Milan Mania

[SpeedRcrX]

Beautiful!!!

 

[seabass]

Mike
Outstanding Milan
all the bells & whistles
the sweat punching looks like a Orchid in bloom
& as you state "Soft & Squishy" is nice for the body
che

 

[Short Balding Guy]

+1 to all that Che said.

Excellent work and the outcome is gorgeous.

Best, Eric -

 

[mikespens]

Appreciate the comments fellas, let's hope we're all breaking out the straws soon

 

[konadog]

terrific hat, mike. i might be in the market soon for a squishy milan and will hit you up for advice again. been getting a lot of use out of my Optimo milan with the warm CA weather, but the Optimo ain't squishy.

 

[mikespens]

Kinda surprised to hear the Optimo isn't soft, supposed to be the real deal milan.

 

[hatsRme]

Kinda surprised to hear the Optimo isn't soft, supposed to be the real deal milan.

I wondered about that, too. And (as they say in Brooklyn) you know from Milans, Mike. I picked up a couple of "beauts" over the winter. Just waiting for a break in the cold. Soon.... be still, my heart!

 

[Lefty]

They're squishy with wear. I think Graham puts a little too much stiffener in them, but some people like their hat to stay perfectly blocked. I get my hands wet and shape the brim differently every time I wear either of mine.

-but it might also have to do with tightness of stitches attaching the strips together - one of my Optimos has the tiniest bit more space between the braided strips and it's decidedly squishier. squishiest milan i've ever had wasn't a milan, it was this lee hemp number
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?30949-Milan-Mania&p=834763&viewfull=1#post834763
I played basketball in a storm once while wearing it. It flopped straight down after a while and took further beatings for a few years until I finally tossed it, along with all of it's charming holes and tears. Want something with character? Quit coddling it and wear it.

 

[The Wiser Hatter]

Arts milans are squishy

 

[hatsRme]

Arts milans are squishy

Mr. Whipple would have been a big fan of a VS Milan... (Showing some age here.)

Ed's right, though. Squishy!

 

[konadog]

yeah, my Optimo has a lot of stiffener in it. the brim initially became very soft and i couldn't get it to lay down in front. so i sprayed some Bick stiffener to it and now it lays perfectly. that being said, i like the hat firm and well blocked. no complaints here.

 

[tropicalbob]

All this has me a bit puzzled. I got my VS Milan last year, and it's my favorite straw by far. But squishy? Not at all, and I wear it maybe four days a week.

 

[KingAndrew]

Mike, that Black Sheep refurb is a beaut. I love the bold color of the pug.

My Optimo milan has a relatively stiff crown, but the brim is very pliable. I never really thought about it, but I guess a good dousing in water would probably soften things up.

My Optimo panama is like a linen hankie: very squishy. I love 'em both and in Shanghai's summer heat, they get a lot of wear.

I'd like to get another milan, but my next straw hat purchase will likely be a boater.

 

[alanfgag]

Summer bump with today's wear.

 

[mikespens]

Top flight inside and out Alan, looks brand new but they don't make em like that anymore!

 

[alanfgag]

Thanks Mike, this one seems to have walked out of a worm hole.

 

[hatsRme]

Woof! Absolutely SCRUMPTIOUS, Alan!!!

 

[Frunobulax]

Love the sweat and the stitching, Alan.

Oh, and the hat's nice, too.

 

[navarre]

Scored this sweat Knox Milan with hidden ventilation yesterday. In great shape! This is also my second Fredrick and Nelson hat. Strangely the other is a straw as well.

 

[RJR]

Interesting ventilation technique.