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[Zombie_61]

Great hats all! Here is my new Campdraft that I have spent the weekend creasing. Great hat. I got the Heritage grade version and the felt is thicker than I was expecting but still a quality hat.

That's a nice crease, and I think the proportions of the Campdraft suit you very well!

 

[rclark]

Thanks Zombie! I really like the CD a lot. The wider brim and tall crown help elongate my round face! The crease is still a work in progress as I am a little OCD.

 

[PHIL1959]

What a great looking hat. I'M JEALOUS..

 

[Miamibruno]

mmcabe - nice finds. Finding a place that has hats like that is a godsend. It seems every time I find one, they run out of hats.
rclark - tough to see the color on that Campdraft - She's a beauty nonetheless.

Just opened the box on this one. A perfect (I think 40s but no later than 50's) Borsalino. The new jewel in my collection.

 

[hatsRme]

Man, oh MAN, MiamiB!!! What a find. CONGRATS, my friend!

 

[rclark]

Bruno, hatsdirect.com calls the color silverbelly but it seems more tan than my Stetson OR SB. I like the color its just not quite what I was expecting. Nice Borsalino!

 

[Miamibruno]

Thanks, Charlie. You've got to feel this one. It is unbelievable. It out Borsalinoed my other Borsalinos.

Thank you, too, rclark. Silverbelly is a funny color. Some go toward silver, some toward beige/tan. I think the beige/tan is the actual color.

 

[Rogera]

Miamibruno, that is a beautiful hat!

 

[gtdean48]

... Silverbelly is a funny color.....

Even more so for Akubra. The Heritage is significantly different from the Imperial grade. I know Resistol & Stetson have different dye recipes for their Silverbellies, coming from 2 different original sources. Guess the different grades of fur blend at Akubra must take up the dye differently???

 

[1mach1]

Miami, that thing is sweet. Nice score!

 

[ManofKent]

Miami - wonderful find.

 

[GoldenEraFan]

'20s or '30s Fedora. No tags to be found.

 

[Garrett]

Looks like the one recently sold by my friends in Portland (AmericanVintage) Nes Pas? Not a fedora but rather a western (meant to be worn open crown akin to boss of the plains).

 

[GoldenEraFan]

Looks like the one recently sold by my friends in Portland (AmericanVintage) Nes Pas? Not a fedora but rather a western (meant to be worn open crown akin to boss of the plains).

Yes! that's where I got it from! Love that store! A western you say? gives off a pretty classic fedora look IMO.

 

[Zombie_61]

...The crease is still a work in progress as I am a little OCD.

Aren't they always a work in progress? A little tweak here, a little tweak there...

I'm normally OCD when it comes to symmetry--the side dents should be the same length and depth, the curves of the teardrop should mirror each other side-to-side when viewed from the top, etc.--but I've somehow managed to have a "perfection is unattainable" mindset where my hats are concerned, and I sincerely believe the minor imperfections give my hats character.

 

[rclark]

That's good to hear, Zombie! I will try to be a bit more like and see it as "character" rather than a flaw. Symmetry is my goal but is quite allusive. Especially when it comes to hats.

 

[Miamibruno]

golden - I love the ribbon treatment. Very stylish as a fedora.

 

[buler]

Yes! that's where I got it from! Love that store! A western you say? gives off a pretty classic fedora look IMO.

What makes this a 20's/30's hat?

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[ManofKent]

golden - I love the ribbon treatment. Very stylish as a fedora.

+1

 

[Geldoc]

Golden, that one is classic.