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. iv tried doing the turn, by putting it on and turning it to the right but nothing really happens to the brim shape at all, not that i can see anyway? 
Sounds like you had the same amount of success as I did. Turning my hat resulted in some very minor "wavy" distortion that made the brim resemble an old vinyl LP that had been left in the sun, and trying to "coax" it by hand-shaping didn't help. Besides, it was so uncomfortable that I couldn't imagine myself wearing the hat that way, so I turned it back to the proper position and bashed the crown.morethanatimelord wrote:...iv tried doing the turn, by putting it on and turning it to the right but nothing really happens to the brim shape at all, not that i can see anyway?
Marcus Brody wrote:Moisten the brim or use steam and just use your hand to coerce the felt into the desired shape.morethanatimelord wrote:thanks
im really scared about using steam as iv read a few bash instructions that say dont use steam i may give it a go though since the hat is looking better and better. 
. i put it back to its proper shape into what you see in my last couple of pictures. i would like to get the front of the brim to swoop down a little more though 
iv taken the foam tape out and actually the hat does seem to fit a lot more snug now so thats certainly worked fast! lol. fits like a glove now, i might do a little work on the brim at the front to make it swoop down a bit more. the sides of the brim have curled up a little really nicely so all in all its comming along great im so happy that i was able to get this hat at a great price. thanks to everyone here with your hints and tips too! 
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the hat is starting to become very comfortable to wear, and it feels wrong when im not wearing it . iv made the pinch a little tighter and the sides have curled up alittle on there own, cant really tell much in the first pic cus my head is slightly tilted back however the second picture shows the tighter pinch 
By way of example, I measured my head by placing a tailor's measuring tape where I felt the hatband should be. Measured three times, got 60 cm each time, so I ordered a size 60. The hat I received was slightly large, but after wearing it a few days it "snugged up" to a near-perfect fit; after a week, it fit perfectly IMO.Comic Sidekick wrote:You guys are killin' me! I've had a Fed IV Deluxe on order for about 2 weeks now and I'm still waiting...seems they are out of my size. In the meantime I'm reading these posts and am torn between marvelling over how cool the hats look and worrying over whether or not I ordered the right size.
After providing my head measurement I was advised by a Hatsdirect salesperson to order a size larger than my normal Akubra size. That means I ordered a 61 instead of a 60. That seems like good advice since their website says these hats run slightly small. But now most of you guys are saying that the hats run big and that a person should order his normal size. Yikes!
I'm just gonna wait on my hat as ordered and hope that the sales advice I was given was good. I'll let you all know when it comes.
Michael
According to the Hats Direct website, the brim is dimensionally cut - 2-1/2" on the sides, and 2-3/4" front and back.morethanatimelord wrote:whats the brim size on these akubra standard fed IV ? just the brim feels quite large and sometimes feels more like a cowboy hat than a indy style fedora
Zombie Jones wrote:By way of example, I measured my head by placing a tailor's measuring tape where I felt the hatband should be. Measured three times, got 60 cm each time, so I ordered a size 60. The hat I received was slightly large, but after wearing it a few days it "snugged up" to a near-perfect fit; after a week, it fit perfectly IMO.Comic Sidekick wrote:You guys are killin' me! I've had a Fed IV Deluxe on order for about 2 weeks now and I'm still waiting...seems they are out of my size. In the meantime I'm reading these posts and am torn between marvelling over how cool the hats look and worrying over whether or not I ordered the right size.
After providing my head measurement I was advised by a Hatsdirect salesperson to order a size larger than my normal Akubra size. That means I ordered a 61 instead of a 60. That seems like good advice since their website says these hats run slightly small. But now most of you guys are saying that the hats run big and that a person should order his normal size. Yikes!
I'm just gonna wait on my hat as ordered and hope that the sales advice I was given was good. I'll let you all know when it comes.
Michael
According to the Hats Direct website, the brim is dimensionally cut - 2-1/2" on the sides, and 2-3/4" front and back.morethanatimelord wrote:whats the brim size on these akubra standard fed IV ? just the brim feels quite large and sometimes feels more like a cowboy hat than a indy style fedora
While I know very little about the history of the Fedora, I've always thought it was simply a cowboy hat modified to look a bit classier and dressier. Most sources site the name Fedora as being taken from the title of an 1882 play. Princess Fédora, the heroine of the play, wore a hat similar to a Fedora, so I could be right.
well you learn something new everyday . 
Just in case anyone cares about the history of the Fedora, apparently I'm wrong. According to Hatless Jack written by Neil Steinberg, the Fedora is "a descendant of the slouch hats of the Civil War era."Zombie Jones wrote:While I know very little about the history of the Fedora, I've always thought it was simply a cowboy hat modified to look a bit classier and dressier. Most sources cite the name Fedora as being taken from the title of an 1882 play. Princess Fédora, the heroine of the play, wore a hat similar to a Fedora, so I could be right.
