AlanC
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Once in awhile I get lucky and this past Friday was one of those times when I grabbed this Lock fedora from the Classifieds. SteaminPete was a joy to deal with. I had the hat by Monday. And I know I got a steal on it.
Here's what it looked like when I got it (pics courtesy of Pete):
Brim turned up, center dent, but no side dents. Pristine interior. Pete tells me he had stored the hat without wearing it. It looks like it was new from the shop.
I performed a feather-ectomy, snapped the brim and added some dents (a little water did the trick--spritzed, not soaked
). Here's what it looks like now:
This seems to be the Lock Chelsea model, although perhaps it's simply an earlier similar model. I don't know how long they've offered the same exact models, but I tend to think that Lock isn't the sort of place that churns their hat styles every season.
I've been wanting a navy fedora and one from the English companies (latent Anglophilia). This does a two in one. It is a little loose, but I put some thin strips of foam behind the sweatband on the sides, which seems to work fine. Maybe it will conform to my head over time.
I'll try some in-action pics soon.
Here's what it looked like when I got it (pics courtesy of Pete):
Brim turned up, center dent, but no side dents. Pristine interior. Pete tells me he had stored the hat without wearing it. It looks like it was new from the shop.
I performed a feather-ectomy, snapped the brim and added some dents (a little water did the trick--spritzed, not soaked
). Here's what it looks like now:
This seems to be the Lock Chelsea model, although perhaps it's simply an earlier similar model. I don't know how long they've offered the same exact models, but I tend to think that Lock isn't the sort of place that churns their hat styles every season.
I've been wanting a navy fedora and one from the English companies (latent Anglophilia). This does a two in one. It is a little loose, but I put some thin strips of foam behind the sweatband on the sides, which seems to work fine. Maybe it will conform to my head over time.
I'll try some in-action pics soon.
