Presumably the hemp ones are a bit more forgiving, but the shantung straw ones will definitely not just snap down. Shantung western do get shaped, so if you steam it, you could probably turn the brim down.
Whether or not one considers it an appropriate hat for the working cowboy, these shorter brims are not unheard of and were certainly fairly common mid century offerings.
Walt Disney had one too.
The hat I wear like 60% of the time now, 7xCB:
One of those hats in the Austral/BOP lineage:
I'm gonna buy calipers one day, I swear. In terms of just the thickness of the felt, those older hats are much closer to a modern dress weight than to a modern western weight.
I'm convinced it must have existed. I have a post about it in the OR thread somewhere. The two different ads from two different shops in two different years really sinks the probability of it being a retailer listing/printer error.
We've always had some urban coyotes here in SF, but they got a little bolder during the lockdown days. Though we have exceedingly few incidents, which is surprising given the amount of dogs there are here.
I'm not mad at Boho/contemporary hats. There's even some I'd wear and ideas that I have for myself up my sleeve that are non-traditional. But glowing? Yah, not so much unless it was some sort of sci fi cosplay hat.
Wellema has this hat available. I'm actually pretty impressed with the...
Water should not be an issue for the felt, only the leather. Akubra sweats are not the highest quality leather and are generally known to shrink.
It's not crushable like a wool felt is, no. But it would have to be something like your kid falling/sitting on top of it to risk any significant...
IIRC I was linking to a post from Gregory Westbrook, whom Fouquet apprenticed under as a hatmaker. There were critiques made of his techniques shown online and I believe a TV segment. And I think I recall something about Fouquet plagiarizing designs.
Oh and then there was the whole matchstick...
Hope you're feeling better ASAP, Steve!
As a random aside, I noticed that hat on Mike Dirnt from the band Green Day a while back. The dual tone ribbon is distinctive.
I would be shocked if anyone here kept up on modern wool production hats.
If I had to guess, I'd guess Dorfman Pacific. But you're asking a vintage hat focused audience about hats that are decidedly not in our collective wheelhouse.
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