Hats and Beanies

[natehate]

@4c:

Purchased a newsboy cap from this site several years ago and it’s really nice… hand spun, hand woven, all traditionally made by an excellent (some say legendary) craftsman, etc…
http://www.realirish.com/collections/irish-newsboy-caps

pics? @4c

[4c]

This is the “black” tweed

The vibrancy and use of color is the best of any tweed I've personally seen. love this hat…

[natehate]

how did you find sizing?

[4c]

Went by the tag size I.E. 7 ¼ which is 23 ¼ inches… Next to the size on the website it shows inches and CM so if you don’t know your hat size measure your head with a piece of string and go with that measurement.

[natehate]

oh i have numerous tweed caps (go back a few pages hahaa)
it's just not all companies are the same
even with in the same numbers hats can be different

[4c]

Yes you do! very nice hats natehate. see what you mean about sizing.. best way to go than is to measure your head and go by inches IMO.

[Graeme]

This is the most uncomfortable hat I've ever worn! It's a traditional, hard shell bowler that hasn't been conformed to my head, so it's short front-to-back and digging in.

It's from Patey Hats, the only people who still make them that way. And I'll have to take @Trail and Arrow there hat-shopping next time he's in London.

[Megatron1505]

My new lid from Ideal Cap Co, big thanks to RBG for the tip on a great quality cap.

[Graeme]

Cross-post from the Random Questions thread.

If you're looking for an alternative to an engineer's cap, the Diamond Cap Co offers this one for $200.

[Cutlasshound]

Cheers dude

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[Graeme]

Continuing with my theme of finding weird hats that @trail and arrow wouldn't steal off me, here's a deerstalker, which was favoured by Sherlock Holmes. (Actually he didn't wear it in the original stories, but it became associated with him in illustrations from the period, and hence a part of his image.)

[Chiba J.]

Papa Nui Corsairs.

[SeruRitchi]

Megatron1505, did Ideal Cap Co send it to the UK for you, or did someone help you out?

[Peter]

I need a new beanie, or watch cap to be precise. BR or Lofgren? Or perhaps the upcoming MF? Decisions decisions..

[4c]

Like any of these?

[Peter]

^Yes and no. They're beautiful to look at, but honestly I don't think I'd wear one.

[4c]

Oh, I see…  A watch cap, New England outerwear used to make a nice looking 40’s-60’s military spec watch cap, but they don’t have any in stock at the moment.
So maybe one of these:
http://www.ironheart.co.uk/cutnsewn/anon-indigo-rib-beanie.html
http://www.ironheart.co.uk/cutnsewn/anon-indigo-beanie.html
http://www.ironheart.co.uk/cutnsewn/anon-wool.html
Anonymous Ism uses great materials.

Also if anyone is interested, hit me up and I can do something special and MTO. Would even trade for something…

[urbanwoodsman]

@Peter:

I need a new beanie, or watch cap to be precise. BR or Lofgren? Or perhaps the upcoming MF? Decisions decisions..

Buzz all the way. Super soft. I have the olive one and black Gibson one.

[David_pll]

So the BR watch cap looks great, am I best off just ordering direct from them? Based in the UK.

[Anesthetist]

I plan to score a buzz hat when I hit SF next week!