Ben's Hat

This hat I made for Ben, a custom order thru ETSY. I bought some dark red melton wool that I will be use to make a hat for me.
Ben sent some extra metal bands as part of our bargain, so I can make a few more hats in this same style.

This is Ben's Hat... he wanted a hat like the hat Brando wore in the 1953 movie "the wild one".... if you are old enough, you may recall that helmets were not required for bikers in those days. Brando played a rebel on a motorcycle and wore a hat much the same as this.

The hat is an 8-panel hat made from a camel melton wool. It is very thick and will be warm to wear, but I doubt it would protect you from head dents if you crash into a Redwood Tree!

I lined the hat with a creamy oxford silk. The brim is leather, as is the inside hatband. Ben provided the metal band for the front of the band... I anchored the band with two viintage metal buttons from my stash. The wool was too thick to use to cover the button on the crown, however I had another wool that is a near perfect match!