...and it came out just how I wanted it.
started with bull dog clips, some folds and rolling, then stood on it, then reclipped it tighter, creasingnthe folds more, then swuasehd the whole hat and held it between my arm and ribs for a while, then sat on it another while. I parked it with weight on it overnight. Today I took out the steam iron and worked the crease and roll and crushed spots more. Ditched the Stetson pin. It turned it from a suit only looking hat, to something I can work in the yard in.
The inspiration was from a film noir spot on Fedoras from TCM. This is similar to, but with some of my own touch, to actor Hayden‘sFedora spoken about at the tail end of the piece. Of course he wears his better.
FROM An $8 resale shop piece, seemingly unworn:
SOME OF THE PROCESS:
TO:
started with bull dog clips, some folds and rolling, then stood on it, then reclipped it tighter, creasingnthe folds more, then swuasehd the whole hat and held it between my arm and ribs for a while, then sat on it another while. I parked it with weight on it overnight. Today I took out the steam iron and worked the crease and roll and crushed spots more. Ditched the Stetson pin. It turned it from a suit only looking hat, to something I can work in the yard in.
The inspiration was from a film noir spot on Fedoras from TCM. This is similar to, but with some of my own touch, to actor Hayden‘sFedora spoken about at the tail end of the piece. Of course he wears his better.
FROM An $8 resale shop piece, seemingly unworn:
SOME OF THE PROCESS:
TO:
