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Hand-creased hats are often not perfectly simmetrycal. If that worries you (and it does seem to be a minor deviation, in the pics) you could retouch it.

If you are going to send it back because of the size issue, then leave the retouching to Steve.

Barcelona Jones

How wide is Magnoli's tie? And how long?

Regards!

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Nice find! :D Is there a ribbon around the edge of the brim (I can never remember what that style is called), or is it stitched? I think what you're referring to is a bound edge. The stitched edge is called a "cavanaugh edge," I think. A brim with a trim is indeed called bound ; but the s...

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Well, I actually chose my Penman Raiders for New Year's Day... no better hat to begin a new decade of "adventuring"... $\:D/$

It rained on it, too!

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I was comparing this Penman LC with an earlier Penman that I have (a grey Raiders seaplane) and even though the quality of both hats is amazing, you can really notice the improvements John has made since then since this LC is simply OUTSTANDING! The hat looks outstanding on you. Did you ask any par...

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If you have a hat that is about to develop a hole (which you will notice because the felt in that are is beginning to have a see-through quality because of felt "attrition"), you can reinforce it with silicone - obviously in the inside, on the feeble area. This will stiffen the crease at t...

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Hello, Indeed, there exists a variety of beaver felt that is lightweight. It is available from, at least, some custom hatters. Art Fawcett (Vintage Silohuettes) can make such hats in a variety of colours: http://www.vintagesilhouettes.com/ I do not have any of his lightweights, but I have a couple o...

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Hi, I second Chewie's wise words. Like him, I am a regular hat wearer. One of my hats is an "Indy hat", a Penman Raiders ; and I own several other, vintage, brown and grey hats similar in style and dimensions. And lots of other hats. As I have said before, the less conventional feature of ...

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Per the comment about the Golden Age hat styles most seen on the Fedora Lounge, versus the shorter brimmed styles available today on the market and predominantly worn by the younger crowd: I think the younger crowd interested in buying a hat is pretty much just buying what is typically available. I...

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Snapbrim, I can't criticize you for not liking the hat, because it's all just a matter of opinion, but I disagree with you on the hat being a trilby. Trilby's usually have a much shorter brim , but the crown may be as tall and straight as a regular fedora. Keep in mind that Indy's hat is not a regu...

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Technically, not an Indy at all. I do think the fedora Gary Cooper is wearing here captures the individuality of the man and the Indy spirit at the same time. (...) He's even dressed like Indy, sort of. For years I've thought that if Raiders had been made in the 40's that Gary Cooper would have bee...

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Great videos John. The first one I think is the best one on the subject. The second is good to demonstrate a fine hat is thougher than many think. And a Penman certainly is a fine hat.

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Raiders. For me, this is the Indy hat.

As an aside, YIJ hats would go last, very, very last. I find YIJ hats awful. Undefined and awkwardly creased. Yes, I know there are a few variants, but even the best one does not hold a candle (for me) to any of the movie hats.

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Oh wow, that's something I never thought of before, but makes perfect sense! I recently heard a pretty random fact from the depths of hat lore I was wondering if anyone had heard before and that is that the little bow on the back of the sweatband was designed to resemble the bones from a skull and ...

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Hi I got once a hat with this smoke odor problem. It was a vintage hat a friend from the States sent me as a present; and he had forewarned me (he is a smoker, and all his hats are so affected), just in case this was unacceptable. Well, when it arrived, the odor was certainly strong, no doubt becaus...

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There are factory homburgs around, and in different colours, in fur felt. Depending on your budget, this could be the way to go. Here, for instance... http://www.hats-plus.com/default.aspx http://www.hats-plus.com/SearchResult.aspx?KeyWords=homburg This said, I second the Art Fawcett option if you g...

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I am size 56 European, 7 US, 6 7/8 UK. More exactly, 22'' head circunference.

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I, for one, would be interested in acquiring the hat as it is in the pics above. Were you interested in accepting orders, let me know.

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It is a known fact the hats were provided by Optimo, as already mentioned. It is also expected that they will do some merchandising tying up with the movie's première (which may well result in a raising of prices, BTW). This particular hat is made of a color of felt known as "Oxblood", as ...

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I do not mind (of course!) if you like the turn or not, this is a question of taste; but I, like BendingOak, think we are talking of different things. Yes, a hat will may well acquire character over time, because of handling - and I like this better than a pristine factory-produced hat with a moulde...

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A minor turn looks alright, but those are hats I've had for ages that have naturally developed such a characteristic because of how long I've worn that hat and how it reacts to my head shape. When I originally got them, they were non-turned hats. I wonder, how did you obtain a turned hat that way, ...

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I believe many of the hat details were NOT purposely designed, and that much of the latter lore is after-the-fact theorizing (by the fans) and made-up explanation (by those actually involved), intended to "fit" and "put together" what, in all probability, was never preconceived. ...

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I actually did not wear it walking her down the aisle but that was the only time I didn't wear it. Even though the wedding was outside, I didn't think it was appropraite to wear it for the ceremony itself (that was just my feeling and not based on any ettiquette protocol), plus I also thought it mi...

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Hi Mitch,

Sorry for joining so late! Man, I dig those photos! I think you have a good lot to choose from, for your review and for John's website.

Now I feel like I really have to take some outdoor pics myself!

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The ONLY time I DO get a little self conscious about wearing my hat is when I'm also wearing an Indy shirt. So, when I wear my Todd's shirt, the hat stays home that day. Randy We're in the same wave there. If I couple my Indy hat with my Indy jacket, I purposefully avoid wearing anything else resem...

