Club Obi Wan

hey y'all !

i got the opportunity to snatch a HB Poet at a real bargain price, but as it's advertised to be a 60 cm, i wondered how the HB usually run. Big, small or spot on ?


thanx, you gearheads !

A lot can depend on the age of the hat....how it was stored.....has it been worn....stuff like that.

Brand new, usually they're spot on.....used, it's anyone's guess.

Felt and sweatbands shrink over time, worn or not, so keep that in mind.

Regards! Michaelson

thanx for the tip !

guess i'll be asking a few questions to the present owner, then.

If it's a modern HJ, I often found them to be reasonably generous in size. I'm actually a size 59, but with HJs (new, mind you!) I found a 58 more comfortable. I guess you will know for sure when it arrives.

it's a modern HJ, so i assume the cm would be a tad too generous for my noggin.
too bad.
but then again, modern HJ's aren't considered to be real quality fedoras, so i'm maybe not missing that much...

True that.

I'm a size 59 and I ordered a size 59 from AdVintage Fedora. It was a tiny bit loose in the beginning but the sweatband has shrunk a bit since then and it fits me very well. can't be more happier with it to be honest.

Yeah, I could see the hat slightly shrinking over time, very similar to Christy's Adventurer. I read somewhere that they use the same felt these days, just block it differently. Of course, there's always the "I have a Herbert Johnson Poet" aspect to owning one, and even if you only wear it once in a blue moon, if it's a great price, why not?

well, fellow COW members, looks like i (i should say we) don't have to ponder this anymore : the hat sold...

that's some money spared to invest in a Steele and Jones fedora i guess (they come next on my list). A nice explorador 38 would suit me fine...