Hat Shops in Eastern Tennessee?

[SinatraStyle]

I will be visiting the Tri Cities area in Eastern Tennessee this Thursday and Friday and was wondering if anyone knows of any stores in the area that sell fedoras. Unfortunately, my trip will be short, so I'll be limited to the cities of Bristol, Kingsport, and Johnson City.

I tried searching online, but didn't come up with any results. If anyone has any suggestions, they are appreciated.

Thank you!

 

[Rick Blaine]

Bad news

I don't think so... 'bout the closest thing I think you're gonna find is a western tack & supplies store. There is a Wormser hat store in Chattanooga ,the decendent of the original Wormser hats. They carry Bailey and Stetson and some others, not much but it is still is a hat shop and fun to look around in. Unfortunatly in Tri-cities you are a long haul from Chattanooga.

 

[warbird]

You might take a peek in some of the local antique malls and shops though. There are several in the area and you never know what you may find.

 

[SinatraStyle]

Thank you for the suggestions. I figured that there would be a more dominant Western/Country theme in the area, but I hadn't considered antique shops.

 

[barrowjh]

I was not aware there was a Wormser store in Chattanooga, so this is good information for me. I have taken a couple of ebay 'mistakes' to vintage clothing stores in Knoxville; they tell me that they cannot get mens hats, and when they do, they sell in a day. (mistakes - seller was wrong about size, etc). I live in Maryville, TN, just South of Knoxville. To my knowledge, no hat stores anywhere around here, or in 'upper' East TN.