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  1. ScottyBlues

    It's mine!

    Yes! I won the auction for the grey porkpie on the Merchants board: http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=31520 The hat is just beautiful and the felt feels fantastic. It's so great to be able to get a vintage hat in such great condition. My thanks to johnnyphi for making this...
  2. ScottyBlues

    Wore my Federation Deluxe to Crystal Skull

    I posting earlier about my concerns over the new Indiana Jones movie and how I thought it might increase wisecracks about me wearing an Indiana Jones hat. Well, we went to see the movie on Monday evening, and that left me with a real connundrum: what hat do I wear to the film? Should I wear...
  3. ScottyBlues

    Funny (hopefully) hat story

    I've been wearing hats for many years now. I mean day in, day out, never leave the house without a hat on kind of thing. I'd almost rather go outside without my pants on that with no hat...almost. One evening I was dining out with some friends and their parents. In that day, my standard hat...
  4. ScottyBlues

    Anyone else dreading the new Indiana Jones film?

    Truthfully, I am looking forward to seeing the film. However, I'm someone whose interest in wearing fedoras has nothing to do with those films. I wear fedoras every day and everywhere I go. I rarely get comments about Indiana Jones, probably because I tend to dress in a more elegant manner than...
  5. ScottyBlues

    What the heck does Jughead wear?

    I was reading another thread on the lounge and saw a picture of Jughead from the Archie comics. It made me wonder, "what the heck is he wearing on his head?" So, I looked it up--Wikipedia to the rescue(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jughead_Jones): Jughead's hat Jughead is almost always seen...
  7. ScottyBlues

    Hats Plus in Chicago: trip report

    I went on vacation last week to visit my parents in Michigan. Typically, we fly into Chicago and drive the rest of the way. This time, I wanted to stop into a hat store, since there aren't any in my area. I chose Hats Plus from their website (http://www.hats-plus.com/), looking for a large...
  8. ScottyBlues

    Shoe terminology

    I was looking at the Allen Edmonds site, comparing some of their shoes and hit some terms I didn't understand. A little searching come up with this site: http://www.dancestore.com/cds.html It explains some really useful terms when talking about shoes. Does anyone have a better site with a...
  9. ScottyBlues

    In the day, how many hats? What color?

    Back when hats were the norm and not the exception, was it typical for people to own hats in a variety of colors? Or was it more common to have your normal hat and that's what you wore? Does anyone know what the most popular color was back then? Did most people wear brown, black, or grey?
  10. ScottyBlues

    Derby or Open Crown?

    I've seen a few auctions on Ebay listing items as a "Derby", like this one: [Link removed: active auction links are not allowed. But here's a pic to facilitate discussion: --AlanC] Is this really a Derby or is this an unbashed open crown? How do you tell the difference? The top of...
  11. ScottyBlues

    Better quality vintage hats?

    I've started watching and bidding on hats on Ebay, but I'm struggling to know which hats are good and which aren't. I've read on the Lounge that the felt in the vintage hats blows away anything I'll find in a modern production hat. So, which hats should I look for? For example, looking on...
  13. ScottyBlues

    Me in my new Akubra Federation Deluxe

    I wanted to post a picture of me in my Federation Deluxe. I ordered it after reading all the great posts from members who had such great things to say. I got it last week. The good folks at Hats Direct were very helpful with sizing, particularly some individual assistance from Deb. Here's a...
  14. ScottyBlues

    Which Panama Hat?

    I've done a search and there is just too much to read. I'm looking to buy a Panama hat for this summer, and I want the collective wisdom from this group of which to buy. Maybe that could be a sticky, an article with the top contenders for each hat style. I'm looking for a traditional...
  15. ScottyBlues

    Jeeves and Wooster

    My wife and I have the "Jeeves and Wooster" series on DVD(http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00006AVRK/km-20/ref=nosim). These are stories based on PG Wodehouse's novels. These videos could be used as a primer for vintage dress, particularly for hats. Wooster sports a number of different...
  16. ScottyBlues

    Managing Hat Collection

    OK, it's getting to the point where I have so many hats that my wife is complaining about the boxes. I have a stack of 4 near the front door for the hats I've been rotating lately. I have other boxes in the coat closet and even more in my clothes closet. So how do you store a large numer of...
  17. ScottyBlues

    Feathers and pins?

    I just got a new Stetson Pinnacle. It came with a nice feature and a little pin with that says "Stetson". What do you do with your hats? Do you leave them in? I took the pin off. As with most articles of clothing, I'm not willing to advertise for someone unless I'm being paid to do so. The...
  19. ScottyBlues

    So what is "COW"

    Now that we know what "OFAS" is, can someone tell me what "COW" is?
  20. ScottyBlues

    Best Hat Stores in mid-Atlantic Region?

    I'm new to the lounge, so I'm sorry if I missed this but I'm looking for a list of known great hat stores. I live in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and I'd like to find something not too far away. By my standard, New York is too far away. Any recommendations? I've been to a hat store in...

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