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A little spit and polish

Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 1:07 pm
by prairiejones

Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 1:16 pm
by Michaelson
You clean up pretty good there, feller! :D Regards! Michaelson

Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 1:24 pm
by WConly
I agree with the Big 'M'! You look good! Hat is great w/suit! W>

Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 2:09 pm
by Hemingway Jones
Very nice, Prairie,
Excellent suit and hat combo.
-HJ

Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 2:17 pm
by Fedora
Love the look. Have you ever considered trimming an eighth an inch off of the sides of that hat? Sorry, just could not help myself. :lol: Fedora

Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 2:33 pm
by prairiejones
No I haven't. I trimmed the brim of my other hat with mixed results and have become very happy with this brim. I think the wider brim is a bit more dashing. Maybe that's corney. Oh, well. I'll keep it in mind, though, and we'll discuss it when I order my Adventurebilt.

Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 3:01 pm
by Indiana Wayne
Looking good. A brown fedora goes good with a black suit. Pageys ABs, HJs, and your Akubra are some of the best fedoras, I have seen.

Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 3:39 pm
by DanielJones
Looks good Praire. I see none of the Marine Sharpness has worn off.

Cheers!

Dan

Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 3:47 pm
by prairiejones
It's actually a dark green. But it was a cloudy day so it's hard to tell.

Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 4:16 pm
by Erri
Hey nice suit, it pefectly matches with the hat! I think there's a thread for AB+suits :wink:

Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 4:36 pm
by prairiejones
Now I just need the AB part.

Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 4:39 pm
by Erri
erri_wan wrote:Hey nice suit, it pefectly matches with the hat! I think there's a thread for AB+suits :wink:
Oh oops sorry i forgot your nice hat is a Akubra. Well... nice Akubra + suit :D

Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 5:02 pm
by Fedora
No I haven't. I trimmed the brim of my other hat with mixed results and have become very happy with this brim. I think the wider brim is a bit more dashing. Maybe that's corney. Oh, well. I'll keep it in mind, though, and we'll discuss it when I order my Adventurebilt.

You are your own man. Good. :D I just have a bad habit of wanting to bring things into proportion, or at least Indy proportions. A compulsion. :lol: Most here know how I am, so please do not take my remark as any sort of critisism. I just can't help myself! :lol: regards, Fedora

Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 5:10 pm
by prairiejones
That's absolutely alright. For one thing, the cut on the other brim wasn't as clean, so I'm not trying it again. Someday I'm sure I'll send it your way for a reblock, then I'll let you tweak it What have you found to be the Indy proportions? This hat is 2 7/8 front and back, 2 3/4 on sides. The HJ on Todd's is listed at 3x2 3/4.

Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 5:13 pm
by J_Weaver
Excelent! Your hat looks a lot like the Ciaro hat in that pic! 8)

Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 5:21 pm
by prairiejones
Thanks. THat's my very favorite model.

Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 9:15 pm
by Fedora
What have you found to be the Indy proportions? This hat is 2 7/8 front and back, 2 3/4 on sides. The HJ on Todd's is listed at 3x2 3/4.
Weird. My HJ from Todd was 3 by 2 1/2. Factory dimensional cut too. I just go by the looks of the hat on the person really. Everyone can't use the film brim widths and still look right. I always felt most fans go for a bit too much on the sides, but that is just me. When MK, Indydawg, Michaelson and myself had Ron make the Akubra Federation for us, we specified a large dimensional cut so that smaller hat sizes could at least trim down the sides, while the larger brim width would also suit the bigger head sizes. Since we could not specify the various brim widths, this is the only way that we could go to cover everyone. Just a bit of history thrown in here for new folks. regards, Fedora

Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 10:23 pm
by Strider
Fantastic pic, Prarie! I have a feeling Canyon's going to enjoy feasting her eyes on this thread! :twisted: :wink:

I really like what you've done with that Akubra, my man. Great job, absolutely wonderful.

Regards,

Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 10:56 pm
by prairiejones
Your right Fedora. I just checked Todd's and it is 3x2 1/2. I wear a 57 or 7 1/8-7 1/4 and it probably is a bit small for a brim this size. But like I said, I think it looks good and dashing, and I'm afraid of cutting it. Besides, when I get an AB, the two will be even more different from one another. I'm sure I'll want to consult you on these matters as they pertain to my hat size and face shape, as Pagey did with the crown height. That is another great thing about having you around. You're not some mass production warehouse. You're like our personal fedora consultant.

Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2005 12:28 am
by Spooky
Ooh-Rah, Prairie.
Nice look - I'll have to try my AB with a suit sometime.

Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2005 9:18 am
by binkmeisterRick
Lookin' dapper, PJ! Suits were made to be worn with hats! :wink:

bink

Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2005 2:26 pm
by Canyon
Strider wrote:Fantastic pic, Prarie! I have a feeling Canyon's going to enjoy feasting her eyes on this thread! :twisted: :wink:
Why, Sir. I don't know what you mean by that. :oops:

PJ, great picture. You should think about posting that on the suits thread. :wink:

Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 2:08 am
by Indiana Texas-girl
Whoo-whoo (whistling). I like the suit look on you.

Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 1:41 pm
by Wrightknife
Great picture Prairie!

Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 2:30 pm
by Mola Ram
nice hat! :D

Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 2:34 pm
by Indiana_Tom
I agree, cool pic (hey, where's your cigar? :wink: ) and nice hat.