Oooh, that is a fantastic find, Jeff! Opera hats don't show up often, let alone by Vimenet. Can't wait to see more of it once it arrives.
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Montgomery Ward “Brent Supreme” San Fran Jr. western. Not sure of the dates for this quality level. It went back to at least 1941.
From the 1941/42 winter catalog. Gonna need to find the Wards Western Clothes and Riding Equipment Catalog I guess.
Looking forward to selecting which of my Stetson 3Xs will get to be “King Stonky 3X” and live in the hatbox.
From the 1941/42 winter catalog. Gonna need to find the Wards Western Clothes and Riding Equipment Catalog I guess.
Looking forward to selecting which of my Stetson 3Xs will get to be “King Stonky 3X” and live in the hatbox.
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Bob,Montgomery Ward “Brent Supreme” San Fran Jr. western. Not sure of the dates for this quality level. It went back to at least 1941.
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From the 1941/42 winter catalog. Gonna need to find the Wards Western Clothes and Riding Equipment Catalog I guess.
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Looking forward to selecting which of my Stetson 3Xs will get to be “King Stonky 3X” and live in the hatbox.
Here is a Wards Western wear flyer from 1945 I posted some time ago.
Western, anyone?
My latest acquisition is this Shudde Bros 7X, I have wanted a black western for a while and this one fits the bill, I even found it in a 7 1/2 LO. It has a 3 1/4" brim, not too big. I steamed and redid the crease after it arrived.
I may have others.....
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My first post on the Fedora Lounge and I'm waiting on a vintage Bond, fur felt fedora, I won on Ebay from Bob Hufford.
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Welcome. You bought, what is sure to be, a great hat from a great seller of hats.
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Thanks! His Ebay rating is 100% positive with hundreds of positive reviews so I felt that I was getting what was advertised and at what I consider a fantastic price!
I have a few "modern" fedoras, but nothing vintage. My oldest current hat is a Stetson in brown Harris Tweed from around 2005 and I also have a black Dobbs Golden Coach Savoy from the around 2012, with a center crease and open crown. It is a 7 1/8, and just 1 RCH too small.
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Thanks Mark!
If you can locate others you might see how they breakdown the quality levels. The ‘45 & ‘51 flyers seem to be 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X, 7X for the westerns and the ‘51 as Economy, Good, Better, Best for the dress hats.
The ‘41 had Dunderry (Economy), Brandon (Good), Brent (Better), Brent Supreme (Best) for dress hats.
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I'm sure I will Bob.
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Ohhhhh! These dress 7XCB do not come along very often! Beautiful! If memory serves @Bamaboots has one similar. (Apologies Greg if I Am misremembering)
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WOW! I like this one! I have never seen a 7X CB with those dimensions and the wider ribbon. Great find!
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Yes, thank you. That's a little of what I said to myself when I ran into this one on eBay this morning and my eyeballs almost exploded. Even the most jaded collector would react to this unicorn!
No, I have one as does @carouselvic, I believe.
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First purchase of 2026. This is an interesting one and one likely not collected much of or posted about here. It's a Rafael. Rafael was a fashion brand founded by Bill Kaiserman, a New York retail salesman turned hat maker who made a significant impact on American fashion in the 1970s. The brand was known for introducing the "leisure aesthetic" to the American market.
From the guy who gave us the leisure suit, he started with hat making and produced this, straight from Uptown Saturday Night. Seems like a style some would pay good money to have custom made today.
From the guy who gave us the leisure suit, he started with hat making and produced this, straight from Uptown Saturday Night. Seems like a style some would pay good money to have custom made today.
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Bob,
The hat arrived today and it is fantastic! Thank you. USPS was pretty rough on the box but the hat is fine.
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Glad to hear that it arrived safely despite the condition of the box. Wear it in good health!
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Stetson 3X Beaver, 2 7/8 inch bound brim, with original hatbox. Looks like a late 1940's hat. It's from Porter's in Arizona. Seems like I see more nearly new or excellent condition late 40's to early 50's Stetsons from Porter's than any other stores, for whatever reason.
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Can you share where you see them?
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