Stingy Brim hats don’t get much stingier than this example, originally sold by Victor’s Haberdashers in the Bronx.
Style Club Stingy Brim.
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The Richmond fedora
Made in England from 100% Wool Felt by Christy’s London.
Surprisingly nice trimming and construction for a wool felt body.
Sold in 2010.
G.A. Dunn green fedora
This one is long since sold, but is an unusual example. You don’t see too many green felts, to begin with. This one has delicate ventilation holes, a light colored sweatband, and a fancy bow. It appears that at some point the hat was reversed, maybe to even out wear so as to avoid a hole at the pinch? The model is “The Polo”.
Hat style identification guide
Looking for a certain style but don’t know what it’s called? Look no further.
The Anatomy of a Fedora
For those of you looking at buying a fedora, for those of you reading my listings wondering- what does this all mean? What part of the hat is he talking about? Here you are.
Customer Shot- Schwartz and DeLuca
Jackets, hats and ties by Vintage-Haberdashers.
Left: linen/silk belt back, borsalino, ’30s travel themed necktie (not seen)
Middle: Pincord three button jacket, striped bow tie, Clear Beaver Stetson.
Color and Pattern Coordination
Blue striped suiting, gray felt hat with black band, black shoes, contrasting tie. Conservative 1930s attire.
A wild brown tweed like this calls for brown shoes and a brown hat. Both the shoes and the hat have good chunky proportions, going with the boldness of the tweed. The blue tie harmonizes with the blue overcheck. Keep the tie pattern small so that it does not compete with the tweed. A ’40s country look.
Blue houndstooth with a bit of reddish brown in it. Brown shoes. Brown hat, with a reddish band. Red tie. Early ’60s out and about.
1950s Champ milan flat top straw hat
This is a vintage high quality milan straw summer fedora hat. It was made by the Champ Hat company in the late 1950s. It has a nice brown leather sweatband, flat top porkpie styling, with a super wide band and back bow.
Size: 7-1/4Brim Width: 2-1/8″Band Width: 2-1/2″Crown Height: 4″
Bossay Open Road fedora
This vintage fedora was made in the 1950s by the Bossay Hat Company of Pampa, Texas. It conforms closely to the lines of the Open Road or Stratoliner style, with fedora blocking and flanging, a thin ribbon with a western style bow and thin binding It is creased with a teardrop crown. There is a wind string and button. There are several stains to the felt, and the sweatband has hardened and has cracking. It is interesting to note that the sweatband is unreeed and has a taped rear sweatband seam, something which by the time frame this hat was made had largely been abandoned by the larger makers.
Size: 7-1/8Brim Width: 2-3/4″Crown Height: 5-3/4″
Portis 15 cowboy hat
Now on eBay! LINK
This hat was made in the 1950s by Portis. It sold new in the 1950s for $15, which bought a high quality hat at the time. It is marked 2X beaver, but the X system is meaningless, as it varies manufacturer to manufacturer and year to year- that is to say, a vintage 2X by one manufacturer could be the same quality as a vintage 5X by a different manufacturer as a 30X by a modern manufacturer. It has Portis’s Swans Down finish. It has a high quality leather sweatband with a backing membrane to stop perspiration from staining the felt. It has a relatively low crown, which is creased in a fedora style diamond crease. It has a three cord ribbon with a fancy bow. Very nicely done trimming on this one.Size: 7-1/8Brim Width: 3-1/4″Crown Height: 5-1/4″Ribbon Width: 3/8″
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