My Brown Christys' Fedora question

[Tenorclef]

Here is my trusty brown Fedora model 'Epsom'. What's the best way to clean these hats and should they be kept in a hat box when not in general use?

 

[gtdean48]

Here is my trusty brown Fedora model 'Epsom'. What's the best way to clean these hats and should they be kept in a hat box when not in general use?

Depends on how dirty but good brushing covers most except bad stains. Orange sponges & hat spot removers work well then you move up to naptha & such.
Boxes are best for me & I add cedar to keep critters & smells away.

 

[FormerDATT]

Same method here in Kansas. Winters in an old house are dry and dusty. i save all my old boxes and store my winter hats with a cedar block (no moth ball smell) and store them away. I have two brushes one for dark and one for lighter felt. I have bought a few shoe brushes cheap; not used obviously to also clean them.

 

[The Wiser Hatter]

http://www.millerhats.com/accesories_index/case.html
A hat brush to clean off the dust work's great in the US the cost 10 dollars.
Here is one on the Lock & Co. Hatters website.
http://www.lockhatters.co.uk/Hat_Boxes___Hat_Accessories-Hat_Brush_Soft-P173.aspx

 

[Tenorclef]

Thanks for the advice, think tomorrow i'll go into town and see if i can pick up a hat box from somewhere. Its a decent enough hat to look after I think.

 

[EggHead]

I have hat hooks in the bedroom closet and in the garage (garage is ground floor of the house). I hang them in either place depending on how wet it is.

 

[danofarlington]

Here is my trusty brown Fedora model 'Epsom'. What's the best way to clean these hats and should they be kept in a hat box when not in general use?

If you keep a dark hat in a box, dust won't collect on it to diminish its lustre, which is what happened to some dark hats I have but never kept in a box.

 

[The Good]

I think I would recommend a hat box, but while not directly related to your question, that's a sharp trilby! I was considering one of those a while back, and maybe I still am. That brown color looks good. Which version of brown is the color titled on the Christy's website, do you remember?

 

[Tenorclef]

I think I would recommend a hat box, but while not directly related to your question, that's a sharp trilby! I was considering one of those a while back, and maybe I still am. That brown color looks good. Which version of brown is the color titled on the Christy's website, do you remember?

If you type in Epsom on the Christy search engine I think its just brown mix.