2021

Hats Matter said:
A bit of a confession from someone who has been locked down by the pandemic for far too long and has an urge to emerge from hibernation and live again. Some of you may be aware of the Optimo Insider Club and their periodic e-mails with offers of products which are intended to appeal to the avaricious side of the personality. I confess that I have succumbed to sensation and have ahead and ordered an item from their Montecristi Cellar Event. The hat I ordered will be a Montecristi Homburg design. I have not ordered from Optimo in several years but the temptation was too great and I have thrown caution and good judgment to the wind to indulge myself. I will report back when the item arrives around Memorial Day

Nice! Congratulations!

Genuine Classic Gangster · May 6, 2021

Some months ago, I sent in an old Optimo hat of mine for servicing. They cleaned it and re-blocked it and put in a brand new liner and a brand new sweatband.

However, it came back as shown in the picture here, with the sweatband not properly attached to the liner on one side, and instead it juts out and becomes squiggly.

Does anyone have any idea why that might have happened?

Would you say Optimo is being lax in their quality standards to allow something like that to happen?

drmaxtejeda · May 19, 2021

Genuine Classic Gangster said:
Some months ago, I sent in an old Optimo hat of mine for servicing. They cleaned it and re-blocked it and put in a brand new liner and a brand new sweatband.

However, it came back as shown in the picture here, with the sweatband not properly attached to the liner on one side, and instead it juts out and becomes squiggly.

Does anyone have any idea why that might have happened?

Would you say Optimo is being lax in their quality standards to allow something like that to happen?

You should call them and send a picture!

drmaxtejeda · May 19, 2021

I love this video

daizawaguy · May 19, 2021

"Take care of their things, OR use them more...." I feel he reached that point where he didn't mean to say that, realizing he wants people to use their Optimo`s....and reaches that switch around mode. For a promotional video, always best to have the words well thought out! But that sure is a special institution, and hats off to Graham - the hat world would not be the same without Optimo, dear as they are.

drmaxtejeda · May 20, 2021

I commented elsewhere in the Lounge that the Optimos with a white liner I have bought on eBay are not as good as the ones with a yellow liner.
I recently bought this brown heather-textured fedora and asked Graham Thompson for his opinion.
This was his reply:

Max I’m sorry I turned off notifications for WhatsApp and just saw this. This is a very early optimo.. maybe year 2… as our hats have improved drastically since then, the quality you’ll notice isn’t anywhere near what we make today.. but still the early pieces are very rare and collectible.
Also the material and finishing will never be like our newer stuff.
Our new silver belly’s are extraordinary. I’d recommended you get one of our blue Pearl lightweight belly fur hats in a full crown. They are amazing

daizawaguy · May 22, 2021

drmaxtejeda said:
I recently bought this brown heather-textured fedora and asked Graham Thompson for his opinion.
This was his reply:
"Our new silver belly’s are extraordinary. I’d recommended you get one of our blue Pearl lightweight belly fur hats in a full crown. They are amazing"

Love the sales pitch at the end...!

deadlyhandsome · May 22, 2021

daizawaguy said:
Love the sales pitch at the end...!

It was nicely done, wasn’t it.

drmaxtejeda · May 22, 2021

daizawaguy said:
Love the sales pitch at the end...!

I already have one, and he didn't know. He is right, it is magnificent! Full crown, light, and dense. Beautiful!

Hats Matter · Jun 12, 2021

The Optimo Montecristi Homburg has arrived. The ribbon is Burgundy in case you were wondering. This was ordered through the Optimo Insiders Cellar promotion. The photos really do not do it justice as it is a magnificent hat

Tonio · Jun 12, 2021

Hats Matter said:
The Optimo Montecristi Homburg has arrived. The ribbon is Burgundy in case you were wondering. This was ordered through the Optimo Insiders Cellar promotion. The photos really do not do it justice as it is a magnificent hat

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Fantastic! It really looks great. I was tempted myself.

drmaxtejeda · Jun 12, 2021

Hats Matter said:
The Optimo Montecristi Homburg has arrived. The ribbon is Burgundy in case you were wondering. This was ordered through the Optimo Insiders Cellar promotion. The photos really do not do it justice as it is a magnificent hat

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Beautiful! How much did you pay for it, if you don't mind saying?

Hats Matter · Jun 13, 2021

drmaxtejeda said:
Beautiful! How much did you pay for it, if you don't mind saying?

I would rather not go into specifics. In their e-mail on the Optimo Insiders Club Cellar event, Optimo quoted a range of price points. The price I paid was less than the maximum and more than the minimum of the prices quoted by Optimo. I had not purchased anything from Optimo in a number of years and I suppose this was a way of celebrating the end of the Covid lockdown and getting out into the world again

Apollo · Jun 25, 2021

drmaxtejeda said:
Optimo Bleached Beaver Silverbelly. A copy of Alan's Stack, since I can't get the original. . Pics of the Stack are Alan's, at the bottom. View attachment 290493 View attachment 290494 View attachment 290495 View attachment 290496 View attachment 290497 View attachment 290498 View attachment 290499 View attachment 290500 View attachment 290501

Hey, what is the brim size?

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