I just retired my hat after 30 years. I still have it but (apparently) I can't wear it around older women because they all seem to be entitled to tell me I shouldn't be wearing my "fishing" hat to the office. Yes, it is stained and the brim is frayed and it probably does smell like old cigars but it is part of me. Twice it saved me from snakebites! Once I used it to distract this... fellow... well, that is another story.
It is an Australian Outback with a side snap and a 4" brim. I don't remember who made it and the tag inside has long worn away.
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I might be petty, but id sneeze every single time they were in my presence. I mean, full on sneeze fits. Their perfumes gotsta go.ironclad wrote: ↑Thu Sep 09, 2021 8:55 pm I just retired my hat after 30 years. I still have it but (apparently) I can't wear it around older women because they all seem to be entitled to tell me I shouldn't be wearing my "fishing" hat to the office. Yes, it is stained and the brim is frayed and it probably does smell like old cigars but it is part of me. Twice it saved me from snakebites! Once I used it to distract this... fellow... well, that is another story.
It is an Australian Outback with a side snap and a 4" brim. I don't remember who made it and the tag inside has long worn away.
Show me a well-worn hat and I can tell you the character of the man who wears it.ironclad wrote: ↑Thu Sep 09, 2021 8:55 pm I just retired my hat after 30 years. I still have it but (apparently) I can't wear it around older women because they all seem to be entitled to tell me I shouldn't be wearing my "fishing" hat to the office. Yes, it is stained and the brim is frayed and it probably does smell like old cigars but it is part of me. Twice it saved me from snakebites! Once I used it to distract this... fellow... well, that is another story.
It is an Australian Outback with a side snap and a 4" brim. I don't remember who made it and the tag inside has long worn away.
"...it is part of me." "nuff said. That hat is a keeper.
-- The Rhinestone Dandy.
I forget, do you have a tassel or just a stem? I'm more inclined toward purchasing the stem model. The tassel seems like too much of an affectation.Bruyere_Royale wrote: ↑Fri Sep 10, 2021 9:07 pmI like my Fez a lot and I can't wait until the weather breaks to wear it.
I think they only have maroon with a stem. If they had black with a stem, I'd pull the trigger. I dislike hats with stems, I only own two berets that have them out of seven total. But I think a stem on a fez represents good sportsmanship. I think Sidney Greenstreet went with the stem model in Casablanca. All the greats did.
-- The Rhinestone Dandy.
Mine has a tassel.Citizen B wrote: ↑Sat Sep 11, 2021 4:16 pmI forget, do you have a tassel or just a stem? I'm more inclined toward purchasing the stem model. The tassel seems like too much of an affectation.Bruyere_Royale wrote: ↑Fri Sep 10, 2021 9:07 pmI like my Fez a lot and I can't wait until the weather breaks to wear it.
I think they only have maroon with a stem. If they had black with a stem, I'd pull the trigger. I dislike hats with stems, I only own two berets that have them out of seven total. But I think a stem on a fez represents good sportsmanship. I think Sidney Greenstreet went with the stem model in Casablanca. All the greats did.
The Troll Whisperer
I've decided to go with the Mountain Sky.. I'm digging the down turned brim. I also ordered an Open Road because I really want a western style hat that's not a huge cowboy hat.
Fall is fast approaching and I can't wait until the weather breaks so I can get back to my hobby of hat wearing,
Fall is fast approaching and I can't wait until the weather breaks so I can get back to my hobby of hat wearing,
The Troll Whisperer
By October, I am ready to wear wool coats, wool suits, and wool hats because my biological clock still hasn't adapted to the seasons in my adopted home. I wear straw hats and linen suits, sans overcoat, usually, through December. Then, finally, it is time to wear a wool fedora. Finally.Bruyere_Royale wrote: ↑Tue Sep 14, 2021 12:48 pm I've decided to go with the Mountain Sky.. I'm digging the down turned brim. I also ordered an Open Road because I really want a western style hat that's not a huge cowboy hat.
Fall is fast approaching and I can't wait until the weather breaks so I can get back to my hobby of hat wearing,
I did wear my crushable fedora today because it was raining. Wearing a hat in the rain is an excellent opportunity to shape it the way you like it when you get home.
Did you buy brown? I was thinking about that today as I was walking the dog----only because I was wearing a crushable felt hat was because I thought of you. Fun fact: I don't own any brown hats, brown shoes, or brown belts.
-- The Rhinestone Dandy.
The Mountain Sky in Acorn and the Open Road in Fawn.. the Open road is 6x hard felt.. serious snow hat! I'm wearing my straw Pork Pie today..Citizen B wrote: ↑Tue Sep 14, 2021 1:42 pmBy October, I am ready to wear wool coats, wool suits, and wool hats because my biological clock still hasn't adapted to the seasons in my adopted home. I wear straw hats and linen suits, sans overcoat, usually, through December. Then, finally, it is time to wear a wool fedora. Finally.Bruyere_Royale wrote: ↑Tue Sep 14, 2021 12:48 pm I've decided to go with the Mountain Sky.. I'm digging the down turned brim. I also ordered an Open Road because I really want a western style hat that's not a huge cowboy hat.
Fall is fast approaching and I can't wait until the weather breaks so I can get back to my hobby of hat wearing,
I did wear my crushable fedora today because it was raining. Wearing a hat in the rain is an excellent opportunity to shape it the way you like it when you get home.
Did you buy brown? I was thinking about that today as I was walking the dog----only because I was wearing a crushable felt hat was because I thought of you. Fun fact: I don't own any brown hats, brown shoes, or brown belts.
The Troll Whisperer