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#52 2015-11-25 05:35:18
- SenorBlues
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Re: The American Flat Cap
Agree with Moose on the fedora size.
Don't mind the bulk of the cap. Could it pull down a little, or is that the lowest it sits? Since I started wearing a newsboy/bakerboy cap, most of my other flat caps look too small to my eyes.
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#53 2015-11-25 07:17:05
- Worried Man
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Re: The American Flat Cap
The fedora feels like it fits well but it probably needs to be pulled down a bit in the front. Maybe I need one with a wider brim? This has a 2" brim. I feel like it's proportional with my small head and narrow shoulders.
The flat cap is too small, but only barely. Because of this, and the plaid houndstooth pattern, I'm going to send it on down the river and search for a solid color in a larger size.
Thanks for the input fellas. I just don't have a clue when it comes to "real" hats.
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#54 2015-11-25 07:45:54
- Moose Maclennan
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Re: The American Flat Cap
I'd avoid a wider brim than that on anything other than a sun boonie. The pointy fedora shape suits you well.
Hats are like anything else, just start wearing them and you learn fast what works. I feel they should always have a practical use foremost (then by all means push the boat out).
I'm rarely without a titfer now. Sometimes I even end up putting something on my head indoors if it's a bit drafty.
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#55 2015-11-25 10:26:23
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Re: The American Flat Cap
These caps from Hanna are my favorites. Noggin Tops in Connecticut used to sell them but all they have at the moment is one of these patch things, which I dislike intensely.
http://hannahats.com/shop/caps/plain-tweed-vintage-cap/
http://www.noggintops.com/Hanna-Hats-Patchwork-Flat-Cap/dp/B005XZYSX2?field_availability=-1&field_browse=2681155011&id=Hanna+Hats+Patchwork+Flat+Cap&ie=UTF8&refinementHistory=brandtextbin%2Csubjectbin%2Ccolor_map%2Cprice%2Csize_name&searchNodeID=2681155011&searchPage=1&searchRank=salesrank&searchSize=12
Edit:
Oho, Amazon's got a lot of them
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00TICE1DI/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_1?pf_rd_p=1944687582&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B00IQG7C3I&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1N3V6E3RT5C30FP11JVD
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#56 2015-11-25 11:21:12
- Worried Man
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Re: The American Flat Cap
I like those. Price is right too.
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#57 2015-11-26 09:34:57
- woofboxer
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Re: The American Flat Cap
'I'm not that keen on the Average Look .......ever'.
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#58 2015-11-26 09:50:07
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Re: The American Flat Cap
"bow wow wow yippie yo yippie yay"
#59 2015-11-26 21:25:37
- Patrick
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Re: The American Flat Cap
Otter : Take it easy, I'm pre-law.
Boon : I thought you were pre-med.
Otter : What's the difference?
#60 2015-11-27 01:23:52
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Re: The American Flat Cap
Those look pretty decent. Similar to the ones I was raving about earlier, but probably easier to obtain your side of the Atlantic.
Another hat tip: they really are one thing that require perfect sizing. Therefore knowing one's exact size is essential, and of course buying accordingly. And remember US and UK sizes are slightly different (I found out the hard way that US sizes come up 1/4" smaller than UK).
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#61 2015-11-27 02:32:42
- chuck power
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Re: The American Flat Cap
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#63 2015-11-27 03:35:20
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Re: The American Flat Cap
On consulting a hat maker and collector it would appear that the flat cap we most hanker after comes from a Belgian style of hat.
The slightly extended bill is apparently a characteristic of that tradition.
This might explain why CitySport hats are close to mark on this.
Those Hanna hats look good, excellent choice of colours/fabrics.
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#64 2015-11-28 13:44:47
- Leer R.
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Re: The American Flat Cap
I swear by Hanna Hats for flatcaps. Great stuff, bought one for €29,--. Made in Ireland. Good fit, good cut, fantastic tweed...
#65 2015-11-28 13:50:40
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#66 2015-11-28 15:18:48
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Re: The American Flat Cap
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#67 2015-11-28 15:20:40
- rmpmcdermott
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Re: The American Flat Cap
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#68 2015-11-28 15:22:20
- rmpmcdermott
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Re: The American Flat Cap
To be, or not to be; that is the bare bodkin. - Mark Twain
#69 2015-11-28 15:23:17
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Re: The American Flat Cap
Oh god.
I'd say that suits you quite well, Dermatologist.
"We close our sto' at a reasonable hour because we figure anybody who would want one of our suits has got time to stroll over here in the daytime." - VP of George Muse Clothing, Atlanta, 1955
#70 2015-11-28 15:24:19
- rmpmcdermott
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Re: The American Flat Cap
To be, or not to be; that is the bare bodkin. - Mark Twain
#71 2015-11-28 15:26:38
- stanshall
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Re: The American Flat Cap
"bow wow wow yippie yo yippie yay"
#73 2015-11-28 16:09:12
- Worried Man
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Re: The American Flat Cap
"We close our sto' at a reasonable hour because we figure anybody who would want one of our suits has got time to stroll over here in the daytime." - VP of George Muse Clothing, Atlanta, 1955
#74 2015-11-28 23:26:22
- Leer R.
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Re: The American Flat Cap
Haha, as I said... Lends it's name. 
Americans often swirl around the right and wrong expressions... Think of derbys, bluchers, oxfords and balmorals...
#75 2015-11-29 01:55:29
- woofboxer
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Re: The American Flat Cap
'I'm not that keen on the Average Look .......ever'.
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