General Fedora question: Bow placement
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General Fedora question: Bow placement
What's the difference between a woman's fedora and a men's fedora that are the same shape, pinch and bash other than the side the ribbon's bow is on?
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From what I understand, not much. The Winchester Hat Co. (now only a felter by the same name, but still located in the same building in Winchester, TN) made both until they closed hat production in the 50's, and sometimes used the same blocks for building hats. I've seen hat blocks for sale all over this part of Tennessee in antique stores that will be marked with both a mans AND woman's style and size, so a single block was used for both. They'd then just add the ribbons and the like to make it one or the other, and there you were.
I've seen a LOT more women's felt hats than mens in these same antique stores, but then the women tended to wear their hats more for show, and put them back in the boxes. I've seen a LOT that, with just a change of liner and ribbon, you'd have a GREAT man's fedora. Problem I've found has been that the hat sizes were SO much smaller than what I wear....so I haven't been able to try to have one changed over.
I may find one yet....
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I've seen a LOT more women's felt hats than mens in these same antique stores, but then the women tended to wear their hats more for show, and put them back in the boxes. I've seen a LOT that, with just a change of liner and ribbon, you'd have a GREAT man's fedora. Problem I've found has been that the hat sizes were SO much smaller than what I wear....so I haven't been able to try to have one changed over.
I may find one yet....
Regards! Michaelson
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Well, if you don't like the hat, you can always send it back. Peeling back the top of the bow of a hat I just picked up yesterday, I can see that they used a black fabric tape on the back of it. At least it's not masking tape! I'm sure it probably was something done during production to get the bows made faster.Michaelson wrote:You're not the Lone Ranger there, Bink. I found the same thing on the back of the bow of that Borsalino you found for me in Ft. Wayne. Guess it was a shortcut for production line hat making.
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