This fedora is a pure beaver custom hat from the 1950s. The felt is comparable to a 7X clear beaver Stetson of the period. I sold this one back around 2008, and is one of the few I’ve regretted passing on. I’ve only ever seen a couple others by this maker.
Classic tyrolean styling on this German made hat. Great markings, soft, luxurious felt, and superbly executed trimming.
The flanging on this one is somewhere between a fedora and a homburg, allowing it to be worn either way. This 1930s hat was made for the younger audience.
This Adam dates from the mid to late 1950s. It has a porkpie crease without the center bump-up. The ribbon is tri-tone, with a back bow. Adams of this era used a plastic protective barrier between the sweatband and the felt of the hat, which shrinks up something fierce with age and heat. It’s easily remedied by simply ripping the plastic out of the hat. As you can see, this one had that problem.
It’s rock hard like a boater, the same weave as a boater, but blocked and flanged like a ’50s or ’60s pork pie. The brim is fixed down.
I got this one from Italy. The “hand made” script is in Italian, but it is marked as being a London hat. Who knows?
This straw was made by dobbs. It’s “Imported Venetian”, one of those many many names for different kinds of milan.
This one had super thin, floppy felt. Unlined, but probably started out with a liner. Thin sweatband.
This early 1960s Stetson has a square size tag and a color liner logo. The crown is factory creased.
Soft black fur felt homburg. With all my talk of casual homburgs, here’s the classic formal one.
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