Wow, great info, Steur.
Now for a bit of light cleaning. It might be easier if I knew what these things were made of. Sounds like stiff card under the felt but could be thin ply. The felt is probably fur but, just being a thin covering over the board, it's hard to tell. I guess a little...
I'm a bit of a sucker if I find a vintage hat that (a) is of a style I don't yet have, (b) is a reasonable price and especially (c) is My Size - many vintage ones are too small.
So I was rather chuffed to find this Austin Reed grey topper in an antique shop this week. It was still in its...
Hi, Daniele. I'm going to Milan in a couple of weeks; at the same time, I happen to be in need of a new panama, and wondered if there was a Proper Hat shop worth going to while I'm there.
I was advised on the 'Ask a question, get an answer' thread that you are the man to ask!
I'm off to Milan in a few weeks, are there any decent hat shops there? I don't mean fashion shops, obviously, maybe I should have said Proper Hat shops.
I'm in particular need of a new panama. Initially I thought I should be in need of a milan but a brief look at Wikipedia seems to show that...
Well, I have a few places in mind, not necessarily in order of priority: beercafés, Italian restaurants, Fado bars, Porto sampling bars (that is essential), as well as museums, galleries, castles etc. That should keep me going for three days.
Any suggestions from those familiar with Lisbon...
I'm sure that's true, Joao, but I'm not looking for any particular hat at the moment and thought it might be more interesting looking round the actual shop - one might just take my fancy, who knows?
And I'll be wandering around Lisbon anyway looking for 'points of interest'; what could be more...
Hmm, looks like D'Aquino turn out some nice stuff at a decent price. I'll be in Lisbon for a few days before xmas and was wondering about having a look in their shop. Having read this thread, I think I definitely should!
Yes, an unattended hat seems to be a temptation some can't resist. I was in a pub with friends, some years ago now, and had left my hat on a shelf at the side of the room; we were never far away, but suddenly I became aware that a small group of girls were trying it on and posing in it. I...
Not so much moved off, as fell off. On my backside. And then publicised it. The search is on for the missing brain cells, as well as a tastier recipe for humble pie.
I have (purely for my own satisfaction) searched for the thread that so misled me in hat/church etiquette but without...
In Parliament, my hat-wearing was actually accidental; I had been carrying it all day till I went into the Stangers' Gallery, where they relieve you of all your worldly goods (hat, coat, phone, camera etc) and stick them in a cubbyhole. When you come out, you are handed the lot and the first...
Your assessment is pretty spot on; and I was, of course, encouraged by the certainty that I was right. Wrong! But, as someone had pointed out, mainly I'm happy to show deference to people who believe in these things, they're the ones who could be offended, the guide was just doing a job. But...
Well, I clearly misjudged this one! But I definitely read somewhere (almost certainly in a thread on this learned site) that, when walking around a church eg as a tourist, it was normal for men to keep their hat on (obviously, not when seated, or attending church for religious reasons).
In...
Last week I was in Canterbury, and decided to take a look around their nice cathedral. I was wearing a grey fedora and, as I have studied the advice on here on 'hatiquette' and was only walking round, not sitting, I kept it on my head.
As I passed one of the guides inside the door I took a...
Well, I didn't make it in person but Royal Mail got the hat to you and back quite reasonably.
Thanks very much for your excellent work, Bloc. I might make a weekend of it some other time; I have another hat that's seen better days and I'd love to see some of your own stuff, too.
Many...
You should go. In the Panama. If they come out with the comments, just laugh at their smart remarks. You know they'll actually be thinking, "Maybe I should wear one" but daren't say it.
I was walking past a pub early evening last week and there were a couple of guys outside for a fag*; I...
Sorry, mactire, I'm on the lookout for a decent hatmaker here myself but they're few and far between. I guess there'd be some in London but they wouldn't be cheap; you might do better to post your material to one of the guys in the US as suggested earlier.
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