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I finally got a Akubra Federation...in grey. Here are a couple of pics, would love to hear your opinions...





It's a wonderful hat, the felt is nice and soft and it bashed pretty easily. I can see why you guys love Akubra!

Thanks, KC

That would go perfectly with my dark blue double-breasted suit.regards,hanson.

Great looking hat!

I've been thinking about getting one of those myself, and your pics just sealed the deal!

I have two brown Akubras already, a regular and a deluxe, so I think I have to have a gray one now.

Thanks for sharing!

I'm impressed! You did a wonderful job on that bash.

I totally agree. That bash looks great on you. That's a nice looking hat!

Matches you eyes nicely. Probably more appropriate for an urban setting than brown.

Great pics KC I've just ordered a fed myself, if it looks half as good as yours I'll be very happy!

Thanks, guys. The bashing process was only about 5 minutes and I did it with my tea kettle.

One thing about Akubra. I ordered one size smaller than my normal size. I wear a 7 5/8, which is a 61. But Deb, at Akubra, was insistent that I order a size 60 and she was absolutely right, the 60 fits perfectly and the 61 would have been too big...KC

That´s a great looking hat. I love the color and the bash is just perfect.

Are you able to do some inside pics with and without flash?

hanson wrote:That would go perfectly with my dark blue double-breasted suit.regards,hanson.

And it would look great next to an old Pan Am seaplane!...KC

nice hat, and good job. Any chance of seeing it straight on?

Nice hat! I really like the colour.

Yet another item for my ever growing to-buy list


/Jakob

Kaleponi Craig wrote: One thing about Akubra. I ordered one size smaller than my normal size. I wear a 7 5/8, which is a 61. But Deb, at Akubra, was insistent that I order a size 60 and she was absolutely right, the 60 fits perfectly and the 61 would have been too big...KC

Weird! I ordered mine in my size and it was fine. I wonder why she insisted upon a smaller size? Even if it was too big, they send that foam tape with the hat (which I'm sure you've seen by now), and that probably would've fixed it.

Looks good. My father-in-law has a grey Federation. There are pics on here somewhere.

Looks great! Got to get me one of those...

Lookin' good!
That IS the original ribbon, yes?
I ask because the picture of the grey federation on the hatsdirect website shows a ribbon that's identical to the felt colour. It was that very thing that put me off buying one. But if it does indeed have a dark ribbon like yours clearly does then I'll have to reconsider.

conceited_ape wrote:Lookin' good!
That IS the original ribbon, yes?
I ask because the picture of the grey federation on the hatsdirect website shows a ribbon that's identical to the felt colour. It was that very thing that put me off buying one. But if it does indeed have a dark ribbon like yours clearly does then I'll have to reconsider.

Yes, it's the original ribbon. I think it's black, but it may be a very dark grey...KC

Gooood! Exactly what I wanted to read. Bwah ha ha!

Yes, the grey Fed is a great hat. For those of you with brown ones, the grey is much softer, especially in the crown. At least that's my experience, owning one of each. I'm guessing the grey bodies use less stiffener.

Yours truly, in my grey Fed:





And yes, that's the original ribbon, as Kaleponi Craig said. I also agree that it's a black, or at least a very very dark grey.

Looks very good!!

Wow, the flash made the first one look like that it only had one front bash. I prefer the second outside one. Nice lookin' lid.

/edit: w00t, post #3000.

Very nice bash, Atomic. I'm really liking that Last Crusade pinch.

Thanks! It's not strictly a Last Crusade style hat, overall - the front pinch is reminiscent, but the rest of it is a teardrop style. My brown Fed is done up the same way.