What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

[VoodooSan]

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We are off to Southampton to buy tickets for Saturday at a popular Latin Dance Event.
Tina is still in recovery and isn't allowed on the ballroom floor yet, she mustn't allow her
heart to race as it does with exercise, but engaging with good friends at these events
is proving good therapy.
The black hat that Susquehana made for me goes well with this blazer, it even inspired
Tina to complete the outfit by making me a period correct pair of black trousers.

Looking exemplary, as always, Robert.

 

[VoodooSan]

What does one do with a pretty much trashed Stetson Gus? ( a rancher friend gave this one to me with tractor oil splatters, tire marks where it was partially run over by an atv, and it actually had GOAT nibbles in a couple places around the brim edge). Id call it a real distressd hat. lol

If it hadnt been for the brim damage I would have done a brim curl, but it wasnt an option with the missing brim parts. so..... I disassembled, gave it about 4 gas baths and got MOST of the oil stains out, Knocked the "Gus" out of it, and blocked and reshaped, and trimmed over an inch off the brim to get rid of the chewed up parts. There was one pretty bad stain at the bottom of the crown body so I threw on a wider Panama hatband and it perfectly hid the stain.

It definately lost some of its sun protection properties during the brim trim, but it turned out as a fun little hat. Always fun to recover something that was destined for the trash bin

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OUTSTANDING save, Rick!

 

[VoodooSan]

Mr Moose had his two week post op checkup today. Thrilled to report that the vet was thrilled with his recovery so far. Incision healing very very well. His gums and tongue are pink again ( they were greyish), he put on a couple pounds the past 7 days. Vet said based on activity level, alertness, and general appearance, that she didnt feel any bloodwork was necessary right now. We go back in 3 months for checkup and lab work. Two weeks ago she said she wasnt sure he would have made it three months.. Well take what we can get! Got home and we had some sausage and eggs... He loved it. Time for lots of attention, treats, good food and his vitamins and supplements.

Moose said to say thanks to all for your thoughts and support to-date..... We really hope to have more positive updates in the future!

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WONDERFUL to hear this positive update!!

 

[VoodooSan]

1960s Barbisio on a low temp, windy, sunny, and then overcast rainy day.

We've had several seasons in one this summer in Denmark.

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Woot!!! Smashing, Steve!

 

[VoodooSan]

An Akubra Camp Draft for a cool morning run to the doc's

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With a newly pugged Supernatural Panama for the warmer Happy Hour time

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Standup double, Cap'n!! (Love the Revos, too!)_

 

[VoodooSan]

I've had little desire to chase and buy hats in 2025. First, I want to sell a good portion of my collection, and then we'll see.
I'm only tempted by "one-of-a-kind" pieces.
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This is an end-of-historical season hat made in Italy.
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Carlo Sala, from Monza, is the semi-artisanal hatmaker who made these hats, so "imaginative" by combining high-quality felt with fancy ribbons.
I have another one, not made of the same felt, but with a very similar ribbon.
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The label, written in ballpoint pen, says it's "lepre satinè," or satin-finished hare felt.
The midnight blue felt is very beautiful, soft and consistent, and has a remarkable feel.
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You can see the interior finish in the photo. The sweatband is made of fabric, and the hat is completely unlined.
The proportions are the classic ones of Italian hats from the 1980s and 1990s.
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In my search for pieces "interesting to me," I bought a beautiful antique Tonak, but it's a little too small for my size.
I'll show it to you in the near future.
Have a nice day from an hot Verona

MARVELOUSLY unique-looking hat, Daniele!

 

[GHT]

Looking exemplary, as always, Robert.

Thank you Mark, black hats once had a funereal reputation, possibly because black toppers are often the trademark of funeral directors. Yet nobody gets hang-ups over black shoes.


The bespoke Gamble & ***n was much admired at our meeting with the agents selling our house, today.
One young fellow liked my "Trilby." I didn't correct him, I just said thank you. As we left the young staff were saying that you never see hats these days. Going out of the door I heard the trilby fellow say: "Did you see his shoes?" I guess they have never seen two tone spectators.

