I've just returned from my bi-annual NYC trip which included the Yankee's opener, The Bronx Zoo, many dinners and generally other non-touristy things that I get up to when I visit. Of course I took the Akubra and it received many admiring glances and comments, especially from the Jazz cats down in the Village.
Here are a few shots from my "concrete jungle" adventure...
I got thoroughly whipped at speed chess and the old guy in the last photo was a Village character who dragged me into the photo with some other tourists.
Alas my gear isn't authentic bar the hat but hopefully that'll be rectified soon with a Wested jacket - and I'd left my Mk VII at home due to not having the leather strap on it.
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 12:41 pm Post subject:
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One question for you? I see you wear your fed's brim down ( in the back)???
I wear mine like that too!! Yeah, not accurate but I always loved that look. It makes any fedora look like a safari hat IMHO. Fedora[/code]
I played for and lost five bucks - the five minute thing draws you in: the chess shark (in fact a very nice guy with a host of chess move advice) plays like lightening forcing you to do the same. But if you just play calm, five minutes is a lot of time. I actually had him in check for one move which drew a few cheers.
The hat I just bashed following Pagey's advice. It's been sat on and beaten about and mashed on the plane on the way over when I fell sleep leaning on it. Full of crease marks, turned just a tiny bit and I guess a combination of styles.
The back just went that way naturally, sometimes it pops up a little of its own accord.
The coat was some old scuffed thing I picked up for around 25 dollars in a market here. It does the trick - I'm not Indiana Jones. Yes, a lot of Fedoras in NYC and I had many admiring comments, from a hat maker in Maceys to a jazz cat downtown - "Man that's some boss hat!" - I assume it was a compliment. But none I saw had the stovepipe look, and I did hear Indiana Jones references.
Live in Lisbon, flit between there and England and Africa when and if I get the chance though have been more times recently to NYC.
Appreciate all the comments but I am a novice in comparison to you all. But nice to be a part of this though.
Yeah, not accurate but I always loved that look. It makes any fedora look like a safari hat IMHO. Fedora[/code]
