Western, anyone?

[Mm25]

Something I came across today. I hope its the name and not the felt source.

 

[Joao Encarnado]

Thank you all for the warm welcome back.
I did stopped taking pictures of me so don't expect daily posts from me.
Still if you are my friend on facebook, you can see one of the Tom Mix Stetsons near a giant billboard made of tiles of the extint PAN AM. It's one of the two still existing in Portugal and the county mayor is trying to make this one a national monument.
I'll probably post it here when I return home since I'm in the LOAD ZX Museum this weekend to help on a event we are going to do. Some how it's related to USA since the museum covers the computers made by Timex Computer Corp (USA) and Timex of Portugal.

 

[Investigator]

Who among us has the "nerve" to wear a Stetson Tom Mix in public? That's a whoooooole lotta hat.

I'm a big dude --like NFL Interior lineman big, so I already draw a certain amount of attention (unwanted mostly), but I'm afraid that sporting a full-blown Tom Mix will give me that record-scratch entrance we have seen in so many movies. You know the one --the music stops and everyone turns toward the door? I'd probably like to avoid that, but I really love that hat. Thus is my dilemma.

Picture would help.

I would wear it. I like when a room stops and all eyes are on me. I guess I’m a little vain.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Who among us has the "nerve" to wear a Stetson Tom Mix in public? That's a whoooooole lotta hat.

I'm a big dude --like NFL Interior lineman big, so I already draw a certain amount of attention (unwanted mostly), but I'm afraid that sporting a full-blown Tom Mix will give me that record-scratch entrance we have seen in so many movies. You know the one --the music stops and everyone turns toward the door? I'd probably like to avoid that, but I really love that hat. Thus is my dilemma.

Picture would help.

There are a few of us here who own and wear Stetson Tom Mix hats. It’s not a blend into the crowd hat and it’s not the hat I’d choose for every occasion, but it’s not difficult to get comfortable under it. I just wish I could find one from the era when Tom Mix was making his films.

 

[One Drop]

Excuse the wonky brim. I also need a longer arm for big hat selfies.

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That's a majestic hat, suits you perfectly, you wear it well.

I might as well post my recently modified Akubra Sombrero, I think it can confidently take its place in this thread now. It's not a million mile away from the Tom Mix, though I've since lowered the height at the back of the crease from my original bash, I'm pretty short and it just looked a bit exaggerated with so much height.

I've been wearing it a lot since replacing the band and cutting it down slightly and reshaping it, now it feels better on my head so I can wear it with more confidence. I think you can get away with wearing almost anything if you're confident doing so, nothing worse that walking out of the house wearing something in which you feel even slightly self-conscious.

 

[jlee562]

Standard Fedora Lounge advice: wear the hat, don't let the hat wear you.

Also, consider the model chosen for the Stetson webstore:

 

[BobHufford]

That's a majestic hat, suits you perfectly, you wear it well.

Thanks O.D.! Your Akubra looks great and the background couldn't get much better.

 

[Redshoes51]

Standard Fedora Lounge advice: wear the hat, don't let the hat wear you.

Also, consider the model chosen for the Stetson webstore:

I have one of these hats... I love it...

~shoes~

 

[Redshoes51]

It's easy. Brims on the more modern vintage Westerns like Resistol Stagecoaches, i.e., are thick felted with a good deal of stiffener. In this instance get the brim good and wet, top and bottom, then shape it and set it aside to dry. I use hot water from the tap to get my brims pliable.

This is the approach I am getting ready to try... "Steam" hasn't helped me a great deal...

~shoes~

 

[T Jones]

This is the approach I am getting ready to try... "Steam" hasn't helped me a great deal...

~shoes~

Steam from a tea pot won't get the results that we want as far as these thick and stiff Western brims are concerned. Get your brim good and wet, top and bottom and dab off the excess with a paper towel. After that, shape your brim the way you want and set it aside to dry. Good luck.

 

[T Jones]

Not a Tom Mix but a reposting of this Knox Stagecoach refurb that everyone's already seen. It's a pretty big hat with a 7 inch open crown and a 4 1/2 inch brim with a kettle curl...

Is there a way to post you tube videos from our phones rather than from our desk computers? I used to be able to post pictures from "Post Image" and videos from YouTube from my phone but not anymore.

 

[hatophile]

Standard Fedora Lounge advice: wear the hat, don't let the hat wear you.

Also, consider the model chosen for the Stetson webstore:

Way to sell a hat...

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Morning coffee under a Stetson One-hundred.

 

[M Hatman]

wish I knew the story behind this image I found......
It is actually crisper that I could photograph.....

 

[deadlyhandsome]

A day early for St. Patrick’s Day, but this 1950s green Shudde Bros. refurbished by Wolfbrae felt like the right hat today:

 

[hatophile]

A day early for St. Patrick’s Day, but this 1950s green Shudde Bros. refurbished by Wolfbrae felt like the right hat today:

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Lovely shade of green, Brent!

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Lovely shade of green, Brent!

Thanks, Perry. @belfastboy did a great job on the hat.

 

[Blare]

A day early for St. Patrick’s Day, but this 1950s green Shudde Bros. refurbished by Wolfbrae felt like the right hat today:

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Perfect indeed.

 

[BobHufford]

When you only have 30-minutes for lunch and the chuck wagon was out of the BBQ beef special.

 

[BobHufford]

I was the only bidder on this Rancheros Visitadores scarf/neckerchief slide from 1952. Silver with a bit of gold. Just in case I get invited to the ride in May.

Not as cool at Greg's or Vic's hats, but it's a start.

What a nicer one looks like: