Bailey Orson

[BJBAmerica]

Came across this hat while surfing the net.....A Bailey Orson. It's all wool, but just look at that STYLE!!! I really like the look of the Camel colored one.

Think this one will be finding its way to my "Wish List".

Anyone have one?

 

[eaglerich]

The Orson

The Orson by Bailey was one of the first hats I bought when I first started to wear hats and before I did much research. I bought the black one. I love the look of the hat, but I found the wool felt to be stiff and difficult to reshape. I do wear it occasionally, but I find myself wearing the vintage hats that I bought more recently much more often. I should add that my online purchase of the Bailey through The Fedora Store was a great retail experience.

 

[J.T.Marcus]

I'd go for the camel, unless I had no black hat. Looks good. Most of us actually have a few "woolies" (I suspect).

 

[Jerekson]

What is the brim width?

Maybe it's just the picture, but it looks like that brim is too narrow for the tall crown.

 

[BJBAmerica]

What is the brim width?

Maybe it's just the picture, but it looks like that brim is too narrow for the tall crown.

Brim on this one is 2 1/8"......Too small, you think?

 

[mingoslim]

Every so often . . .

Every so often I get sucked into buying a wool hat . . . They look so good, they seem reasonably priced, and I convince myself that this time will be different . . .

But ultimately, I am always disappoihnted . . . They do look good . . . but they do not wear well.

My complaints: They do not hold up . . . once someone dings it, dents it, or some other mishap comes about, they simply do not refurbish well . . .

They look great because they are so stiff . . . Like a plastic statue of a hat, and often to the point where they are uncomfortable to wear . . .

They are hot . . . I mean any felt (except my Art Fawcett Tropicaire) will make my head sweat in summer . . . but these suckers simply do not seem to breathe well any time.

And let me assure you . . . I am not a clothes snob, per se . . . I do not go for name brands, nor high sticker items . . . I can not beleive that people pay $10, $20, even $40 for a t-shirt at the mall, when I can get a pack of three at the discount store for $5 bucks on sale . . . I do not dress vintage, and I do not own a suit that cost of $100 at Value City . . .

I simply wear hats every single day, and have come to realize that quality really does make a difference . . .

That is not to say that I will not get "suckered" again by some good looking wool hat . . . But I know better . . .

If you are going to wear a hat once a week . . . or only on special nights out . . . and you do not want to invest too much . . . a $30 wool should fill the bill . . . but otherwise, I would save my $$$ for something better . . .

 

[Yohanes]

Umm, that's why I always choose wool hat of the packable and crushable type... they're not stiff at all... but talking about hot, indeed, well, can't escape it