Ladies and gents,
Those of you who know me on this forum know that I love me some Penman hats. My total now is, I believe 12, which, as John tells me, makes me 3rd on his list of "most hats bought". Nice.
Well, I'm back to show a hat that I believe is very special.
Back in August I got to visit with John for a few days around the shop. He had a nice looking pork pie done in natural beaver with a sort of chocolate brown ribbon.
Here it is:
I knew that it would make a great looking Indy fedora, and even though I already have two brown and two grey "Raiders" fedoras from John, I knew that this color combo would make a great "Raiders" hat.
So, here it is:
A couple as worn by my pal, Amber:
And finally one in context with my "Raiders Hero" brown and my "Raiders Seaplane/CS Travel Granite"
But I also have to add this:
I own 12 of John's hats, and each one just gets better than last. What strikes me about this hat is not only the color combination (which is completely John's doing, I just copied it for this hat), but the FEEL of the hat. My GOD! John's pouncing is beyond compare. I defy anyone to have a hat made for them that feels this buttery soft and pliable. And the dimensions of this hat COULD NOT BE MORE PERFECT. John's has my fit down PERFECTLY, and the brim and crown and crease are all EXCELLENT. I mean, just PERFECT.
I'm so in love with this hat and look forward to wearing it on MANY occasions!
Bravo to the hatter! Bravo! Bravo!
DHW