Fed IV (dark brown) standard vs. deluxe: color difference?
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Fed IV (dark brown) standard vs. deluxe: color difference?
Question for anyone who has (or has seen) both: Is there any noticeable color difference between the dark brown Fed IV standard vs. deluxe?
I saw at least one note here on COW saying the deluxe has a little more red in the color. And is either one closer to the movie hat color?
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I saw at least one note here on COW saying the deluxe has a little more red in the color. And is either one closer to the movie hat color?
Thanks!
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I have both and while there IS a noticeable difference in the feel and finish of the felt, and a visible "texture" difference, there is no color difference that I can see.
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Ridgerunner58 wrote:I have both and while there IS a noticeable difference in the feel and finish of the felt, and a visible "texture" difference, there is no color difference that I can see.
Thanks, Ridgerunner
I figure if I never get my hands on a deluxe, I won't know what I'm missing!
I'm happy with the regular Moonstone Fed IV I already have.
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True, as I know when ever I finally obtained my first Deluxe, I never went back to the standard Fed.
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Re: Fed IV (dark brown) standard vs. deluxe: color differenc
I own a Fed Regular and I had a Deluxe too, and I can guarantee that there is a light difference of color between both.
Fed Regular is more chocolate color and Fed Deluxe aims towards the grey color...
Fed Regular (with fuller's earth):
Fed Deluxe:
The Fed regular is more accurate on color, for me...
Fed Regular is more chocolate color and Fed Deluxe aims towards the grey color...
Fed Regular (with fuller's earth):
Fed Deluxe:
The Fed regular is more accurate on color, for me...
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Re: Fed IV (dark brown) standard vs. deluxe: color differenc
Thanks again, Ridgerunner. The pics were helpful.Ridgerunner58 wrote:here is a comparison laying the two brims over each other.
The Deluxe is on the left.
I can't really see much of a color difference although the one on the right MIGHT be a touch redder.
Thanks, too, to Michaelson and Didier.
All you guys with your Fed IVs are an evil influence! I ordered a dark brown standard yesterday
(At least I resisted also ordering a Campdraft at the same time!)
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Why? They're nice hats too, and the original hat many members (Steve Delk included) experimented with back in the old days to create a correct Indy fedora.
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Akubras are VERY nice hats. Especially for the money, but they'd still be nice hats at $200.
I have several dating back over 30 years. They look good and they're tough as nails. You won't be disappointed.
I have several dating back over 30 years. They look good and they're tough as nails. You won't be disappointed.
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You're preaching to the choir, RidgerunnerRidgerunner58 wrote:Akubras are VERY nice hats. Especially for the money, but they'd still be nice hats at $200. I have several dating back over 30 years. They look good and they're tough as nails. You won't be disappointed.
This will be my second Fed IV -- and my 13th Akubra since I got interested in hats about 6 years ago and stumbled onto the Fedora Lounge and COW. Lots of helpful info and guidance from hat veterans like you has been invaluable.
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Michaelson, you have NO idea how close I got to getting a silverbelly Campdraft at the same time!Michaelson wrote:Why? They're nice hats too, and the original hat many members (Steve Delk included) experimented with back in the old days to create a correct Indy fedora.
Regards! Michaelson
But I am literally running out of closet space for hats. And as nice as the Campdraft is, other than the bound edge it wasn't going to look much different from my sand/silverbelly Akubra Bobby I restyled as a fedora with the brim trimmed to 3" X 2.75" and thin ribbon I recently added to it.
So, even though it's tough to say "No" to a cool new hat, I decided to skip it. But I am looking forward to the new brown Fed IV
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Howard, you NEVER run out of closet space for hats.
Well, MAYBE you do, but don't let your family know that.
That said, sometimes a departure from the standard Indy style fedora is a refreshing change. Something to keep in mind.
Regard! M
Well, MAYBE you do, but don't let your family know that.
That said, sometimes a departure from the standard Indy style fedora is a refreshing change. Something to keep in mind.
Regard! M
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You're absolutely right. That's partly why I converted 2 westerns (including the aforementioned Akubra Bobby) into non-Indy fedoras, as an experiment. I like the way they came out!Michaelson wrote: ... sometimes a departure from the standard Indy style fedora is a refreshing change. Something to keep in mind.
Regard! M
And I do still have 8 Akubra westerns in various colors and styles.
(and that Campdraft is still whispering its siren call to me...)
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