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Sinatra's "Fly Me to the Moon" Hat

Danny Ocean

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Looking for a specific hat for a friend. It is the one found in this photo of Frank Sinatra. It does not appear to be either felt nor straw. Can anyone identify and offer a name/type/availability for this item.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VXie...layer_embedded

Hi CarloEscobar,

I've been wondering the same for sometime now, also! Your link doesn't appear to work, so I'm assuming that you're referring to this one?:

[video=youtube;5C5twY6f-rU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C5twY6f-rU[/video]

Cheers,

Danny O
 

Garrett

My Mail is Forwarded Here
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Interestingly enough, that's actually the hat I was on the hunt for when I discovered the lounge years back. This hat is a finely woven milan straw with silk 3-pleated ribbon. The epitome of stingy brim suave. Likely it was made by Cavanagh.
 

Kirk H.

One Too Many
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1,196
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Charlotte NC
Hi CarloEscobar,

I've been wondering the same for sometime now, also! Your link doesn't appear to work, so I'm assuming that you're referring to this one?:

[video=youtube;5C5twY6f-rU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C5twY6f-rU[/video]

Cheers,

Danny O

It looks like a vintage Dobbs to me. Hope that helps.

Regards

Kirk H.
 

flyfishark

Practically Family
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565
Location
main line, pa
Looking for a specific hat for a friend. It is the one found in this photo of Frank Sinatra. It does not appear to be either felt nor straw. Can anyone identify and offer a name/type/availability for this item.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VXie...layer_embedded

This Dobbs Milan looks very similar to Franks. The shape of the back brim is slightly different, but it sure looks like his hat.
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CarloEscobar

New in Town
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9
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Tampa Bay, FL
Wow, you guys are awesome. I live in Florida and we used to have a place called Adam's City Hatters. They closed a few years back when the nightclubs overtook the area. Is there a thread on Men's Habadashers in the US that might carry such an article?
 

Brad Bowers

I'll Lock Up
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Sinatra's hat was a Cavanagh, but Knox and Dobbs are made by the same company as Cavanagh, so if you keep an eye out on eBay for a Milan in any of those brands, you'll get something close.

Brad
 
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Buffalo, NY
This was a popular Milan style in the fifties - many of the major makers sold a variation. There have been quite a few on ebay in recent weeks selling at modest prices.
 

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