What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

[Short Balding Guy]

A sunny cold morning made it appropriate to wear a blue hat. I selected a vintage Stetson St. Regis Royal De Luxe.

Best, Eric -

 

[steur]

A sunny cold morning made it appropriate to wear a blue hat. I selected a vintage Stetson St. Regis Royal De Luxe.

Best, Eric -

More than wonderful, Eric. Now there's a blue homburg I still need to add to the collection.

 

[Frunobulax]

Moss Green Gannon as the sun comes out from hiding.

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[Short Balding Guy]

More than wonderful, Eric. Now there's a blue homburg I still need to add to the collection.

Thanks sir.

Moss Green Gannon as the sun comes out from hiding.

Love the moss green Gannon. Excellent ribbon work.

 

[Redfokker]

Yesterday it was time for the Hückel chamois in grey. This hat has been cleaned with naphta and with white vinegar and water. It came out fine, but every time I wear it I have cravings for a salad

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Glad I popped in this morning to see this one. Love the edge treatment on that brim. Looks soft and supple.

 

[Redfokker]

Moss Green Gannon as the sun comes out from hiding.

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Fantastic bow treatment on this Gannon Jim. Looks great in the daylight.

 

[Short Balding Guy]

Yesterday it was time for the Hückel chamois in grey. This hat has been cleaned with naphta and with white vinegar and water. It came out fine, but every time I wear it I have cravings for a salad

What a lovely light gray hat. Looks pristine. You have been showing an enormous variety in your daily hat wearing.

On the vinegar and water treatments - they do take out some stains well. Combined with water and a tablespoon of dish soap it will remove many stubborn greases (1 cup water, 1/4 cup vinegar and a tablespoon of soap). It works like a charm to remove the black marks from the auto door seals that my hat seems to hit on occasion when I am exiting the auto. I have done it a couple times as I do not seem to learn to tip my head enough exiting autos. The vinegar scent takes a while to disappear. I have only used it after a naptha gas bath not before. Vinegar is an acidic treatment and needs to be diluted in order not to harm the hat and ribbon treatments. The vinegar, in high concentration added to the cleaning solution, will harm the leather sweat if not treated before and after. Use caution using as it can cause pitting on granite/marble countertops or remove finish from wood surfaces.

Best, Eric -

 

[Eyeofsauron]

Stetson Pinnacle, going to a children's Christmas thing with the grandkids. Probably overdressed, but it's what I do.

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[Redfokker]

A sunny cold morning made it appropriate to wear a blue hat. I selected a vintage Stetson St. Regis Royal De Luxe.

Best, Eric -

Ooooooh! A blue homburg. This is a true unicorn, a pleasure to see.

 

[Short Balding Guy]

Stetson Pinnacle, going to a children's Christmas thing with the grandkids. Probably overdressed, but it's what I do.

I say wear what you are comfortable in. I like the hat and jacket combo.

 

[Short Balding Guy]

Ooooooh! A blue homburg. This is a true unicorn, a pleasure to see.

Thanks sir. A true pleasure to wear.

 

[RJR]

It appears that blizzard conditions slid just south of us but the cold wind continues;CZ military again this morning.

 

[drmaxtejeda]

Hückel Foulard sent to me by @Daniele Tanto today. Beautiful, light, obedient felt.

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[Dlaniger]

A beautiful Sunday to end the holiday weekend.
21st century Stetson St. Regis in caribou.

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[Dlaniger]

A sunny cold morning made it appropriate to wear a blue hat. I selected a vintage Stetson St. Regis Royal De Luxe.

Best, Eric -

Ahha! One of the originals. That blue color is great.

 

[steur]

Glad I popped in this morning to see this one. Love the edge treatment on that brim. Looks soft and supple.

What a lovely light gray hat. Looks pristine. You have been showing an enormous variety in your daily hat wearing.

On the vinegar and water treatments - they do take out some stains well. Combined with water and a tablespoon of dish soap it will remove many stubborn greases (1 cup water, 1/4 cup vinegar and a tablespoon of soap). It works like a charm to remove the black marks from the auto door seals that my hat seems to hit on occasion when I am exiting the auto. I have done it a couple times as I do not seem to learn to tip my head enough exiting autos. The vinegar scent takes a while to disappear. I have only used it after a naptha gas bath not before. Vinegar is an acidic treatment and needs to be diluted in order not to harm the hat and ribbon treatments. The vinegar, in high concentration added to the cleaning solution, will harm the leather sweat if not treated before and after. Use caution using as it can cause pitting on granite/marble countertops or remove finish from wood surfaces.

Best, Eric -

Thanks, gentlemen. These Hückel chamois finished hats are great. It was the first time I tried the water and vinegar treatment, but I was pleasantly surprised about how effective it was.

 

[drmaxtejeda]

What a lovely light gray hat. Looks pristine. You have been showing an enormous variety in your daily hat wearing.

On the vinegar and water treatments - they do take out some stains well. Combined with water and a tablespoon of dish soap it will remove many stubborn greases (1 cup water, 1/4 cup vinegar and a tablespoon of soap). It works like a charm to remove the black marks from the auto door seals that my hat seems to hit on occasion when I am exiting the auto. I have done it a couple times as I do not seem to learn to tip my head enough exiting autos. The vinegar scent takes a while to disappear. I have only used it after a naptha gas bath not before. Vinegar is an acidic treatment and needs to be diluted in order not to harm the hat and ribbon treatments. The vinegar, in high concentration added to the cleaning solution, will harm the leather sweat if not treated before and after. Use caution using as it can cause pitting on granite/marble countertops or remove finish from wood surfaces.

Best, Eric -

Wow, Eric, thank you! I copied the formula to my cell.

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[moehawk]

Well, hatters do the same basic work when they put a duplex together. And milliners used to do it with women's hats all the time. I have a vintage women's Montecristi Panama straw that was made for Meier & Frank that is put together in the same fashion with a markedly lopsided, asymmetrical brim.

If a guy found two old beaters and put something together...

I was imagining something more like brim-splicing rather than a duplex type brim transplant...the results would look rather...interesting,.

 

[moehawk]

Gorgeous, John. Would have been too risky taking it out on Thanksgiving

Thanks Stefan!
No kidding. The way my family goes at the Thanksgiving feast, moth bites would be the least of my worries. Not to mention that the gravy stains would be hell to get out.

 

[steur]

Thanks Stefan!
No kidding. The way my family goes at the Thanksgiving feast, moth bites would be the least of my worries. Not to mention that the gravy stains would be hell to get out.

So mothman is a relative of yours?