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How do you clean pig skin ?
Thanks. I did think about saddle soap but was pondering whether it might dry it off somehow- guillaumeb
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- Forum: Hats
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How do you clean pig skin ?
Hello I have a cap made of pig skin leather I was wondering what to use to clean the inside liner (for the sweat) and the leather outside. Any recommandation ? Thank you very much- guillaumeb
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Post New Hats Here!
Hello, No new panama hat this year (got way too many !) and I don't know why, but this spring i'm getting exciting about... caps ! OK if i'm honest, I think I know : I just finished the TV show The Mosquito Coast and fell in love with the cap worn by Justin Theroux in it. (which you nicely...- guillaumeb
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Help me ID that hat (cap)
I can't find it anywhere on my side. A regular baseball cap does not have a patch on the front. Flat cap usually have that patch but it's not a flat cap. Hence my question- guillaumeb
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Help me ID that hat (cap)
Hello, I'm trying to see where I could buy the same cap as the one worn by Justin Theroux in The Mosquito Coast tv show. I'm not too sure about the color (brown ? khaki ?) nor about the material (cotton ? oiled cotton ? leather ?) it has the shape of a baseball cap but the look of a flat...- guillaumeb
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Help with {date or identify} a hat please.....!
I do not understand this sentence. What is a mill western hat ? I googled it but i'm not getting a specific style Thank you- guillaumeb
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Help with {date or identify} a hat please.....!
No it was not sarcastic ! thanks for your replies. e- guillaumeb
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Help with {date or identify} a hat please.....!
Well sorry, i thought you perfectly knew the hat world and the manufacturer's offering. For instance, I thought that it had become common knowledge that anyone willing to have something close to Indiana Jones' hat had to turn to the Akubra Federa IV Deluxe OC. Here the hat looks close to an...- guillaumeb
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Help with {date or identify} a hat please.....!
Yes, but what specific model is it before being distressed or are there any that look similar to your knowledge ? It makes me think of an Akubra, but I'm not sure- guillaumeb
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On journaling
Hello, I’m a newcomer to this bar I have always wanted to journal. There are thoughts, million of them, in my head on a regular basis. I just never know where and how to put them down. So I learned to channel them after more than a decade of journalism. Yet, I would love to take up...- guillaumeb
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Help with {date or identify} a hat please.....!
Hello, Not sure if this has been discussed before A few weeks ago, I saw the tv show 1923. I fell in love with Brandon Sklenar's hat. Can you help me identify it or point me to a similar looking hat.- guillaumeb
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Panama hat questions?
OK Fine then Then should I have a cheap Panama, i'd rather play around with it and test stuff. it surely won't sound outrageous if i ask you how I could achieve a distressed style like the photo below for a cheap panama hat : I know crazy people burn fur felt hats ! But how do you achieve...- guillaumeb
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Panama hat questions?
It was around 80€. it's a mid quality regular toquilla hat It's like there is a noise when I press the brim downward for instance, as if the straw was a bit dry. A bit like when you sit o sorrel chair (well obviously less creaky than that)- guillaumeb
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Panama hat questions?
Hat creaking : what can I do ? I got this brand new Panama hat. I received it yesterday. However, it seems to be "creaking" a lot. I steamed it gently and spray water on it. It is a bit better but the straw does not seem as flexible as on my other Panama hats which are astonishingly silent Is...- guillaumeb
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Panama hat questions?
Hello, Î would like to dye a Panama hat I’m wondering what is the best method to achieve this is’there a specific process to follow ? Like should i steam the toquilla first ? is there a particular product that I should be using or that you would recommend ? thank you- guillaumeb
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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?
Hello, Been wearing this one for a week now Bought a Bailey of Hollywood from eBay a few years ago. Had to customize it a bit What do you think ? I'm now thinking of buying a more formal / dressy panama hat for the summer evenings- guillaumeb
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Please, I really need advice with this hat
Hello, Thanks for you reply. i just got one on Amazon. By any chance, do you know how long it takes to enlarge - or "unshrunk" - the sweatband ? Are we talking days? weeks? Thanks- guillaumeb
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Please, I really need advice with this hat
Hello, I used to be in hats a few years ago. And I kind of miss them. I was going through them and flat ironed a few of them. The one shown in the picture below is my fav, it was handmade by Esther Weis. Now when taking the hat, it looks perfectly fine But when I wear it, the brim loses its...- guillaumeb
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