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    Grapevinehill on ebay

    ok i am naive but are fedora hats being made in china now too? and sold under u.s. brands? i bought a ford escort zx2 in 1999 cause i wanted to buy u.s. well it was manufactured in mexico with 60 % foreign parts. now i am not a nationalist chauvinist, but what made america a superpower was...
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    knox hats @levine hats?

    the wise men have spoken mea culpa. thanks for the low down. rest easy now boys. :beer: [sharpey it's just diet coke :cool2: winky :kick:
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    knox hats @levine hats?

    wise men of the fedora lounge, are these the real deal: http://www.levinehat.com/knox_hats.htm http://www.levinehat.com/store/comersus_listCategoriesAndProducts.asp?idCategory=26 many thanks, winky. :cool2:
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    So Fedora, does that mean........

    steve, i thought you were never going to do a non-indy fedora again, after all the troubles i gave you :) this first try looks a lot like the one you did for me except for the color and the weight of the felt. the one i called the "neonoir" "this gun for hire" or am i just getting senile...
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    It was a Dark and Stormy Night!

    i am old engouh. wasnt the whole saying: "duck and cover and kiss your ass goodbye" :kick: ? winky.
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    COMBAT!

    vic morrow lives i think combat was a very good series. gritty. complex. i watch it on cable. it is on the american life network channel. that used to be the nostalgia channel i think. i would really like to see victory at sea on tv. winky d.
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    All You Need to Know About Hat Etiquette

    manners I had a Professor of Romantic Poetry in undergraduate school who told me that manners were little courtesies. And while I may be radical in some things, I am a bit old fashioned about etiquette. With that in mind, and of course meaning no disrepect to other posters, here are some rules...
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    Bogie hat??

    welcome to the grail quest. there is no bogey hat out there, only "bogie" hats.
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    low cost snap brim fedora

    the felt is soft but holds its shape well, the snap brim is nice. i was pleasantly surprised by the quality, considering the price. the sweat band isnt high quality. it came with a feather and a hat pin which i took off. the quality is similar to the biltmore hat i got at vhs...
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    Borlesoni? Excuse me?

    the levine hats catalog, hard copy, couldn't find it in their online one, lists a "Demensional by Barlesoni. Stylish downturned brim with matching band. A popular style for dress or casual wear. $95.00." maybe the ebay is legit you can call levine hat at 800-875-3359. let us know, winky.
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    low cost snap brim fedora

    after exhausting most of my lifetime hat buy budger on my neonoir adventurebilt, i went out and got this lagomarsino for levine hats in st. louis for 50 plus 8 for shipping. its made in argentina of nutria. [link to nutria: http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/myoccoyp.htm ] <img...
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    Zing!

    hats are chick magnets. while not quite as good as a puppy, more often than not i get a nice smile when a woman sees me in my fedora. :fedora: "nice hat" is something i have heard too. but then i am cute. :cool2: and a married man. winky.
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    The Choice of the Orthodox

    i think there may be an unintended drift into stereotypical thinking in this thread. it is mistaken to suggest that jewish people "all go for black" hats. for most jewish people neither religious beliefs or cultural traditions require the wearing of black hats. most jewish people who wear hats...
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    The Choice of the Orthodox

    source for the orthodox black hats found the link for the store that sells the orthodox black fedora http://www.milechai.com/judaica/borsalino-black-hats.html they sell a 3" brim Borsalino and a 3' brim Huckel. i was thinking the huckel might be worth buying, any advice. winky
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    Vintage Borsalino verses New Winchester felt

    great hat fedoralover. steve is the best. wear it in good health, winky.
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    final photos of my neonoir adventurebilt fedora

    well i finally have photos of my neonoir adventurebilt fedora that steve made for me with much skill and above all patience. see i am too fussy, so we mailed it back and forth until he achieved the exact style, shape and fit that my cranky old self desired. steve, sorry for giving you such a...
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    A Poor picture Of my Black Adventurebilt

    picture posting fedoralover, i know this has been asked before, and i think there is a thread about it which i can't find, but how do you post a picture in the body of your posts? your hat is tres cool by the way :cool2:
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    Shaping a brim?

    Is there a guide for reshaping the brim of a fur felt fedora? I thought there was a thread that gave instructions on hat reshaping but I searched and can't find it. Many thanks, Winky D.
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    Would you wear this hat????

    that sytle was called the continental look, right. like "the man from uncle" w.
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    Huckle Black Fedora

    huckle and tonak: the link http://www.tonak.com/ang/tonak.html In 1799, young journeyman Johann Nepomuk Hückel was admitted to the Guild and soon afterwards opened a millinery shop. The quality of his products matched that of previous handicraft and the new products soon penetrated the...

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