Should Akubra make a homburg version of the Akubra FED IV?

[APP Adrian]

I was thinking of something like this:



Does such a hat exist? Does anyone here have a custom homburg?

It would be pretty cool if we can get an Akubra Homburg Deluxe in Moonstone .

Would you guys like a homburg version of the FED IV?

 

[Lean'n'mean]

Nope, no need, there are already enough homburgs in the world...

 

[T Jones]

Now there's someone I haven't seen in a while. Has Richard been posting on the Lounge lately?

To answer your poll, I don't know. Both are different styles of hats. A tall straight sided Indyesque crown with a Homburg brim....hmmm. You'd have to get the brim width just right to be proportionate to the crown. Looks like a job for a little photo editing to see what one would look like.

 

[APP Adrian]

It seems like The FED IV is much more functional than the homburg. Someone should post some homburg pictures for inspiration.

 

[Rogera]

Terry, I haven't seen Richard in some time. I miss his posts. He always had interesting hats and colorful backdrops.

 

[Gromulus]

Not sure what a homburg version of the FED IV means (dimensional brim, high crown?) or would look like, but Akubra already makes a homburg. It is available via Hats Direct:

http://hatsdirect.com/collections/the-akubra-range-1/products/homburg-open-crown

While I am a big proponent of Akubra hats (and own 17), their homburg just doesn't look right to me - at least in the pictures I have seen.

I have two vintage Stetson St. Regis homburgs that (to my eye) are nicely shaped and proportioned.

 

[T Jones]

Terry, I haven't seen Richard in some time. I miss his posts. He always had interesting hats and colorful backdrops.

I miss seeing his posts too. I agree. His backdrops always made for some nice pics.

Andy, Orangegrad, is another one I haven't seen in a while either. I've also wondered what happened to him. Both Andy and Richard were regulars on the Lounge.

 

[Hercule]

Would you guys like a homburg version of the FED IV?

Why, so it can be converted later it into a fedora? I suspect the general consensus on that will be no.

 

[jlee562]

What is "a Homburg version of a FedIV?" Two different styles of hat.

 

[g.durand]

If my memory is correct (a debatable point), the hat Richard is wearing in the photo is the Akubra Homburg.

Terry, I agree, I miss seeing Richard's and Andy's posts and wonder what happened to them.

 

[stratcat]

If my memory is correct (a debatable point), the hat Richard is wearing in the photo is the Akubra Homburg.

Terry, I agree, I miss seeing Richard's and Andy's posts and wonder what happened to them.

Your memory is correct and it inspired me to buy one myself. It funny though, I look at pictures of Homburgs and love the look of them on others but don't enjoy my Akubra homburg as much as my feds. I think it's because the brim is much shorter. I've flattened the brim on my Akubra homburg but it still feels/looks a bit small.
I wonder if that is what APP Adrian is getting at.
Maybe one of you more experienced gents could tell us. Is an older Homburg a bigger hat than the Akubra homburg. I'm thinking specifically the 20s/30's hats.

I'd quite like a nice moonstone Homburg with a dark ribbon, but with a nice full brim. A nice silverbelly Homburg would be interesting too.

 

[APP Adrian]

I should of done my research, there is already an Akubra Homubrg lol.

http://hatsdirect.com/collections/the-akubra-range-1/products/homburg-open-crown?variant=6621599429

 

[ingineer]

Dang, i hope Richard MoK is doing OK
i miss the eclectic hats and caps he wore

 

[Rogera]

Dang, i hope Richard MoK is doing OK
i miss the eclectic hats and caps he wore

+1.

I remember Andy was moving to Arizona. I wonder if life got in the way of hats?