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So, what brims make the final cut these days?
Well fellas, I've been giving my hats some serious road testing days. In the last three months I've been on the road much more than home, and I've given my hats more than their fair share of plane and travel time--where there are no hat racks anymore....and I have some favorites, largely due to... -
Dating borsalino liner logos
Hey folks, how precise do you think we can get in dating borsalinos (or any hat brand, for that matter) through the evolution of the hat liner logos? Below I have links to a few liner logos. What do you think are the age of the hats through the logos? Let's try to fill in the gaps from the... -
Hat Pilgrimage#4: Clintwood, Virginia
I am in the middle of a 4 week travel splurge--USA, Seoul, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Auckland, Taipei, Tokyo--and found myself with one extra day in the USA...so I decided to travel to the most contraversial place in the world of modern custom hats: Clintwood, VA, home of Gladhatter, Charlie Swindall... -
Indycraze's Adventurebilt
Nicely done and great photos. Is that photo from the back Harrison Ford or what? Fedora is making some awesome hats--man, everyone I see is better than the one before it. And they're serious 100% beaver! Regards, G -
Happy New Year of the Rooster
Gents, just wanted to wish you all a very happy Chinese New Year. This is the biggest holiday of the year in many parts of Asia and the world just slows down into visits to family, friends, co-workers, all night card games, and so much food and alcohol. This year is the year of the...- gcollins
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Buying a Monticristi
Hi folks, what should one look for when buying a Monticristi hat? -
Re-Creasing
Hey fellas, I do not do time off so well. Just can't seem to deal with NOT being busy.....so I decided to re-crease my two GH hats by hand. Posted links in the SBS under the thread "A very fine hat" or something like that. Check it out. Pics aren't the best quality, but thought my vintage... -
Hat Pilgrimage #3: Charlie Swindall
Comrades of the Fine Brim, As some of you know, I have embarked on a journey for the perfect hat. To date, I have had custom hats made by Brent Black, Optimo, Trent Johnson, and Art Fawcett. Next up? The controversial Charlie Swindall, aka the Gladhatter. Unfortunately, I have been... -
Hat Pilgrimage #1 (Revisited): Vintage Silhouettes
Ladies and Gentlemen, I bring you the very first production of Art Fawcett's Collegiate. Felt is a moss colored beaver blend of anonymous origin with a phenomenal matching vintage dark olive ribbon. The felt on this is pounced well and feels very vintage-like, and in totality is the... -
Hat Pilgramage #2: Greeley Hat Works
Back from the road again, and time for installment #2 of my Hat Pilgramage: the Elusive Search for the Perfect Hat. I flew into Denver for about 15 hours, primarily to drive 1.5 hours up to Greeley to pick up my very cool custom hat. It's an out of the box number for sure, as I know most... -
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Art's Panama from Panamabob
Fedoralover: That is a plug! You shill! What's that other word I was called? Tramp? Trump? Troll, that was it! I too saw Art's panama body, while he was in the process of blocking. Nice montecristi! Looked to be about 900-1000 weaves per square inch. A few areas with some... -
A pilgrimage to Art's hat shop
Well folks, I made it to the USA on Labor Day, dropped my gear off at the hotel, and went off to see Art's hat shop...and lo and behold, it turned into a FL event. After a nice lunch and a couple of drinks with Andykev, jamespowers, wingnut and the man Art himself, we went over to check out... -
Vintage bosalino felt question
Comrades: Some of you may have seen a number of new, but vintage borsos on ebay, and perhaps some of us might want to bid on one or more of them. With all the good talk here about vintage felts, what made those vintage borso felts so good and soft? Are they wild hare, beaver or what... -
Optimo nutria natural
Hey fellas: Thought I'd share some pics and assessment of my new optimo nutria natural. Been in India for a while, so haven't had a chance to take photos. Specs: size 7, brim 2-3/8, crown front 4", side 4-3/8. White liner, brown sweat. 1-7/8" black ribbon. Underwelted brim. My... -
Brent Black's Cocoa Cuenca
Brent Black--PanamaBob's favorite Panama hat guy --has recently acquired some nice cocoa cuenca bodies. Gorgeous color and texture! When I was working with Trent Johnson on a 100% black beaver aficionado , in cowboy weight, with a nice self-band and silver buckle--I'll pick that up in Colorado... -
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Pure beaver: adds life or takes away?
Fellas: I am a bit confused. Some hat makers will say that when you take away any percentage of beaver you reduce the quality of the hat--beaver being naturally softer, weather resistant, stronger and lighter than other furs. But when I ordered a hat from Optimo, I asked Graham why they... -
The great blockers
Gents: We have some great contributors here, like Art and PanamaBob, who of course are wonderful craftsmen and fine gentlemen. Maybe the guy known as Fedora is in this mix too. We have a nice mutual admiration society here, and no one of course has anything bad to say about our friendly... -
Summer rainy weather hat
You know gents, I have yet to find a nice brim for summer rainy weather, except my Tilley T5 which is good for travel. You can't wear a nice straw as it will ruin, a beaver blend fedora is likely too hot...so what do y'all wear? Regards, G -
Your favorite hat....now
There was an old thread about favorite hats.....before Optimo comes out with new colors in August, what's your favorite hat NOW? Strut your stuff. G -
30s Shanghai Fedoras
Anyone have some photos of Shanghai fedoras from the 30s? the mandarins at the time, flanked by Western influences and the foreign concessions of France, US, Russia, wore fedoras to the jazz clubs and everyday wear. I did a search but have not come up with some good examples. Anyone? G
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