Update, new hats

Long time no see. How ya doin, pal?

I bought 2 new hats this week. The first is a vintage wool Pendleton, probably from the late 50s/early 60s. It's like the town car of hats, so to speak. The second is an older style, black felt hat with a narrow floppy brim. The lady that sold me it said it reminded her of Roundhouse Rodney from an old local TV show "Lunch with Casey." See:

Anyway, I'm further convinced that owning a new hat can shift your perception of other aspects of your life and instill confidence. So you can call me Roundhouse.

Everybody's a Sinatra these days

I ain't knockin' them, because I wear them too.
Hats in the Belfry, from whom I have bought a couple hats from in the past, just got a new line in called Purple. Not a bad sort. As with most things I prefer the more simple, monochromatic look with a slightly wider brim than the kitschy knock offs you see walking around town; essentially something that pays respect to the style that we're mining.

Dirty Billy

Frog leapin' my previous post, I did a little research into Civil War reenactment gear and came up with a few links to hat makers that work specifically in that era.
Dirty Billy's Hats
Clearwater Hats

As I stated previously, I'm more fond of the Rebs (CS) headwear which in most cases consisted of civilian hats and the popular "beehive" or "beegum" hats which, as a historical note, it should be mentioned that these were turned up in the brim rather than allowed to slump into the "hillbilly" style.

Beehive

Sugar Loaf crown.

Rebs

I was always more in favor of the un-uniforms of thrown-together, rag-tag Johnny Reb. This could just as easily be a photo of a 70s folk rock band (CSNY?).

Holy

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