- Wormser - The Fedora Lounge
'lo all Anyone know when Wormser hats stopped being made?
- Brim-binding tutorial, with pictures, even - The Fedora Lounge
There must be about as many variations on brim-binding technique as there are people binding brims Art Fawcett was good enough to offer a detailed explanation of his method here several months ago (It’s worth looking into, should you ever want to try it yourself ) Marc Kitter did the same, and
- Classic Hat Makers List - The Fedora Lounge
Although John Stetson died in 1906, his company followed men's fashions into the twentieth century, manufacturing top hats, bowlers, homburgs, fedoras, and trilbys, as well as straw hats in both western and dress styles By the early 1950s, there were fewer dress hat wearers, and Stetson has since focused primarily on their western hats
- Wolfbrae Custom Hatters - The Fedora Lounge
He has custom hats from many of the best hatters as well as a collection of custom hats He’s enjoyed hats for many years so when he retried he decided to try out hat making (he makes hats for men and women)
- Considering a Stetson Open Road, what pairs well with it?
Hello! Longtime lurker here, first post I’m relatively new to the world of classic mens’ hats (bought my first brimmed hat in 2016), but I always wore visors or baseball caps, dating back to early childhood A self-described “old soul,” I’ve always had an appreciation for tradition and bringing
- Questions: The lowdown on Palm Leaf hats. . . - The Fedora Lounge
Traditional "panama" hats" are considered straw hats, though toquilla is not a true palm biologically speaking Palm and palm-like fronds are torn lengthwise into thin strips, then woven together How thin the strips are determines how flexible, tight and durable the finished hat is In hats, the generic term straw can mean many things
- List of Custom, made-to-order, Fur Felt Fedora hatmakers and hatters
Hopefully this isn't redundant, but I've done some looking around on the site and for some reason failed to find a 'definitive' list of custom, bespoke fur felt Fedora hatmakers There is some crossover with "Western" hatters, but for this list, I'll try and stick to the ones that make fedoras
- Hats - The Fedora Lounge
Everything from fedoras to five panel caps If a guy doesn't have a lid, he is not worth talking about
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