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    How properly to recalculate my hat size due to new presence of hair?

    Usually, I would shave my head completely bald, because I think that looks best for me. Therefore, I would calculate my hat size based on the premise that I have no hair. When I have no hair, and when I try to measure my head's circumference with a cloth tape measure, the measurement appeared...
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    Recommendations for a hatter who can service my Panama Hat?

    I have a Panama hat which I bought from PHD which needs to be cleaned and reblocked and to have the sweatband replaced. I could send it back to PHD in order to do this, but then they would replace it with another one of the mediocre sweatbands that they always use, and I'd rather have it...
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    Sweat stains on ribbons ,,,,,,

    I have a dilemma which is this: I want to buy a new Summer hat. In my previous experience with Summer hats, with my straw hats I always used a standard black ribbon, and I never noticed any visible sweat stains on the ribbons, even after having sweat in those hats profusely multiple times...
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    Sweat stains ruining felt hats & panamas: is that a real thing?

    Lately I've been watching a youtuber who works as a hat salesman for a living at a retail hat store. In his videos, he claims that a lot of times people have to get rid of their hats after they develop sweat stains around the brim of their hats in front, and/or on the crown in the front. I've...
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    Brent Black's Panamas / Panama Hats Direct's Panamas

    I've only owned two Panamas. One was a mass-produced one it was not very good Several years ago I also bought a second Panama from Panama Hats Direct. It was a major step-up from my previous mass-produced Panama, but I have no other frame of reference for knowing how good of a quality it is...
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    Any modern hat makers who make real Milan and/or Boater hats?

    I would like to buy some Milan hats, and also some Boater hats. But I'm not aware of any hat makers who currently make real Boater hats. As for Milan hats, I'm only aware of Optimo making them. But I've been on their waiting list to get one for several years already, and they have never...
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    How to remove loose straws in a Panama?

    I have a Panama hat which has some straws with ends that lay over top of the rest, instead of being woven under them. I may not have described the issue properly. Hopefully this picture will illustrate what I mean (it's kind of hard to see, because I can't make my camera focus on the loose...
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    Montechristi Panamas: are these types of holes normal?

    All the Montechristi Panama vendors seem to say that no Panama hat is perfect. With that in mind, I made this thread to try and find out whether or not the type of hole that is shown in the pictures below is normal. In the first pic, on my screen the hole is displayed at about 1.75 inches...
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    Best way to carry a fedora with you while cycling with a helmet on your head?

    I would like to start using a bicycle for the summer months, but a problem will arise if I do. My head will have a conflict of interest because it wants a fedora to be on it, but for the sake of safety while cycling, a helmet would have to be on it instead. Accordingly, I want to carry my...
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    Do good quality straw hats fray or rip over time?

    I have never owned a good quality straw hat before, but I may wish to buy one. Before I can know if that is a good use of my money, I need feedback from you gentlemen. To illustrate my concern, I have included pictures of the fraying on my $99 (I realize that I cannot expect good quality at...
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    Irony in the misconception that people who wear fedoras look ridiculous

    To my mind, the popular misconception that people who wears fedoras make themselves look ridiculous is deeply ironic. When I think of all the options of what I could possibly wear to keep my head warm in the cold of Winter, a fedora seems like the only option that is not ridiculous. What...
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    How do you react to intrusive hat price questions and/or unwanted hat touchings?

    I have experienced both of the phenomenon listed in the thread title. One gentleman asked me how much I paid for a VS that I have. At first, I didn't see any harm in answering him truthfully, so I told him. His reaction was one of shock, and that made me regret that I had told him...
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    How does one know when a hat should be professionally cleaned & re-blocked?

    How does one know when a hat should be professionally cleaned & re-blocked? Should professional cleaning & re-blocking be done on a regular basis, like, say, once a year? Should they only be done when a hat shows visible signs of needing them? If one is careful with his hats, might they never...
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    Hat Jack Use & Turning Up the Sweatband

    A hatter has taught me that when one gets home and takes off his fedora, it should be set on its crown, and then the sweatband should be turned up so that the sweatband can dry out properly after sweat has accumulated on it. I am about to start using a Hat Jack. My questions are: should I...
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    Drop of water causes felt fibres to shed off my new Borsalino hat: is this normal?

    I have a new Borsalino hat. It had some marks on the crown, which I presume got there either due to stryrofoam band which was enclosing the crown before I got it, or due to the cardboard band that encloses the crown when it is in my hat box. To get rid of the marks, I tried putting a few...
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    Best option for for protecting fedora from heavy rain & snow?

    Hello everyone. This is my first post here. I am really happy be here. :) I have been wearing fedoras for about 14 years. I hope your advice can help me sort out the best solution to the dilemma that I am about to describe. Throughout my years of wearing fedoras, most have only lasted for...

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