Matt Deckard Apparel - Page 4

[IMG][/quote] The material is nice and heavyweight... a blue windowpane herringbone three piece in my model #1 suit design. All I can say is it's all about the fit after the details are correct. Once it is on your back you should feel like you are wearing a pair of pyjamas without any restriction to movement... Think about Cary Grant doing that backflip in Holiday... no need to take off the jacket. Anywho, I'll see if I can get those other clients pics up soon.

Dave Vanian of the Damned Wearing his Matt Deckard Apparel designed bespoke suit and shirt

I tweaked the design a bit, went with a block that's straighter and a little bit higher, a sweatband that is a bit deeper and for this hat, darker like those I find in late 20s early 30s hats. It's more of a copy of that bone colored hat that I had pinched on the Queen Mary in 2005. I just needed to have my favorite hat back, and here it is.


I have a pretty large collection of men’s hats that were produced within the last 100 years, and most of them are from the 1930s and 40s, back in what I consider the heyday of headwear. Because I’m into the 1930s man about town aesthetic, I tend to go for hats that have a sense of proportion that was common in that era, brim not too wide, crown not too low; I’ve loved this balance so much with my wears that I have hunted down those vintage hats to keep me happy and covered when it rains. Or when I need to keep the sun off my face. Unfortunately there is a lack of this type of hat in this era unless you go custom. Yes, there are lots of hats on the market today. Hats that look like they go with many things, yet there are few, to my eye, that look as good with a well tailored 1930s style suit. That’s why I’m releasing one onto today’s market. I hope you enjoy it.

A hat that's not a great repro, but a companion that is the real thing made today.

It’s available for pre order now from Matt Deckard Apparel.


The Powell Fedora
in Tusk White

6” crown
2.5” brim
2” ribbon
bound edge
roan leather sweatband
Mostly hare with some beaver

I was asked to show how packable a fedora could be so I made another vid.

Packable

Any felt breaks down over time, just like any suit wears out. I chose a very good felt so it wouldn't break down very quickly. I like clothes that I can abuse. This is a hat you can roll up and abuse... But don't forget to properly take care of it as well. Cleaning and blocking are required with a hat over time, just as a good suit needs cleaning and pressing now and again.