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  1. Bird's One View

    Collapsible Silk Satin Top Hat 7 1/2

    sold.
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    Collapsible Silk Satin Top Hat 7 1/2

    Now $189
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    Collapsible Silk Satin Top Hat 7 1/2

    Now $210 $199
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    Collapsible Silk Satin Top Hat 7 1/2

    I have for sale a recent production silk satin collapsible top hat, size 7 1/2. I bought it in 2006 or 2007 from Village Hat Shop and have never worn it other than to try it on a couple of times. It has never seen the elements and has only been collapsed a few times (never for more than a...
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    Alden Casual Chukkas things about pulling the trigger on a pair

    Try them on if you can. Various Alden lasts fit quite differently and you might find some of their lasts unwearable.
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    Homburg Help

    Get a custom hat. Homburgs are stiff and you won't wear it enough to conform it to your head.
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    A couple of Homburg questions

    I have a Biltmore homburg. I don't like black fedoras, but do like black homburgs. A hat shop can adjust the brim shape to your liking, or you can do it yourself if you are patient and careful.
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    Colour coordination help

    I have moonstone and carbon. I prefer carbon unless it is hot and sunny. Both shades read lighter in real life than they often do in photos. (Carbon is a shade or two lighter than oxford gray suiting.) Also both have a slightly cyan cast. I would prefer a truly neutral or even a slightly...
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    I love the Fed IV!!

    The sweat band is noticeably nicer in the Deluxe. The felt is different but I don't have a preference yet (after 1.5 years). Carbon gray is a better shade for me than Moonstone, so I've been wearing the standard more than the deluxe lately ... but the moonstone is more comfortable in hot...
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    2/3 of a 3 piece....what to do???

    Wear it with striped or checked black / white / gray trousers. Don't try to match.
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    de-70sifying a suit

    I think reshaping lapels is asking for trouble. Converting flared trousers to straight leg (or tapered, if you must) is easy enough, though I still don't encourage it.
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    Formal Wear Primer

    I'm no expert but I wouldn't call what you describe a notch lapel. Notch lapel, for me, means the top edge of the lapel is a straight continuation of the gorge line (the seam connecting the lapel and collar). Anything else is ... something else.
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    Borsalino Homburg

    The best brim width depends on your overall size, head size, face shape, and the hat's crown height. I suggest trying a few on.
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    How do you keep your ears warm?

    Deerstalker or watch cap.
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    quality greek fisherman's cap?

    All the ones I have seen in stores or online look to be the same rather poor construction. (The one I have is made of cotton and stapled cardboard.) I wonder if a custom maker of flat caps would be willing to make one.
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    I love the Fed IV!!

    My Federations are not 1/2 size undersized. They may eventually shrink their way there, but they haven't yet. If anything a 60 will be loose for the first year plus.
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    Stetson "Nostalgia"? (now with pics)

    I'm not Blackthorn but I have all three of these hats. The felt of the Nostalgia is similar to the Temple ... possibly a little softer. The Nostalgia's crown is higher and straighter (less tapered), and the brim is not dimensionally cut. The Fed IV is slightly higher and straighter (less...
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    I'm thinking of buying my first hat

    My first felt hat, which I got at about your age, was a black wool fedora. These points have been made but I reiterate: Fur felt is much nicer than wool. Avoid hats that are "sized" small/med/large/xl .
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    Tragic alteration of belted-back suit

    Dreadful modification.
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    Homburg question...

    I prefer no pinch, but (as illustrated) it is fine to wear a pinched homburg if you prefer it. The pinch makes the hat a little more casual looking.

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