Some fedora history here. When Ron at Hatsdirect in Australia was approached with supplying us an affordable Indy fedora, he got to it and had Akubra make us a suitable hat. We had been modifying the Bushman, Campdraft, and Drover because we basically had no options at the time, except the HJ. Nothing wrong with the HJ, but at that time, it was like a box of chocolates, you never knew what you were going to get.

He supplied us with the Akubra Federation, an affordable hat that has made many very happy. I have even heard one fan say, "the best fedora I have owned in 20 years!" Later on, Ron went a step farther and gave us the Deluxe, and made more modifications such as the right ribbon and the dimensional cut. If you are going to buy an Indy fedora, get the Federation, either model. I swear by them. regards, Fedora