What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

[Alive'n'Amplified]

Emerson Star Quality Eight-Fifty while grilling kabobs. I LOVE this hat. I really think 2 5/8" is the best brim width for my face...

 

[alanfgag]

My firstborn's wedding day, yesterday, in Newport, RI...

Mazel tov!

 

[ManofKent]

Catching up a bit. Thanks for the comments on the boater.

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Randall - Lovely Borso. I haven't been across to Calais for a few years - daft as it's as close to me as London. Enjoy the English ale.

Jeff - I love the wide ribbon on that Dobbs.

AnA - The Beaver Brand/ NW conversion looks wonderful.

David - Three great weekend hats and a beautiful looking Guinness.

Eric - I love the charcoal contrast on that VS clone.

Alan - great find on that Borsalino.

g.d. - I loved the photos of Mendocino, and the Stetson works beautifully with the trucker jacket.

Andy - That Penney's looks great on you. (If you enjoyed the Stilton (they do vary a bit depending on dairy) look out for Stitchelton - made to the Stilton recipe, but vwith unpasteurised milk. Cornish Blue (supposedly one of the world's best blue cheese is worth a hunt too).

Jeff - That Tumwater is beautiful.

Eric - That VS dove is gorgeous.

David - I always enjoy that dualist.

TJones - They've done a great job on the clean & reshape of that Stetson.

Che - great looking cap.

Charlie - I can see why you like the Machlachlan. Great looking homburg too.

g.d. The optimo looks great on.

David - lovely artlite

AnA - The Emerson does have great proportions.

 

[ManofKent]

Weather has turned warm again - Monday evening - Olney Panama:

 

[DJH]

Thanks for the comments on yesterday's hats guys.

Today for TAR Tuesday, early 40's Stratoliner

 

[gtdean48]

TAR Tuesday...Beaver Brand Classic in Kangaroo ...

 

[hatophile]

Nice start Dave and Tom.

OR 15 today for TAR Tuesday.

 

[dh66]

Great OR. Great thin ribbons all today. Too many to list since I last looked. Keep up the good work.

ManofKent - standout look. That panama looks right at home with that suit. Youhave that small southern town lawyer vibe going on

 

[hatsRme]

Many thanks for the kind comments and the wedding wishes. It was a great long weekend of hats!

g.durand you are so right... she's off the payroll! That new-to-you Optimo is YOU, sir!
DJH, that rain prevention technique works better in reverse... if you wear a good straw, it will rain. Lovely Strat today, David.
TJones...I thank you for the greatest compliment. As a "hat person," it means a lot coming from you (the collection comment, sir)!!! THANKS again!
Alan thank you most kindly for the wishes of mazel. It is an amazing set of emotions swirling over the last few days.
Richard thank you for the comments! Your Olney ribbon is one of my favs!
GTDean will be hopping in that beautiful BB kangaroo...
Perry, nobody wears an OR better than you, sir!

Today, even though it IS TAR Tuesday, I am stretching the straw season with a six year old DOBBS shantung(?) from Burlington Coat Factory.
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[casechopper]

I've been very busy lately but still took photos
Thursday and Friday of last week I had a quick business trip to Indiana. I took my Akubra Campdraft for the trip.

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Saturday we took the kids out to a local zoo/park. Fat ribbon Campdraft

Sunday: Carmack Whiskey

Sunday afternoon: PB Cuenca Cuencano

Monday morning: Mallory

Today at the hospital awaiting the birth of my newest son: CRM Sand

 

[Chepstow]

AnA, yes I think so too. Looks fantastic!

David, always a pleasure to see you wearing that ArtLite and now the Strat!

g-durand, your Optimo is a stunner, all round a sharp hat with great dimensions, brim wide, crown etc!

Charlie, great wedding photo and congrats father in law to this nice daughter in law.
A pity with the fantastic Straw but the Homburger looks also great for this purpose!

Che, great video, love it how you wear your Caps!

TJ, sharp hat, the cleaning and blocking is like a new hat!

Sam, great photos and he, Congratulation and all the best wishes for you and your family!
I hope all is well with your wife and the little one! :eusa_clap

Perry, great looking OR, welcome back my friend! I missed you!!!

Tom, truly a classic, wnderful shape and color!

Richard, sharp dressed, looks great with your Olney!

 

[CircuitRider]

:eusa_clap

 

[hatophile]

Very dapper HRM, enjoy those straws while you can.
Nice selection this weekend and great car Sam! Congrats on the new family member too!

 

[delectans]

A remarkable and bountiful weekend of hatted adventures, Gentlemen. :yo: to all!

 

[Short Balding Guy]

Tuesday shcedule: Practice, home and back to practice, workout and lock-up. Time very short. I took a moment to enjoy sipping coffee by the lake shore before back to the gym. Weearing my VS Wanderer (silverbelly) "thin-er ribbon."

Best, Eric -

BTW: Congrats on success at being the Father of the bride HatsRme. Additional congrats to new father Case.

 

[ManofKent]

ManofKent - standout look. That panama looks right at home with that suit. Youhave that small southern town lawyer vibe going on

Thanks dh66 - the closest I got to being a lawyer was a law degree, but I changed tack when I did my masters and have forgotten most of what I knew

Thanks to other folks for the kind comments.

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David - great looking Strat.

Tom - nice colour, and I like the ribbon contrast.

Perry - great looking OR -they suit you well.

Charlie - Nice Shatung, and congratulations on becoming a father-in-law

Sam - great pics, great hats, and congratulations.

Eric - Sounds exhausting. Great looking silverbelly.

 

[ManofKent]

Another warm one, another straw (vintage Biltmore stingy):

 

[hatophile]

Very nice Richard. Makes me think of "The Rum Diary".
Another nice hat Eric, enjoy your quiet time.

 

[delectans]

Sic Transit Gloria


At the Minnesota State Fair Saturday morning. OPTIMO Montecristi.



There is something comforting in our annual indulgence in fair food. Dole Whip



We were back at the State Fair for the second time in a week, not for the food or myriad activities and events, but rather to support our Minnesota Orchestra musicians who have been locked out by management for nearly a year now. It was wonderful to hear our friends in the orchestra, as well as some fabulously talented young musicians from the Young Musicians Of Minnesota playing incredibly beautiful and heartfelt chamber music.



And so another year, and another wonderful State Fair filled with new discoveries and experiences passes into our memories.



Getting to the Labor Day weekend flea market a day later than usual on Sunday. OPTIMO Montecristi.



On the prowl.



Interesting '30s 'Air-Way' Essman Process ventilated straw boater with frayed ribbon.



I could not resist the charm of this very early, very diminutive Bardwell 'Model Glo House, Minneapolis' derby.



In Minneapolis in the late afternoon for an early supper in advance of the Adam Ant concert.

 

[delectans]

Temperatures dipped into the 50s by Labor Day morning as we headed to breakfast. OPTIMO Montecristi.



Back to the flea market for the old 'Air-Way' boater, a tad too large for this little kid but a bit too snug for the big kid.



Sitting down for our evening meal at the Mystic Lake Casino Buffet after catching the excellent film 'The Grandmaster' at a nearby cinema.



Home at dusk so that Ryan could prepare for the first day of his final year of high school.


The deciduous foliage here in Minnesota is already beginning to display its Autumnal blaze of color, and we have had our first temperature in the forties this morning. I am saddened by the transitions that define our lives, especially this one, since I have had a Montecristi on my head every single day since the middle of May.

Non Semper Erit Aestas!!!