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Giant Pith Helmet Thread of Doom
That's very helpful, thank you! I see the Indian style in your photo posted previously. Looks like it provides even more helpful shade than just the brim width, probably due to some space between the sweatband/harness and where the brim actually starts (thus providing more shade than just the... -
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Giant Pith Helmet Thread of Doom
I'm looking to get my first pith helmet. For activity such as lawn mowing and bicycling in hot weather. Are there any currently produced that are made with traditional techniques/materials? I prefer a full brim, such as Indian or Vietnam styles, not the front/back-only British brim. I've... -
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A boonie hat which follows the 'vintage fedora' sensibility?
I've considered Tllleys but don't want one because I don't like dimensional brims on non-flanged hats. It looks floppy in the back, which I don't like (even if it isn't actually floppy). Also, I think Tilleys are overpriced for what they are, even if they come with some guarantees, as I'd... -
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A boonie hat which follows the 'vintage fedora' sensibility?
Recommend a good-looking, sturdy boonie hat. I have a lightweight boonie hat with a brim that's very thin and floppy. I hate the way this looks. I want a new boonie hat that's sturdy all over, but especially with a heavyweight brim. The brim doesn't have to be very large. In fact, I'd... -
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Reducing hat size
Strips of felt will stay put under the sweatband without any adhesive. Add/subtract until you get the right amount. -
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Gohn Brothers
This had gotten my interest. I thought, surely, the Amish would be using all-natural fabrics. Disappointment ensues after perusing Gohn's catalog. Serge fabric that's only 45% wool. Oh well, I didn't want black anyway.- Nyah
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Question for the tailors: Where to get worsted twill yardage?
Tough twills made of worsted, such as whipcord and serge, have been square on my radar for a couple of years now but, finding yardage of it available to people in the USA has been a challenge. Well, the only example I've come up with is an 11oz dark green whipcord from Johnson Woolen Mills...- Nyah
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Is a dark colored hat that much warmer than a light colored hat?
Go walk barefoot on an asphalt road in the mid-day sun. Stand like this on the bare pavement and then go do the same on a part that's painted white. I think you'd be convinced after that. -
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Hats for your Man-Bun ! ! !
The obvious extension from the stingy paradigm. -
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Is a dark colored hat that much warmer than a light colored hat?
I think the effect of black helping to radiate heat away would only work on a hat that allows it to happen. If there's no ventilation, how is that heat going to escape? The black robes that Beduins wear don't have felt shoulders. Back to my own preference of light hues for heat minimization... -
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Is a dark colored hat that much warmer than a light colored hat?
My bicycle helmet is made of fiberglass and thus easy to paint. I felt a considerable benefit in temperature-related comfort after switching from a black hue to white. Where I live, black garments are hotter in sun than lighter hued ones. Even in Winter, I prefer light-hued garments rather... -
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Wearing a fedora when it's windy
My story is very similar to Trenchfriend's. I was standing on the corner, waiting for the the traffic signal. I had my hands full and I wasn't paying attention to the wind. Hat blew off and rolled down the street. I only had to avoid one car, fortunately and also, my friend picked up the... -
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Denim is Inappropriate for the Golden Era
Is that just bib-overalls or, do you actually see jeans on someone in that film? The context of my post was the jeans that the OP asked about.- Nyah
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Denim is Inappropriate for the Golden Era
From what I know, big demand for denim (which is what drove mass marketing of it) started in the '50s. So I would say, no, not appropriate for what is known as Golden Era revivalism. If anyone sees it in big budget, period media productions, post about it here.- Nyah
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A boonie hat which follows the 'vintage fedora' sensibility?
Oh, I thought the Tilly's would be classified as boonie hats. A sewn-fabric hat with a brim that provides enough shade for one's face. The Tillys seem expensive, to me. I will consider them though. I wonder if any of these sewn-fabric sun-hats have straight, structured crowns? That would be... -
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A boonie hat which follows the 'vintage fedora' sensibility?
You're right, that Tilly is too warm for Summer. Which is also what I stated about those Hanna Hats. Worsted is not not too warm for Summer though, given that it's a fairly light weight. That said, vegetable-based fibers are not out of the question with me. I'm especially favorable to hemp... -
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A boonie hat which follows the 'vintage fedora' sensibility?
Does anyone fashion boonie hats to fit more like fedoras and less like caps? By that, I mean that the crown is not meant to rest on the top of your head. And I don't mean having the crown treated with lots of stiffener. HannaHats specializes in bucket hats which have interior piping that... -
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Peters Brothers
JoeyC, the one of yours on the right is even more like a homburg than mine. When you snap the front of the brim down, does the binding want to stay snapped up? Both of your new hats look nice. -
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Peters Brothers
I had pics of my hat in my previous post. I don't know why the thumbnails aren't showing. I'll try with fewer of them this time. Ten-gallon Hombudora, otherwise known as the Bob Roberts model with a 3/8" brim binding. The hue of the binding is a dark brown: -
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Peters Brothers
Got my P.B. 10-gal homburdora, otherwise known as the Bob Roberts model with a 3/8" brim binding. Specs: Size approximately 7 1/8, extra-long oval. Crown height 5 9/16" at highest part. Brim 2 13/16" on front/back, a little wider on sides (a side-effect of extra-long oval shape). Hemp milan in...
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