I was lucky enough to get a Stetson Stratoliner Premiere on my last birthday. I've only just now gotten around to taking pics of it. Time will tell how well the hat holds up. Stetson's been kind of a mixed bag since I got into hats, but this one sounds like it might be a winner, based on the words of other owners here and at TFL. I was on the fence between Caribou (grey) and Cornhill (tan). I really like the Caribou hat, but I usually wear browns. It looks like the Caribou
might be a grey that would work well with brown, but it's hard to tell from online photos. In any case, I've had a hole in my hat collection since I sold both my light brown/tan hats years ago (which, coincidentally, were both vintage Stetsons). My wife told me I should stick with the Cornhill, and I can't say it was a bad decision. Anyway, here are the pics...
...because unboxing is apparently a thing
When I first got the hat, I put it on without shaping it at all, and asked my wife what she thought of it. She wasn't impressed.
And finally, I decided to keep the side bashes shallow and put a teardrop in this one - a fairly deep teardrop, too. I may tweak it a little more, but for the time being, I like the shape.
