What an interesting brim shape

[garenb]

 

[scotrace]

GREAT hat.

 

[fmw]

A fedora with a cowboy curl. Kind of sloppy.

 

[Lefty]

GREAT hat.

+1. It's pretty bold, but he makes it look great. So, is it an Art, an Optimo, or some other custom maker? With those proportions and that styling, I wouldn't think that it's a production hat.

 

[Yeps]

It looks a little like the Stratoliner curl. I like it a lot. If it was an OR, or something like that with a thin ribbon and a wide brim, I don't think it would have quite the panache, but with the medium brim and a wide ribbon, it is really cool.

 

[Edward]

Definitely a Westernised fedora. Wouldn't be my personal choice, but it certainly looks respectable. I can see this passing for business wear in the sort of two where they wear cowboy boots with a suit.

 

[Dinerman]

Very cool, old style look.

 

[Tomasso]

Reminiscent.......

 

[scottyrocks]

Although I wouldn't wear it that way, either pinch or curl, it looks perfect on him. Very nice.

 

[monbla256]

Looks similar to the soft felts worn at the turn of the century before the snap-brimmed Fedora came into vogue. Looks good.

 

[feltfan]

 

[Garrett]

Very possible its just a vintage stratoliner/open road that he had a wider ribbon installed on.

 

[DougC]

Looks exactly like an open road with new ribbon and trim..as stated.

 

[tonyb]

+1. It's pretty bold, but he makes it look great. So, is it an Art, an Optimo, or some other custom maker? With those proportions and that styling, I wouldn't think that it's a production hat.

That's what I was thinkin' too. (A view of the left [bow] side might offer further clues.) And the body color looks an awful lot like a Winchester offering. At least it does in those pictures.

If it is a re-ribboned OR, well, the binding has been replaced, as well as the band ribbon. That's certainly possible, of course, but it doesn't seem the likeliest explanation.

 

[jlee562]

Man, I wish I could pull off a hat like that.

 

[Pilgrim]

Evidence that what really matters is the confidence and comfort of the wearer! If you really are comfortable in it, the result looks good.

 

[Sam Craig]

It's a great look that has been around for a long time, if you look at the crowd shots from before World War II. You just don't see it much in the hat-drought since 1960.

It looks great and with a more neutral color to the binding and the ribbon, it's a style that would go with just about anything.

I have a satin finish Knox 25 that I get lots of compliments on that has a brim like that. I like it.

Sam

 

[Not-Bogart13]

I like it, though it would not suit me. I think it could easily be a vintage hat, possible NOS. Maybe an even an ebay find.

 

[Memo]

Reminds me of http://www.millerhats.com/felthats_index/felthats7.html

 

[Lastmohecken]

I think it's a great hat. I would wear it. It's about the best looking small hat with a cattleman crease that I recall seeing.