Well,
finally I get my turn to offer up a few photos of my unique prize:
A newly made
Rabbit Raiders Fedora in a Pre-Distressed "Streets of Cairo" Style from
Penman Hat Co. Artist John Penman .
John did a wonderful job on this hat.
Fits like a dream and despite it's
"weather-beaten good looks", it feels just as soft & smooth (with a little bit of grit here & there) as you would expect from a hat that John had just made.
If the first shot looks familiar to you it's likely because you saw a number of similar shots of it at different angles over in my
"Wear My Penman: Higher or Lower? (Or: Too Much of My Mug!)" Thread here in the Fedora Forum.
There's also a few in the
"My Dusty Wested with My Distressed Penman Rabbit" Thread in the
Jacket Forum.
I'll repeat here the words of thanks I wrote for Oak in the
"Higher or Lower" Poll thread as well:
You've given me a hat that offers me the BEST of BOTH worlds, Oak... and it's a pretty ideal situation for MY tastes:
Instantly having all the uniqueness and character you'd have in the look of a well-worn hat that's seen many an adventure BUT with all the durability, sturdiness and craftsmanship that you'd expect from a
NEW Penman Hat!
I'm thrilled!
And now you've afforded me the time to "beat it up" for REAL on my OWN schedule.
THANK YOU, as always.
Mitch
This first shot was a little bit darker than I liked, so I tried to adjust it a little... which
I'm no expert at...but you get the idea...
A LINK to a similar shot, with the hat at a different angle.
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e38/M ... C02537.jpg
A LINK to another shot, similar to the one below...
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e38/M ... C02581.jpg
A LINK to a similar shot, with the hat at a different angle.
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e38/M ... C02587.jpg
A "Streets of Cairo"-ish shot (dedicated to fedoraiders for his Inspiration) with the brim DOWN...
...and a LINK to a shot with it snapped UP.
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e38/M ... C02621.jpg
Hope you liked these.
Let me know.
Mitch