 

[Blare]

I've had little desire to chase and buy hats in 2025. First, I want to sell a good portion of my collection, and then we'll see.
I'm only tempted by "one-of-a-kind" pieces.
View attachment 721942
This is an end-of-historical season hat made in Italy.
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Carlo Sala, from Monza, is the semi-artisanal hatmaker who made these hats, so "imaginative" by combining high-quality felt with fancy ribbons.
I have another one, not made of the same felt, but with a very similar ribbon.
View attachment 721944
The label, written in ballpoint pen, says it's "lepre satinè," or satin-finished hare felt.
The midnight blue felt is very beautiful, soft and consistent, and has a remarkable feel.
View attachment 721945
You can see the interior finish in the photo. The sweatband is made of fabric, and the hat is completely unlined.
The proportions are the classic ones of Italian hats from the 1980s and 1990s.
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In my search for pieces "interesting to me," I bought a beautiful antique Tonak, but it's a little too small for my size.
I'll show it to you in the near future.
Have a nice day from an hot Verona

What an interesting piece.

 

[Randall Renshaw]

Wow, amazing job!

Thanks, bro!
She’s definitely a fedora that will stay with me till I expire.

 

[Dlaniger]

With your hats and your sartorial elegance, it's always good to see you again, Reggie.

Thanks Steve!

 

[Randall Renshaw]

Got a good question:
When was the last pure beaver 7X?
Was it when they stopped making 7XCBs?
Or sometimes around this hat?
Which, I’m guessing is from the mid/late 60s.
The felt has the look and feel of high beaver content, not the cardboardy felt that came a bit later.
The sweatband logo is not just stamped on the sweatband, but also deeply debossed, if that will help y’all date the hat. Nice leather too, not that split leather stuff they went to in the 60/70s.

 

[VoodooSan]

Scored two vintage fedoras yesterday, and wore the first one today.

It's a Resistol Sky Fleet, likely late 40s, judging from the liner tip and the oil skin cover. Lovely shade of grey, in quite good condition. Mine does NOT have the same awesome tri-color ribbon as the one @DaveProc has, but I'm still pleased with it!

 

[Blare]

Scored two vintage fedoras yesterday, and wore the first one today.

It's a Resistol Sky Fleet, likely late 40s, judging from the liner tip and the oil skin cover. Lovely shade of grey, in quite good condition. Mine does NOT have the same awesome tri-color ribbon as the one @DaveProc has, but I'm still pleased with it! View attachment 722036 View attachment 722037 View attachment 722038 View attachment 722039 View attachment 722040 View attachment 722041

Very nice. Yours and Dave’s are the only ones I have seen.

 

[Blare]

The Mallory Ten… OPS era

 

[Randall Renshaw]

The Mallory Ten… OPS era

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Great colors on an old Mallory, plus you win best pairing of summer shirt with hat award!

 

[Randall Renshaw]

Scored two vintage fedoras yesterday, and wore the first one today.

It's a Resistol Sky Fleet, likely late 40s, judging from the liner tip and the oil skin cover. Lovely shade of grey, in quite good condition. Mine does NOT have the same awesome tri-color ribbon as the one @DaveProc has, but I'm still pleased with it! View attachment 722036 View attachment 722037 View attachment 722038 View attachment 722039 View attachment 722040 View attachment 722041

****-a-Voodle-Doo!
Now there’s a fedora worth crowing about!

 

[GHT]

The Mallory Ten… OPS era

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Exquisite Joe, love the hat/shirt colour coordination, perfect for: "Puttin' on the Ritz!"



The new trousers that Tina made are still a novelty, what better excuse to wear them than to team them up with a Susquehana bespoke, in a similar grey.
We plan to visit The Purbeck Rally today, https://www.purbeckrally.com/ that's if Tina feels strong enough. Enjoy the weekend.

 

[The Lost Cowboy]

The Mallory Ten… OPS era

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Me, too. (Not sure if it's OPS though...)

 

[RickP]

9am and its 85 degrees with 80% humidity. gonna be a warm one. Looked like a good day for the turquoise Hemp Stratoliner

Mr Moose is modeling the Royal Stetson that came in the other day. I won the auction the day he had his surgery... well call is a Moose Brown Stetson

 

[Good Lukes]

Happy Saturday, fellow hat nerds. I will be going live at 11am EST for the next installment of Hat Chat while wearing my Moores Homburg. Please feel free to pop in and leave me any questions about anything related to hats. If you want to see more of this kind of content, please like the video and subscribe to channel as that motivates me to keep this going.