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I rarely name a hat, mostly on account of them generally being one-of-a-kind offerings, so I leave it to the people who end up with them to decide what to call them.
But in this case I make an exception. The Elizabeth Avenue Limited is so called because 1.) Elizabeth Avenue is, according to a couple of signs along its route, the "historic name" of the roadway on which I and my shop currently reside, and 2.) this model will almost undoubtedly be quite limited, seeing how I have but one partial roll of the band ribbon and I figure the odds of finding another just like it slim to none (yes, it's a vintage ribbon, probably older than I am), and 3.) I like the alliteration. The name may be more evocative of a bus route than a Golden Era passenger train, but that's fine by me.
I was shooting for something with just a hint of "Western" in it, hence the wider than usual brim and the not-quite-raw edge. (Note that row of stitching about an eighth of an inch from the edge, a la vintage Stetson Playboys.) And, in keeping with the vaguely Western theme, I stiffened the #&*! out of it. Often, those wide, "unfinished" brims could use more stiffening anyway, lest they go all floppy on you. And I added more stiffener to the crown, too, just for the heck of it.
But in this case I make an exception. The Elizabeth Avenue Limited is so called because 1.) Elizabeth Avenue is, according to a couple of signs along its route, the "historic name" of the roadway on which I and my shop currently reside, and 2.) this model will almost undoubtedly be quite limited, seeing how I have but one partial roll of the band ribbon and I figure the odds of finding another just like it slim to none (yes, it's a vintage ribbon, probably older than I am), and 3.) I like the alliteration. The name may be more evocative of a bus route than a Golden Era passenger train, but that's fine by me.
I was shooting for something with just a hint of "Western" in it, hence the wider than usual brim and the not-quite-raw edge. (Note that row of stitching about an eighth of an inch from the edge, a la vintage Stetson Playboys.) And, in keeping with the vaguely Western theme, I stiffened the #&*! out of it. Often, those wide, "unfinished" brims could use more stiffening anyway, lest they go all floppy on you. And I added more stiffener to the crown, too, just for the heck of it.
