Well yes... I sat in Joe Robbie Stadium for one of the last Florida Marlins games there. The Jumbotron boasted a crowd of 16,000 plus... I hand counted about 700. I remember very distinctly hearing one guy yelling out LETS GO METS.... LETS GO METS.... just echoing through the empty stadium... crowd could not overpower him. LOL
Very nice Cavanagh Joe. I have one just about like it only in a deep coffee brown. Go-to for me year round. Without the funky colored ribbon though
Thanks Mike... coffee brown is a great color. The funky ribbon is just for today... maybe tomorrowVery nice Cavanagh Joe. I have one just about like it only in a deep coffee brown. Go-to for me year round. Without the funky colored ribbon though
Thanks Alan. I'm hoping to get some good wear out of it now that I have a custom fit built into it.
Wow, those are both so nice. Love the shape and felt on the Mallory and the killer brim stitching on the Marathon.Green with empathy...
One of the facets of collecting vintage hats that intrigues me is the memory of stores past, imprinted for posterity on the leather sweatband. I wonder how many of my hats (I have quite a few) were sold in stores that are still in existence today? Or were in existence a month ago? Off the top of my head I can think of two - one is a hat pulled out to wear today.
I later switched to this Mallory:
Looking good Mike. Sweet looking 880. Looks like the houseboy gig is sitting pretty well with you.
Thank you, Tim. I usually buy from them, but I got that particular ribbon from a lady on eBay that had a limited supply and I imagine by now she’s sold out of the little she had, she was selling dirt cheap. I only bought two different colors. Wish I’d’ve bought more. I used to not like the petersham, but I really like it now.
So so so nice, Eric. That bow is perfect and I like the sage green color.Back from a late morning jaunt around my neighborhoods. I took in a Zoom mtg. while walking. "Never let a crisis go to waste," a quote acredited to Winston Churchill.
I wore a Royal Stetson with a tan/camel hued felt bound in a matching shade bound edge and a snappy sage green ribbon/bow. I like this "casual" colored hat as it works so easily with my attire. Royal usually indicates hats of a moderate or less price point. I beg to differ with this fedora.
For a relatively inexpensive price this hat has clever unique edge treatment. The brim edge is folded over and has a stitch to hold it down. The stitch is well executed. I started to count the stitches per inch, but the stitches are taught without being to tight that they blend into a flat surface. I am struck by the likeness of a closed channel shoe. This is not anything like it, but the execution is clean and makes a smooth surface. No pulling of the felt by too tight stitching. This is a lot of words to say that it is well done.
Be safe, be strong and see you on the streets soon, Eric -
Thanks, Stefan.
THAT, is one beautiful hat, bro.
Hey, Steve! Love the tie! Who’da Thought lavender ties and western hats mix it up so well, but you make it look so right.
Yeah boy!! A double conjunction! And I thought I was the only one....
That really is a great liner.J. Hückel´s Söhne were famous for Velour Soft Felt Hats but their Stiff Felt Hats were also very popular. This week I will feature J. Hückel´s Söhne Stiff Felt Hats.
J. Hückel´s Söhne "Elastic", 134 grams possibly early 1930s. Dense felt with fantastic finish. Great form on this one. Really unique liner color and in very good condition.
J. Hückel´s Söhne Store Display probably 1930s. (Came from an old Milwaukee, Wisconsin shop.)
J. Hückel´s Söhne Pocket Mirrors probably mid to later 1930s. There a seven designs presented with some repeats. (Click On Photo)
Thank you!
Whole look is great.. including the mask.. I suppose it will become new part of fashion
