Fedora shops

Paulmac · 06-13-2011, 08:03 AM

Hey all,
Wife is looking to get a couple fedoras for me, and since I know us cigar and pipe folks have been known to enjoy such things, anybody got any recommended online stores?

Old Sailor · 06-13-2011, 08:18 AM

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Subvet642 · 06-13-2011, 08:37 AM

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Ogre · 06-13-2011, 08:52 AM

I would suggest finding a local store to try some on for style and sizing. Not all fit the same. I have tried a number of them on and found maybe 4 that looked good on me. Have fun with your hunt for the right hat.

Subvet642 · 06-13-2011, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Ogre3239

I would suggest finding a local store to try some on for style and sizing. Not all fit the same. I have tried a number of them on and found maybe 4 that looked good on me. Have fun with your hunt for the right hat.

Sadly, hat shops are a rare thing these days.

Ogre · 06-13-2011, 09:07 AM

We have a couple of shops near my house that specializes in "older" mens clothing. They carry some.

Flounder · 06-13-2011, 01:57 PM

The only special hat I wear is a cowboy hat (straw in the summer, felt in the winter), luckily for me we have a handful of local western stores.

As for the fedora, see if you have a semi-local hatter. Here in Rochester we have Dave Brown who's made hats for John Wayne, Indiana Jones, etc, my Dad has gotten a few hat made from him, nothing like the custom fit/ feeling, built to your specifications.

markem · 06-13-2011, 02:29 PM

Here's the website for my local haberdasher shop. They have a wide array of styles. Only a few true fedoras, but some have a wider definition than they do, so it may be worth a peek around.

http://www.johnhelmer.com/

OLS · 06-13-2011, 03:25 PM

What's that you say?? Looking for a good FEZ??
http://www.fez-o-rama.com/

mmblz · 06-13-2011, 03:44 PM

always wanted to go here while I was in Chicago - never got around to it:

http://www.optimohats.com/

OLS · 06-14-2011, 09:12 AM

I appreciate the fedorastore link that Dave posted. I just ordered a Indiana Jonez hat and also a black fedora of similar shape for less adventurous, but nonetheless stylish ramblings. Sadly, I SHOULD have gone to Mister Hats here in Memphis,
but by the time I get off work, there is little time to make it to that side of town, and internet ordering and delivery to my
desk is just too easy. Here's hoping that that store makes it, even without my two hats. AND not for nuthin', but Mr. Hats
did not have the hat I was looking for, and the fedorastore had two that I wanted for the price of one here in town that
was merely the closest I could find to what I wanted. Problem with these hats is that I SWEAT like nobody's business,
so I am sure I will ruin them both the first time out. Especially my Indy hat, which is for hiking in the Smokies this summer.
You never see Indy with a salt line that looks like the Dow Jones, not Indy Jones.

nofeardiver · 06-14-2011, 09:56 AM

very nice i wish i could find a couple of the nub cigar ones, they were really cool...

HK3- · 06-14-2011, 10:28 AM

If you're looking for a cheap one, Target and Kohls carries them.

OLS · 06-14-2011, 02:38 PM

Were I truly dedicated to wearing such a hat, or rather, were I capable of keeping a nice hat long term,
I would have easily been able to justify the 150 dollar hat, but again, I might ruin both of these their first
time out. I also liked the style of the Optimo hat guy, as well as his kicka55 website.

06-13-2011, 08:03 AM	#1
Paulmac CA Noob Ambassador Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 44 Trading: (0)	Fedora shops Hey all, Wife is looking to get a couple fedoras for me, and since I know us cigar and pipe folks have been known to enjoy such things, anybody got any recommended online stores? __________________ Oderint Dum Metuant!

06-13-2011, 08:18 AM	#2
Old Sailor Black Ops - S.O.B. Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Dave Location: Side Porta!! Kingsville, Ont., Canada Posts: 4,204 Trading: (22)	Re: Fedora shops www dot thefedorastore dot com __________________ Canadian Armed Forces 1976! Canadian Coast Guard, retired in 2012 after 32 years!! Last edited by mmblz; 07-11-2012 at 06:26 PM.

