I like it. I've bought an Akubra Stylemaster and Camp Draft from Hatsdirect.com. Both the hats and the store are awesome. Amazing customer service.
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I like it. I've bought an Akubra Stylemaster and Camp Draft from Hatsdirect.com. Both the hats and the store are awesome. Amazing customer service.
+1 on the grey Fedora.
http://www.hats-plus.com/ in Chicago is a great shop.
They do ship.
I recommend the Bailey Carson in senate. Smaller brim, but not a skimpy brim, great style and a versatile color which goes well with both dark and lighter clothing selections.
http://www.hats-plus.com/ in Chicago is a great shop.
They do ship.
I recommend the Bailey Carson in senate. Smaller brim, but not a skimpy brim, great style and a versatile color which goes well with both dark and lighter clothing selections.
+1 on the flat cap.
They're quite versatile, are appropriate in almost any environment from work to play, and come in a variety of materials. I got one when I realized I needed something to wear in the rain when going to church that wasn't a baseball cap.
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The Cleveland Indians wear blue caps.
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I knew what you meant!
Thanks. I know Akubra makes a great hat, and the praise for hatsdirect.com is uniform, but I'm just leery about buying a hat without trying it on first (for style, not size).
I also like some of the Stetson fedoras I've seen pictures of. There's a hat shop in Brooklyn that's supposed to have a good selection; I may have to check them out. They also carry a big selection of Borsalino, but that's getting pricey.
Nice hat, Phil!
Before you buy anything like an Akubra, you better make sure you're not a long oval or extra long oval--those are stiff hats and will never break in for you IF your head shape doesn't fit their block.
I love fedoras also, but they take commitment. People will stare at you. We always say fedoras are "becoming stylish again", but look around and you tell me. You'll stand out in a fedora style. Nothing wrong with that at all, but you have to want to do it. Otherwise, your $150+ lid will suddenly find itself being left home more and more often.
I recommend a nice wool flat cap style. They dress up or down, which is a big plus. With a suit on Madison Ave. to an upstate antique barn--you're never out of sync.
Here are a couple of mine--true Harris tweeds that are VERY comfortable and look fine outdoors and anywhere indoors where a cover is acceptable. Easier to find a suitable place to set it than a fedora. And that happens more than you think.
I love fedoras also, but they take commitment. People will stare at you. We always say fedoras are "becoming stylish again", but look around and you tell me. You'll stand out in a fedora style. Nothing wrong with that at all, but you have to want to do it. Otherwise, your $150+ lid will suddenly find itself being left home more and more often.
I recommend a nice wool flat cap style. They dress up or down, which is a big plus. With a suit on Madison Ave. to an upstate antique barn--you're never out of sync.
Here are a couple of mine--true Harris tweeds that are VERY comfortable and look fine outdoors and anywhere indoors where a cover is acceptable. Easier to find a suitable place to set it than a fedora. And that happens more than you think.
I have been a fedora wearer for over four years now and when my friends or customers see me without my hat, they coment. Especially if I have a ball cap on....
See avatar to left.
Akubra campdraft. Silverbelly.
Akubra campdraft. Silverbelly.
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As I said in a prior post,
the right hat looks great, the wrong hat looks terrible, IMHO.
Right you are sir!
Compare the pictures here and you can clearly see that guy 1 has chosen poorly.
It's a shame, because with a little effort, he could have chosen a hat that suited his face.
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My guess is the guy on the left didn't choose well?
More like Mother Nature chose him poorly...
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Geez, for the monsoon we're having here today, maybe I need something like this. (I like the new color from Akubra - "olive brown.")
I have (and wear) flat caps AND hats, both in summer and winter. While a flat cap suits most casual wear, if you want something to wear along with a suit, but also with jeans and stuff, the Fedora is your option.
I have two different Fedoras, one for formal occasions; the other one for more "casual but sharp" looks.
Yet what's been told here is completely right: some hats simply don't fit. I sadly remember I was mad about a pork pie till the day I tried it... I looked like a total dork.
I have two different Fedoras, one for formal occasions; the other one for more "casual but sharp" looks.
Yet what's been told here is completely right: some hats simply don't fit. I sadly remember I was mad about a pork pie till the day I tried it... I looked like a total dork.
I may be biased, but anyone that's not a performing jazz musician looks dorky in a pork pie. And there are even jazz musicians out there that can't pull it off.I sadly remember I was mad about a pork pie till the day I tried it... I looked like a total dork.
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I agree. (I'm not really going for the outback look. I just liked the color of the hat I posted above.)
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I never posted a picture of the hat I eventually got, a Selentino Hudson, so here it is:
