The Spring & Summer 2009 Catalog
Ball Caps · Berets · Cotton/Canvas Hats · Cowboy Hats · Dress Hats · Fedoras · Fur Felt Hats · Greek Fisherman · Ivy Caps · Linen, Silk & Cashmere · Leather Hats & Caps · Men's Hats · Montecristi Hats · Newsboy Caps · Organic Hats · Panama Hats · Porkpie Hats · The Presidential Hat · Safari Hats · Stingy Brim Hats · Straw Casual Hats · Straw Dress Hats · Straw Women's Hats · Top Hats · Walking Hats · Women's Hats · Wool Felt Hats ·
Fedora hats for men come in all shapes, colors (we're talking seafoam, folks!) and patterns, including a real eye-popper from Mr. Green. Fedoras range in style from the traditional Safari (which is offered in a broad brim version too) and classic river-boat gamblers, to fine western and rancher style hats from Milano Hats (like the satin-lined hand woven straw dress hat called The Riviera). I've actually managed to find an outback-style fedora and an updated 30s homburg for this season's collection (please, no phone calls -- you can thank me by buying). Whether you choose The Saratoga (with its braided jute hatband) or The Jamaican (with its tropical look and grosgrain band) from Scala's line of Grade 3 Panamas, you can rest assured you're getting a quality hat from true artisans who take pride in their work.
Spring and summer fedoras are like no other men's hats. Because they're generally made out of straw, they're lightweight on the head and elegant to look at. Sometimes, though, you'll see a kind of fun-in-the-sun motif running through the hats, as in The Woolworth, an olive/natural jagged plain Panama fedora or The Chrysler in plaid. There's the Makins Flatiron Fedora, an extremely stylish brown stone Japanese bu hat (bu being the kind of straw it's made of) with grosgrain trim as well as a cooly vented panama porkpie style fedora, called The Makins Empire.
As much as I embrace other hat shapes, fedora ownership (whether in fur felt, wool felt or leather is crucial to bettering the human condition--especially when the fedora in question is the Montecristi Classic for men. Woven over many months by master weavers in the village of Montecristi, the straw in this hat feels like fine linen. The hat bodies are personally selected by Brent Black who then shapes and hand blocks each one for an end product is a truly unique one-of-a-kind work of art that you can wear for decades.
|
1-800-936-5646 / www.HartfordYork.com
Track Order | Express Order | Help with our site 
