@erri_wan: really nice hat you got there. And don't be afraid: the costume designers also treated Ford's hat for Raiders
@JAN: Your hat also looks fine. I had the opportunity to see it in person and I just love it (as your jacket ). But mind the sun for taking good pictures. Here's another (better) one:
@Alababa & Wayne: Cool. Wayne's hat looks even more "used". Or is it just the camera? But I like the "used" stuff...
Regards,
Tom
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Since I sat on it just now, no. The first post in this thread is the pics of my Adventurebilt the day after I had sat on it once, and that's how it still looks right now (I'm not sitting on it anymore ).
I am going to have some new pics up soon, though.
edit: Actually, Neolithic was able to achieve some serious reverse taper by sitting on his.
Actually, Neolithic was able to achieve some serious reverse taper by sitting on his.
Yeah, you know, you can literally see where Ford's hat in the Cairo scenes was crushed and then straightened out. I know folks thought I was nuts when I told them to sit on their hats if the Cairo scene was what they were after. That is the only way to get the mushroom look. And, it helps also if the factory stiffener in the hat has been broken down too. regards, Fedora
Actually, Neolithic was able to achieve some serious reverse taper by sitting on his.
Yeah, you know, you can literally see where Ford's hat in the Cairo scenes was crushed and then straightened out. I know folks thought I was nuts when I told them to sit on their hats if the Cairo scene was what they were after. That is the only way to get the mushroom look. And, it helps also if the factory stiffener in the hat has been broken down too. regards, Fedora
So what happens if i sit on it? Improve my hat?
You fedora officially say i can sit on my hat?
erri_wan wrote:So what happens if i sit on it? Improve my hat?
You fedora officially say i can sit on my hat?
Yup. If you're going for that well-worn Raiders look, you have to sit on it, straighten it out, sit on it again, work the felt with your hands, sit on it. straighten it up. It gives the hat that beaten character it needs for SOC.
Yeah, crushing your hat will not hurt it. Now, if the hat is really stiff, I would first work the crown with my hands to soften up the felt and then crush it. If the hat was cowboy stiff, I would not risk the distressing. The hat might acutually crack!! Stiff felt is another animal. But, if you are attracted to the Cairo look, the hat has to be distressed. Much of the look comes from this. Fedora
Fedora wrote:Yeah, crushing your hat will not hurt it. Now, if the hat is really stiff, I would first work the crown with my hands to soften up the felt and then crush it. If the hat was cowboy stiff, I would not risk the distressing. The hat might acutually crack!! Stiff felt is another animal. But, if you are attracted to the Cairo look, the hat has to be distressed. Much of the look comes from this. Fedora
Well... first i have to work more on it to soften it.... than maybe... i will sit on it
Erri_Wan, here is something you can do to your hat to make it more raiders like. Also visit here to do some stuff to your hat to make it more raiders like.
Indiana Wayne wrote:Erri_Wan, here is something you can do to your hat to make it more raiders like. Also visit here to do some stuff to your hat to make it more raiders like.
Thanks for the links, i just read it all and I made some wee modifications... expecially on the brim. Anyway guys...
this is my hat from many angles:
Tell me what i should change more (except sitting on it! I dont want to sit on it yet)... and keep in mind that it's a raven bar not a cairo
Looks like you might want to define the back of the top bash a little. Have you seen this sight? http://www.regular-guy.com/fedora.html Maybe define the front bashes a little more on the back-bottom corner. Toward the ribbon and back. If you know what I mean.
Indiana_Tom wrote:@Erri Wan: Looks good to me. Did you distress it with dirt? At least it looks so.
Not distressed, not intentionally... lol. I didn't work on it, maybe it's the rabbit felt, i dont know... under some lights it looks very dirty... with other light intesities looks very clean... who knows!
It's a question for Mr Fedora.
Anyway i use it everyday also when i ride my bike so maybe it gets dirt and dust... i also met some "Working in Progress" streets few days ago... so maybe that's the explanation of the distress look. Should i clean it or does it look good?
Man, I just can't stop fiddling with my hat. For me its definately "the turn" that creates that distinctive Raiders brim. I wonder if Steve will do a reblock and then let me bash it myself to get the proper turn.