HOF: What Are You Wearing Right Now - Part III

I did but nobody cares



acecow said:

Anybody wore anything interesting in the last couple of days?

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i know one person who did... but i dare not repost his picture for fear of legal repercussions

Did he have a scarf on?

Not true, Fred. I care. You looked very nice. I've been meaning also to compliment your single-button suits. Should I ever ascend to the fruited plains of bespoke, I plan to employ that same configuration.



Fred49 said:

I did but nobody cares

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Fred49 said:

I did but nobody cares

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We care. But we want more office angles, more lampshade-on-head shots, more outtakes.
In fact, you can feel free to turn this thread into your own personal tumblr if you like; it will raise the bar significantly.
Three cheers for Fred



Fred49 said:

I did but nobody cares

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+1

I am dressed up 7 days a week but never get any love or feedback when I poast here.



Sanguis Mortuum said:

You do wear it well, on most people such a hat would probably look ridiculous but you make it look good. But I still have to agree with the other posters that a slightly smaller and/or narrower one might look even better.

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I understand everyones thoughts as this one is quite larger than all my other fedoras and the crown much much fuller. Usually my hats are a 2 1/2-2 5/8 brim. This is 2 3/4 and almost 6 inches in an open crown. I usually wear a 5 3/4 max open crown. The people have a good eye to notice this hat is considerbly larger than my other hats. I just have to say I like this one by far the best! I just got it 5 days ago, and I feel like like a king in it. I have never found hat I felt so comfortable and happy in. The hat is from the 30's or 40's and it is in Mint immaculate condition. Not a single flaw. The felt is beaver and it has a mode edge "cav edge" folded over with no stitching (a lost art). This hat is about as nice as they come and was a very high end hat even for its time. I appriceate the meticulous eyes on this forum to notice this is the first time I posted a picture of this hat. This is my dream hat and will be my life long daily hat.



Fred49 said:

I did but nobody cares

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I saw it. Very nice. But the shoulders look awfully wide on that coat. Is it the pose?

landshark said:

+1
I am dressed up 7 days a week but never get any love or feedback when I poast here.

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No comments = not bad, but not good enough. Try better pictures.



Tibor said:

This hat is about as nice as they come and was a very high end hat even for its time. I appriceate the meticulous eyes on this forum to notice this is the first time I posted a picture of this hat. This is my dream hat and will be my life long daily hat.

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As i said, it is a very beautiful hat. Who made it?



landshark said:

+1
I am dressed up 7 days a week but never get any love or feedback when I poast here.

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Not everyone can generate the murmuration of responses which Achillus' pic has inspired.

Fred H. said:

XKxRome0ox said:

what happened to our favorite russian poster these days?

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FWIW, I think that the RUSSIAN version of Google Translate must be MUCH better than the DUTCH version. I think that's at least 10% of Achillmyself's problem.

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No the thing is, you are a failure who still wear diapers. That might be the reason for your obsession. I outreach you on everything. But even when you are pretending for having me on your blocklist, you still answer. Speaking about irony. I feel your pain silly lass.



kevinsp8 said:

Well damn I didn't want to diss a man's best hat. And actually when I first saw the pic it leapt out at me, but the more I looked I started questioning myself, maybe it does look OK. After all the brim isn't super big. So I'm going to trust your judgement on this one; you obviously have managed to pull off hats like no one else here, and your hats in general have grown on me, so I'm going to retract my comment. Look forward to seeing more pics of it.

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Wow, that really means a lot to me. Thank you so much! That is very kind and open minded of you. Men my size or even slightly smaller wore hats like this commonly. I think the perception of aesthetics constantly changes and will continue to. Generally speaking, hats before the War were much more pronounced in there boldness than after the War.



KObalto said:

As i said, it is a very beautiful hat. Who made it?

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Stetson. The logo is very small and in black and white. It says Stetson and above that it says "The Sovereign."

Tibor said:

KObalto said:

As i said, it is a very beautiful hat. Who made it?

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Stetson. The logo is very small and in black and white. It says Stetson and above that it says "The Sovereign."

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Should you ever find yourself in DFW, I would highly recommend you make a trip to Peter's Bros. in Fort Worth.