06-13-2011, 08:52 AM	#4
Ogre **CENSORED** Join Date: Apr 2010 First Name: Larry Location: Central Florida Posts: 12,068 Trading: (46)	Re: Fedora shops I would suggest finding a local store to try some on for style and sizing. Not all fit the same. I have tried a number of them on and found maybe 4 that looked good on me. Have fun with your hunt for the right hat. __________________

06-13-2011, 09:07 AM	#6
Ogre **CENSORED** Join Date: Apr 2010 First Name: Larry Location: Central Florida Posts: 12,068 Trading: (46)	Re: Fedora shops We have a couple of shops near my house that specializes in "older" mens clothing. They carry some. __________________

06-13-2011, 01:57 PM	#7
Flounder Adjusting to the Life Join Date: Jun 2011 First Name: Ethan Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 422 Trading: (1)	Re: Fedora shops The only special hat I wear is a cowboy hat (straw in the summer, felt in the winter), luckily for me we have a handful of local western stores. As for the fedora, see if you have a semi-local hatter. Here in Rochester we have Dave Brown who's made hats for John Wayne, Indiana Jones, etc, my Dad has gotten a few hat made from him, nothing like the custom fit/ feeling, built to your specifications.

06-13-2011, 02:29 PM	#8
markem Bunion Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Mark Location: Second Star on the Right Posts: 22,625 Trading: (47)	Re: Fedora shops Here's the website for my local haberdasher shop. They have a wide array of styles. Only a few true fedoras, but some have a wider definition than they do, so it may be worth a peek around. http://www.johnhelmer.com/ __________________ I refuse to belong to any organization that would have me as a member. ~ Groucho Marx

06-13-2011, 03:25 PM	#9
OLS Suck It Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Brad Location: TN Posts: 7,912 Trading: (19)	Re: Fedora shops What's that you say?? Looking for a good FEZ?? http://www.fez-o-rama.com/

06-13-2011, 03:44 PM	#10
mmblz .090909... Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: NH Posts: 4,031 Trading: (3)	Re: Fedora shops always wanted to go here while I was in Chicago - never got around to it: http://www.optimohats.com/ __________________ herf wear

06-14-2011, 09:12 AM	#11
OLS Suck It Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Brad Location: TN Posts: 7,912 Trading: (19)	Re: Fedora shops I appreciate the fedorastore link that Dave posted. I just ordered a Indiana Jonez hat and also a black fedora of similar shape for less adventurous, but nonetheless stylish ramblings. Sadly, I SHOULD have gone to Mister Hats here in Memphis, but by the time I get off work, there is little time to make it to that side of town, and internet ordering and delivery to my desk is just too easy. Here's hoping that that store makes it, even without my two hats. AND not for nuthin', but Mr. Hats did not have the hat I was looking for, and the fedorastore had two that I wanted for the price of one here in town that was merely the closest I could find to what I wanted. Problem with these hats is that I SWEAT like nobody's business, so I am sure I will ruin them both the first time out. Especially my Indy hat, which is for hiking in the Smokies this summer. You never see Indy with a salt line that looks like the Dow Jones, not Indy Jones. Last edited by OLS; 06-14-2011 at 09:18 AM.

06-14-2011, 09:56 AM	#12
nofeardiver Feeling at Home Join Date: Aug 2009 First Name: Dan Location: Florida Posts: 561 Trading: (4)	Re: Fedora shops very nice i wish i could find a couple of the nub cigar ones, they were really cool...

06-14-2011, 10:28 AM	#13
HK3- Cashmere Jungle Lord Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Boffa Location: The town so nice they named it twice Posts: 5,035 Trading: (48)	Re: Fedora shops If you're looking for a cheap one, Target and Kohls carries them.

06-14-2011, 02:38 PM	#14
OLS Suck It Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Brad Location: TN Posts: 7,912 Trading: (19)	Re: Fedora shops Were I truly dedicated to wearing such a hat, or rather, were I capable of keeping a nice hat long term, I would have easily been able to justify the 150 dollar hat, but again, I might ruin both of these their first time out. I also liked the style of the Optimo hat guy, as well as his kicka55 website.