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Maternal Dissaproval
Lots of advice given already. I haven't read it all, but it's up to you to decide which to pay heed to. Not much I can add given that it seems like there's probably a whole lot of stuff for you and your mother to work through somehow. So I'll simply say you have my sympathy. -
Short brim vs. wide brim fedora
I reckon I'm turning stingy with age. What I'm wanting is a hat with a crown blocked like the Federation IV (tall, untapered) but with a 2" snap brim like the old Akubra Warwick. I want more height, less width. -
How do folks react to your hat wearing?
I wish it were true. I wear a fedora every day and it never bloody rains :( -
How do folks react to your hat wearing?
Strangers on the street on numerous occasions: "Love the hat!" A friend's colleague announcing my arrival at the front desk : "Wyatt Earp" A jovial one-legged blackfella: "Stick 'em up, Brudder!" A derranged derelict getting off a train: "YEEHAA!" A child at my son's school... -
Salmagundi, I hate those guys...
It's rare to see that style done right. And it suits her perfectly. A very stylish lady, your missus. -
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Question about Trilbies and Fedoras
That seems like a fair description of what passes for a trilby in the 21st century, but even within my lifetime I can recall the word being used to describe what we would now commonly call a fedora. In other words, the meanings of the words trilby and fedora have changed over time throughout... -
Question about Trilbies and Fedoras
You might be entirely wrong, but I've more or less come to a similar conclusion. The only other term that needs to be worked into this thesis is "slouch hat", which I've seen in British writings of the inter-war period seemingly referring to an American-style fedora/trilby with a broader brim... -
What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?
In spite of the summer weather, my panama is having a break today. Instead, I'm wearing my Nepali topi ...just for something different. -
The Cap Faction
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What is your favorite hat crease?
A well-defined pinch and a decent swoop are the only constants for me over the last 20 years. I blame those old RKO B-Studio movies. Early on I favoured the brim down at the back which seemed to harmonise well with my long ponytail, but since I did the big shave, I prefer it turned up. A... -
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Crown Creases (Bashies)?
Sadly, as my hair has got thinner, I can no longer wear a centre dent unless my hair has been recently cut. Otherwise a centre dent puts a dent in my hair that looks absurd when I take off my hat. Akubra CEO had to go to the thrift shop, but I guess I was kind of over it already. There is a... -
Return of the Broad Brimmed Hat
You've just got too much confidence. I don't know what it says about me when I've been looking about for a smaller-brimmed hat for the first time in my life. Personally, I'm disappointed by the shortness of the crowns of that lot in the photo. The civilized world needs taller hats. -
The Cap Faction
Here are a couple of flat caps: Unlined felt from Target: Genuine English tweed: -
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Hat comeback
Certainly true in my case. I used to have big hair, wild and curly, so in spite of the climate I never wore a hat in the sun (probably not smart). Then I inherited my great-uncle's fedora and tried it out for fun. That meant tying my hair back (Jimi Hendrix looked great with a 'fro under a... -
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Hats with a black leather jacket
That's the dilemma I have with my black sueded pigskin bomber jacket. I never go out without a hat, but I'm loathe to look like Indiana Jones because I don't want to reinforce any stereotypes that ghettoize hat wearers. And I'm not a big Indy fan anyway. So I wear a flat cap with the bomber... -
Questian for you Australian forumers....
Overwelt. That was the word I was looking for. And another thing. The ribbon is not grosgrain. It got a sort of crepe-ish texture. Here's another view of the Warwick with a better view of the ribbon: -
Questian for you Australian forumers....
Well actually there are a few more details: Crown 4" at the front, 3.25 at the back, maybe slightly less taper than the Stylemaster. Teardrop bash. 2" brim with a very tight snap at the back. Not a bound edge, but simply turned over and stitched. That's another feature besides the... -
How often do you wear a hat?
Why is 'just about' every day the highest we can go in this poll? The only days I don't wear a hat is when I'm sick in bed. -
Questian for you Australian forumers....
Are you saying that is what is happening here? That the Warwick actually currently exists under another name? I have not in the last 20 years seen another Akubra design quite like it.