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(Oh, and on a COMPLETELY different topic: bigrex, I love that new avatar of yours!) :D Thanks Mitch, It's a shot between filming of Robin and the 7 Hoods I believe. So, no "Photoshopping" the hat, he really was wearing a tall crowned one. I did do some things to the photo though such as m...

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Hi, In fact, these hats are made of hare ("liebre") and not rabbit ("conejo"), no doubt Diego has not noticed this little typo. Many photos of them in these "satisfied customers" thread in the Spanish Indy Fans forum... http://www.indianajones.es/foroindy/viewtopic.php?...

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I agree....no doubt that the LC hat is more suited to this type of dress than the Raiders. Even though the Raiders doesn't look bad with nicer clothes either, but the Raiders definitely screams out leather jacket and adventure shirt. I think I've always associated the LC hat with the professor, bow...

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ksteryous, I have to agree: you wear it very well. :clap: (...) I really like this scholarly attire with the hat--they go quite well together. :tup: best wishes, Nebraska Schulte Those shots are Pure Class (Can't help but thinking that's appropriate for a Teacher) Great photos, great clothes (jacke...

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Today I coupled my Penman with dressier clothes, along the lines of Dr. Henry Jones, Jr...

Sported a somewhat festive bowtie, in order to provide a flash of colour to the otherwise sober outfit!

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Hi,

I wear a hat every day, and sometimes this hat is my Indy hat.

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Hi, "Caribou" is Stetson's denomination for a medium-to-dark grey felt colour, if I am not mistaken. The Nostalgia is a model with very much the 40's typical hat characteristics: tall crown, straight sides, fairly wide brim. I have read good comments about it, although there was also some ...

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It was interesting to read so many interventions. And it is remarcable, as Chewie noticed, that in general the balance of opinions is similar to that expressed at The Fedora Lounge. Common interests result in like answers, I would guess... :P Well, today I took one step up and wore my Penman Raiders...

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Hi, This question I put in a forum where the average member wears or collects hats, and some of these happen to be Indy fans, too. I thought it would be interesting to do the same here, where the reverse is true: here we have plenty of Infy fans, some of them being also hat aficionadoes in general (...

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These days it's a head turner just to see someone wearing a half decent suit. My wife jokes with me, when I'm chosing my clothes in the morning, she says "Just put your hand in the closet and pick anything, you'll still be the best dressed man on view". JTW. :) This put a smile on my face...

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Hi, I am a regular hat-wearer that happens to be a Indy fan too; this I explain to put things in context. I own only a Indy hat so far, a Raiders by John Penman. It is a high quality hat, so I think I am finished with Indy brown hats. I wanted a Raiders because I believe it is the most characteristi...

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BendingOak wrote: (...) other hats (...) died a death in the interest in the skills of hat making.

They died in the field of honour, and their heritage lives proudly on! ;-)

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Is ford wearing the tilted back a bit? I was about to say the same thing. Besides that, in profile shots like these, it looks like the brim touches Ford's ears, but remember then the brim does a curve - the circumference is a little lower at the felt than at the sweatband; I hope I explain myself? ...

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Hi again, I subscribe everything said by Chewbacca Jones. Up to now I have custom hats by two artisans, Art Fawcett of Vintage Silohuettes for my non-Indy fedora hats) and John Penman of Penman Hats (for my Indy hat). With both I sent photos and asked for advice/assessment. The hats came out very we...

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Well i am a lucky one that looks good with Raiders bash, but isnt the bash deside it all? You can bash it to your own specs that looks good on YOU ? :-k Hi, as I have said in my last post, you can re-crease (re-bash) the hat to suit your face and/or your taste, but if what you want is an Indy hat (...

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Hi, I wholly agree with the need of suiting the hat to your features. If you need dimensions markedly different from the standard Indy ones, you will have to go custom, because you could trim the brim yourself, but not take off height. This can be easily done with other kinds of crease, like diamond...

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It has been my experience that most hats get some type of turn in it no matter how hard you try to avoid it. I have tried for years put my hat on stright to avoid warping the brim (now this is a George Strait crease cowboy hat mind you and cowyboys are notorious for messing with the brim until they...

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Hi again,

I have substituted better photos in my post above.

And here, the obligatory "satisfied customer" pic:

Regards!

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Hi, Here in Spain, on the 6th January, we celebrate "Three Wise Men Day", similar to Christmas Day as far as presents are concerned. Well, just on time for this celebration I received my Penman Raiders fedora! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v137/Alfonsea/DSC_0227.jpg http://img.photobuc...

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Hi, Do not forget nobody except another Indiana Jones geek (like any one of us :roll: ) will be able to tell the difference between the crease you have done, and the crease related to a particular scene/movie. And if they were able, they would not care even a little :) . Heck, in fact, the common pe...

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Hello,

I subscribe to the stretcher idea. They are inexpensive, and if your hat is just a little tight, stretching it will provide you a better fit than acquiring a larger size, that will be a little loose and you will have to stuff for it to fit.

Regards!

Barcelona Jones

Hi again Jeff,

Here you are...

Regards!

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Hello, I thought it could be interesting to post here some photos of one of my last acquisitions, a J.C. Penney Marathon vintage (late 40's-50's probably) hat: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v137/Alfonsea/DSCF0887.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v137/Alfonsea/DSCF0886.jpg http://img.photobu...

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Wow after looking at those pics my question is, "Would you like a hat to go with that ribbon?" Those ribbons are huge. So, you think those ribbons are huge? Now, this [/i] is a huge ribbon! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v137/Alfonsea/PICT0798.jpg Mallory brand, "flat top" po...

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Barcelona, Do you have any more pics of that one? Maybe of the liner?

Hi Jeff,

Will try to post more photos tomorrow, and with a better camera if possible!

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