Since I don't own any hat with a brim larger than 2 1/4", and only one that wide, I thought I would step into the conversation with this Knox Twenty. 2" brims are my personal sweet spot. Wider brims seem to overpower my face.
Merry StingyMas! Great looking hat.Since I don't own any hat with a brim larger than 2 1/4", and only one that wide, I thought I would step into the conversation with this Knox Twenty. 2" brims are my personal sweet spot. Wider brims seem to overpower my face.
I'm not sure if straw hats qualify for Stingymas, so I'll just post two of 'em that are fairly similar.These are both based on the cheap straw Porkpie hat that Darren McGavin wore as Carl Kolchak in Kolchak: The Night Stalker, two TV movies and a one-season series from 1974-75. For nearly 50 years I've been unable to find an exact match, so this is nothing more than my version of Kolchak's hat, converted from Sunbody's "Guatemalan Pinto Fedora":
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Not a faithful reproduction, but close enough for my liking. Then I wondered what his hat might look like if they tried to resurrect the show yet again, so I made my version of a "Kolchak 2020" hat using Jaxon Hats Raffia Straw Diamond Crown hat as the base:
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Similar, but a bit more modern; an "updated" version. By the way, the brims on both hats are under 1-3/4" wide, just in case anyone was wondering.![]()
Since I don't own any hat with a brim larger than 2 1/4", and only one that wide, I thought I would step into the conversation with this Knox Twenty. 2" brims are my personal sweet spot. Wider brims seem to overpower my face.
Thank you Al…. Coming down the home stretch of StingyMas.^ You have to love a WAR on the right hat, and there are two great examples! Thank you for sharing Joe!
Nice job Al. Merry ChristmasAnother day, another Stingymas Eve nearly come and gone. And another inexpensive wool Porkpie hat:
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I rather like this one. Same company as my dark brown Porkpie with a Diamond Crease, Epoch. Same over-engineered stitching on the top of the crown. This color, listed as "Charcoal", is a nice heathered dark gray. Eagle-eyed members might notice that white circle on the ribbon just over and behind my ear; it's an eight-ball hat pin.
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I'm not normally one to adorn my hats with pins, or feathers, or whatever, but I had this pin and it just seemed to fit the hat. Also, there's a saying in English about being "behind the eight ball". The term comes from billiards/pool and means the eight ball is between the cue ball and the target ball, so the player cannot make a straight shot. Out of the pool halls, the phrase has come to mean finding oneself in a difficult position that they're unlikely to get out of easily. I've been there a number of times in my life, so I thought, "Why not?"
Anyway, I hope everyone here has a Merry Stingymas and a Merry Christmas if you celebrate the holiday. And for those who don't, have a nice weekend and...uhh...I'll probably see you all here tomorrow.![]()
Nice work, Al!!! A show I was a fan of way back when....and thanks to the meTV network, I've been watching a lot of here lately as well.I'm not sure if straw hats qualify for Stingymas, so I'll just post two of 'em that are fairly similar.These are both based on the cheap straw Porkpie hat that Darren McGavin wore as Carl Kolchak in Kolchak: The Night Stalker, two TV movies and a one-season series from 1974-75. For nearly 50 years I've been unable to find an exact match, so this is nothing more than my version of Kolchak's hat, converted from Sunbody's "Guatemalan Pinto Fedora":
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Not a faithful reproduction, but close enough for my liking. Then I wondered what his hat might look like if they tried to resurrect the show yet again, so I made my version of a "Kolchak 2020" hat using Jaxon Hats Raffia Straw Diamond Crown hat as the base:
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Similar, but a bit more modern; an "updated" version. By the way, the brims on both hats are under 1-3/4" wide, just in case anyone was wondering.![]()
Great Knox! It suits you well. I'm with you on the shorter brims. They're my preference too.Since I don't own any hat with a brim larger than 2 1/4", and only one that wide, I thought I would step into the conversation with this Knox Twenty. 2" brims are my personal sweet spot. Wider brims seem to overpower my face.
It took a while before I felt comfortable embracing "the stingyness". One thing that helped was that I took a cue from Ol' Blue Eyes:Cavanagh with a 1 3/4” brim and a recent addition:
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Great quality hat, but I’m just not sure that I can get comfortable under such a small brim.
It took a while before I felt comfortable embracing "the stingyness". One thing that helped was that I took a cue from Ol' Blue Eyes:
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Also, try pushing it back and wearing it more on the back of your head, more casually. If you like the hat, that is; if not... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