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Homburg Nation
I always thought derbies/bowlers would look so cool and wondered why more of them aren't out there. Then I tried one on -- most aren't expecting such stiffness in a hat if they've started with the cheaper crushable fedoras. Homburgs are amazingly versatile stylistically -- anywhere from... -
The International Wool Felt Consortium
And just almost ten years since my last post, I’m back! And bought a closeout Scala light grey Homburg, XL — still not sure whether I should have gotten a L, as many hat makers have appeared to move sizes up — i.e. a 60-61 used to be an XL, now many hat makers cheap and expensive sell 60-61 as... -
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Is it a bowler... or a homburg..? Or something else...?
I'd call it a modified bowler. Sure, the bound brim is in the style of a homburg, but part-and-parcel of a homburg is that it has a center-dent bash, to my knowledge. The lack of bash in the crown makes it a bowler in my estimation. -
Hats continue their comeback
At the risk of sounding (okay, being) condescending, I'll venture a guess perhaps you're a younger guy. Why is it that we must throw out the baby with the bath water? I understand that back in the day when men and women wouldn't dare leave the confines of their house without a proper hat on... -
Hats continue their comeback
I'd say I agree about the elevator, but what about in a bank? I have a feeling that back in the day, men would certainly wear their hats inside a bank, as it is a public place of business. But what about when you approach what is still to this day, mainly female tellers? -
My first semi-real hat
It's all about getting there. I remember I had a similar conversation with my friend when I bought a big apple hat (bigger version of a newsboy cap) and, having only seen them in movies, asked why I was buying a hat that would make me look like a kid. 6'4" and lanky? I'd say that's a... -
Guide for first fedora/hat
Having been the occasional lurker, I think John in Covina knows what's up. Then again, maybe it's his mentioning of the long oval. That means the shape of your head is longer from front to back than others. This means a hat that is size-appropriate may squeeze the front and back of your head... -
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Hats continue their comeback
Being 36 and looking younger, I had hesitations that I was being fashion-foolhardy rather than fashion-forward in donning a fedora. I didn't want it to look like I was "trying too hard". But, much to my surprise and pleasure, I started getting comments about how not everyone can wear a fedora... -
Braces without Waistcoat
Regarding the terminology of braces versus suspenders, I got it in my head that if they have a clip, they're suspenders, but if they have leather loops which require brace buttons on your trousers, they're called braces. It's just that suspenders with clips have fallen out of favor in popular...- HHCassius
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- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Famous Fedora Lovers
Wow, Michael Grimm looks exactly like David Beckham. -
Bow Ties
I was thinking Jos. A. Bank would sell them. Thanks!- HHCassius
- Post #401
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Bow Ties
Too bad you guys aren't in metro Atlanta. K&G Men's Store still carries bowties...I forget where I got them when I was in school -- that's when I started and stopped wearing them. Wish I had more opportunities and nerve to wear them nowadays...- HHCassius
- Post #397
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Full Brim vs. Stingy Brim
Also, in some circles and certain materials / colors / styles of fedoras, wider-brimmed hats would/could be considered more flashy. For example, my wife's BFF's husband authentically pulled off a nice Panama when we vacationed in Cancun last year. But he has a more outgoing, to put it lightly... -
Full Brim vs. Stingy Brim
Perhaps something for a different thread, but if you're wearing a hat, and you're sweating because you're wearing the hat, should you not be wearing the hat? -
Full Brim vs. Stingy Brim
If no straws, what do you do in the summer? -
Full Brim vs. Stingy Brim
I think of 2" as perhaps a small brim, but not stingy. The hat Tom Landry wears I would consider a small brim, perhaps borderline, but definitely small. Back to the debate, though. The jazz musicians and hepcats. My diamond crown is a stingy brim, and you could say I wore it like the "clown"... -
Full Brim vs. Stingy Brim
I would also wager that you're a might taller than I am at a generously-spoken 5'5". Hence, the considerations of height, weight, body type, age, etc., etc.
