The Dream Hat.....
Most of you guys know I'm obsessed with hats, I have a closet full and still look for them constantly. I have very few vintage ones because I wear a 7 3/4 which was apparently a rare size back 40 or 80 years ago. Thankfully there are still a few of the old hat companies still around and they still produce some really nice vintage style hats.
My holy grail is a Dobbs Gamebird, I've hunted one literally for years. They came in three colors Mallard (green), Grouse (brown), and Teal (blue). I'd like to have all three but one would certainly please me. They updated the style over the years, varying widths of brim and band. The classic is the earlier, with the wide brim and little gamebird pin on the side.
Anybody else have a holy grail hat they've always looked for?
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