Toppers Unite

[Steve1857]

Finding top hats in a large size has been a challenge. This somewhat generic one — most likely an equestrian hat —popped up on an online shop and I had a coupon code so I only had to pay the $14.00 shipping!

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I had to accessorize it of course.

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You've definitely pepped that one up some, Bob. Love it.

 

[BobHufford]

You've definitely pepped that one up some, Bob. Love it.

Thanks Steve!

 

[steur]

Finding top hats in a large size has been a challenge. This somewhat generic one — most likely an equestrian hat —popped up on an online shop and I had a coupon code so I only had to pay the $14.00 shipping!

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I had to accessorize it of course.

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Great score, Bob. These large size toppers will cost you deep in the purse this side of the Atlantic.

 

[BobHufford]

Great score, Bob. These large size toppers will cost you deep in the purse this side of the Atlantic.

Thanks Stephan!

 

[Hephaestus St. Clement]

With regards to your query as

Greetings! New here. I have a Carl Fiedler opera hat. As such, it has no sweatband as a regular hat would have. I wear a 7 18, and i'm pretty sure this one's a 7. Is there any way to enlarge this kind of hat?

Thanks,

jv

With regards to your query, asking if an Opera Hat can be enlarged, IT CAN, BUT only if it is taken apart and rebuilt by a competent HatMaker, who knows how to alter the brim "opening" and how to alter the way the brim is attached to the crown. In this way, a 7 can be enlarged to a 7⅛ , or, sometimes to a 7¼. You could try contacting such an HatMaker at <LandHHatsDundas@gmailcom>, if you wish to explore further what would be involved, and what such a procedure would likely cost.
Best of Luck !
Hephaestus St. Clement

 

[Steve1857]

Pinaud & Amour French Top Hat sold in Tokyo's oldest departement store Mitsukoshi back in the 1920s or perhaps some time before.

15cm / 5"+ brim. At 4 and a quarter, it's the smallest hat in my collection.

Its leather Art Nouveau case was worth the price alone

This wonderful Japanese sign will possibly reveal its true date: Meiji or Taishō era

So grateful to my friend Gary @The Shoe in Japan for facilitating this one for me.

 

[Steve1857]

Another tiny Topper that I just couldn't resist due to its Danish hat history and pictorial box.

Probably pre WWI or there abouts.

The Latest of London is something of a misnomer. I don't believe any of these hats with that designation have seen England's capital.

This print address suggests otherwise:

Here's a photo of the shop back in the day in the center of Copenhagen, Gammel Mønt (Old Coin Street)

 

[steur]

Another tiny Topper that I just couldn't resist due to its Danish hat history and pictorial box.

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Probably pre WWI or there abouts.

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The Latest of London is something of a misnomer. I don't believe any of these hats with that designation have seen England's capital.

This print address suggests otherwise:

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Here's a photo of the shop back in the day in the center of Copenhagen, Gammel Mønt (Old Coin Street)

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Fantastic finds, both of them, Steve. Curious about the age of the Japanese one.

 

[Steve1857]

Fantastic finds, both of them, Steve. Curious about the age of the Japanese one.

Thank you, Stefan.

I'm hoping Gary can find someone who can shed some light on it via the Japanese sign. Every thing about it though says pre WWI to me, and probably well before.