The Wigens of Sweden Gothenburg Wool Cadet Hat is yet another worldwide exclusive to HartfordYork.com. The Gothenburg silhouette is based on one of their bestselling spring caps, so I simply picked out two great woolen fabrics for the winter season - and voila! Now you can buy it here in brown herringbone or grey plaid - but you can't buy it anywhere else. I also helped created both The Falkenburg Newsboy, and The Erikson Ivy Cap. Each had snap fronts, a Wigens design, but I came up with the black paisley linings and leather covered brims.
Thank you.
I can't design everything, and I admit to having nothing to do with The Texas Indy (hey, I thought a bullwhip would make a great hat band!). Anyway, at least my good friends at Milano Hat Company in Texas have given me the worldwide exclusive right to offer this Indiana Jones fur felt fedora (in a blend of beaver and rabbit) to you. It's really a beaut, with a reeded and hand fitted leather sweatband; it's satin lined with the Indy embroidered crest and has the Indy pin on the trim. And remember, you hafta buy it from me because them's the rules.
I'm honored as well to have the exclusive opportunity to present a fabulous fedora from Rod Keenan of New York. (I'm using my serious voice in the event you can't hear me.) This fur felt trilby, called The Bow Tie, was one of several of the Keenan hats featured in Michael Kors' runway shows in Paris and Milan. You won't find this hat for sale online anywhere else, nor will you be able to order the structured ivy (called The Driver Cap), another Rod Keenan creation in 100% fur felt with the Keenan signature "skyscape" lining. As a matter of fact, The 2008 Fall Rod Keenan couture collection includes The Montmartre, a classic broad brim, long-hair beaver fur felt fedora. Again, this men's dress hat is an online exclusive to HartfordYork.com plus we only have a few pieces, so you may wish to act apace (although without undue haste, of course). There is one more fedora from Rod Keenan in which you might be interested: it's The JFK, a satin lined, long hair beaver fur felt stingy brim with bound edge. Remember, you can only order this dress hat online right here at HartfordYork.com.
As for the Jonathan Richard Wool Ivy Cap called The Vintage County, this is a worldwide exclusive (in case you were wondering). If you don't purchase this special wool cap from me directly, you're just out of luck. With the superior quality of the fabric (Worsted, Merino and fine Cheviot Woolen spun yarns), The Vintage County is a cap with a unique feel and characteristics. From Paris comes yet another online exclusive to HartfordYork.com with The Versailles Newsboy by Anthony Peto. I've said it before and I'll say it again: the herringbone pattern is the nicest I've ever seen. This cap is fully lined in cotton and has a 12 inch diameter for that "Parisian artist" look.
If it's exclusive cashmere you're after, here's one you can't buy anywhere else: a Scala Cashmere Watch Cap, called The Kashmir. This sumptuous 100% cashmere watch cap comes from China, famous for its cashmere collected from the fine soft wool of the Cashmere goat and the wild goat of Tibet. This cap is thick and plush and unbelievably soft. Indulge your senses; buy both the Kashmir Watch Cap and companion cashmere matching scarf, The Orientale. Wrap yourself in luxury you can't find anywhere else in the world.
You can jazz up your life with The Makins Monk Porkpie, yet another online exclusive to moi and my little hat biz. Sewn leather strips make this hat unique and it's straight from the steamin' blocks of Makins Hats in NYC, where hats are still made the old-fashioned way. More Makins, exclusively available online through HY, include: The Miles Ribbon Porkpie; The Horace, a sleek velour fedora in slate with a narrow leather band; The Cab Fedora in oyster (finally, a men's hat that's an aphrodisiac); and The Gordon, a bark brown flat fur felt stingy brim porkpie. Gorgeous.
New and exciting to the 2008 fall line-up is the collection of hats from a group of California artists called 1333 Minna. They've given me the online exclusive rights to offer you two baseball caps: their aptly named All Together, in a corduroy, twill and wool felt blend, and featuring a bold montage in embroidery, screen printing and patchwork on the front panel; and their Archer Ball Cap, with Japanese motif-inspired art. The Johnny Salame Tweed Fedora from 1333 Minna is adorned by vintage guns and was inspired by Richard Pryor's spin on the Italian Mafia. Buy it online here.
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