My New Akubras

Colby Jack said:

and I just finished emailing Deb about the tawny fawn Fed. She was explaining what the color actually looks like. I've got a snowy river thats fawn...but has a slight greenish cast to it. I was also wondering if thats the only colors offered, or are they inbetween a production cycle and they have others that aren't listed.
CJ

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Ian Dundrillon said:

Can you elaborate on the problem of the black Akubra not being colorfast?
Thanks,
Ian

"It's not easy being from another planet."
I.f.B. 2002

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Not-Bogart13 said:

The darker regular Federations kind of bleed color a little when they get wet. The black one does it the most, and the Mid-Brown does it a little bit. I've never been caught in a downpour with my black Fed, but I've used water to help shape it. My fingers turned black. It has something to do with using a powdered dye to even the color, I think.

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Pok 9'er said:

I just bought and received a black akubra bogart. I was wearing it in the rain and when I came inside I placed it on its crown on a white countertop to slowly dry. After a while I picked it up and noticed two brown stains on the countertop from the two highpoints of the crown which came into contact with the countertop. When the hat finally dried through I didn't notice any color change on the hat.

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