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Stetson - a brand not a style...

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  • 03-01-2012 5:34am
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    MadsL
    Registered Users Posts: 20,299 ✭✭✭✭


    A hat thread from me at last :)

    I've just become the proud owner (belated Xmas/early birthday) of my first Stetson;

    I've always thought of a Stetson as a style of hat - not a brand: wrong of course
    "Within a decade the name John B. Stetson became synonymous with the word "hat," in every corner and culture of the West."

    I went for a gambler style - A Royal Flush no less, from the Gun Club range; 4X rabbit fur felt, silk liner, leather hatband and leather sweatband. Love it.

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    The cherry on the top was meeting the guys (Bill and Stuart) at the Mans Hat shop; Bill on the right, Stuart in the middle...service, advice and a bit of fun trying other styles...these guys have 4000 styles in stock and the shop has been in business since 1946.

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    http://manshatshop.com


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    ladhrann
    Registered Users Posts: 445 ✭✭ladhrann


    Do Stetson still do a beaver fur felt or is it all rabbit these days? Looks nice, well wear!


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    MadsL
    Registered Users Posts: 20,299 ✭✭✭✭MadsL


    Yep they do beaver...be prepared to pay though; starter quality pure beaver felt (4X) runs about $200, 10X about $300 and 30X a whopping $400 upwards...hell of a lot to pay for a hat. All will last more than generation however if well cared for...

    Couple of things I learned....store upside down, never put flat on the table brimside down, never handle the crown.


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