Full Circle: Toht Fedora and my COW Beginnings

[Chewbacca Jones]

I was digging around for Toht gear discussions, and I bumped into this thread, which contains my very first post here on the Club!
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=18001&hilit=toht
The hat I mention in the thread is probably my long-gone Black Federation III.

Now, years later, I am cobbling together a close-enough outfit at last. And just this past afternoon, I acquired a modified Christy's Adventurer that should do quite nicely as the topper for my outfit.




I might (might) try modifying the bow a little, and if I end up wearing it a lot, maybe I'll upgrade to a custom version. I have my reservations about spending big on an all-black lid.

[Indiana Jeff]

Hat looks great, I wouldn't touch the bow unless you're really worried about SA, but as you said you are putting together a close enough outfit.

What's your reservation about an all black hat?

Regards,

Indiana Jeff

[Michaelson]

What's your reservation about an all black hat?

Regards,

Indiana Jeff

They're hard to keep clean is one.

Regard! Michaelson

[binkmeisterRick]

So is anything, if you have cats with both light AND dark fur.

[Michaelson]

...or just a real dusty house!

Regards! Michaelson

[binkmeisterRick]

Well, that, too.

Hey, Chewie, does this hat come with PepsiGuard™?

[fenris]

What's your reservation about an all black hat?

Wasn't there an old saying, "Never trust someone wearing a black hat"?

[Michaelson]

Yep, an old Western cowboy saying....but then Lash Larue always wore black, as did Hopalong Cassidy and the Virginian. I guess it all depends......

Regards! Michaelson

[maboot38]

Yep, an old Western cowboy saying....but then Lash Larue always wore black, as did Hopalong Cassidy and the Virginian. I guess it all depends......

Regards! Michaelson

Plus we learned from Wesley Snipes..."always bet on black."

[Chewbacca Jones]

Hat looks great, I wouldn't touch the bow unless you're really worried about SA, but as you said you are putting together a close enough outfit.
What's your reservation about an all black hat?

Michaelson is right about keeping them clean, but I keep my hats protected. I actually have a black hat, but with a non-black ribbon. My concern is purely about if I will wear it often or not. All black, especially with a bound brim, tends to look rather formal.

[fenris]

Once you go black, you don't go back!

[Chewbacca Jones]

I had to cut my remarks a little short due to an interruption, so there is a little more to the issue. I love black. Black is awesome. But over the years I have learned that what I like in terms of clothing does not always suit me or my needs. I am hesitant to spend a lot of money on something I love but won't use. My black Fed made me look like a Mennonite or something... not that much of a stretch in Pennsylvania.

Add that to the fact that I have a closet-full of fedoras clamoring for wear, all-black has to prove itself a good enough choice to warrant frequent wear in light of the competition. I am hoping it works out. Nothing beats a black hat. That's why bad guys wear them. Bad guys always have nicer clothes!

[Hollowpond]

Once you go black, you don't go back!

Travis

[Canyon]

Chewie love, the hat looks gorgeous!

Well, that, too.

Hey, Chewie, does this hat come with PepsiGuard™?

Youre a bad man! A very bad man!!!

I hope Dejah realises...