Most of the other hats worn in Blacklist episodes seem to be other color variants of the ones that I mentioned in this post. Particularly, olive teardrop felt fedoras, and different shade panamas. Just for laughs, here is the warden's hat from the prison break sketch in Season 6: Back in the old days when hats were dyed by hand, in small shops, they had to use a technique that involved taking the hat out, and allowing it to cool, and then going back in the dye for another saturation.
This was repeated many times, and was very time consuming. The cooling off stages helps the dye to absorb deep into the felt. Many of us here have hats from Art and he drops in from time to time. Can you clarify what you mean by "historically correct"?
hats and hydration, Because that could slice any number of ways. From a certain point of view, no modern hat is "historically correct" to the 30's unless you find a deadstock mercury felt body. Traditional "panama" hats" are considered straw hats, though toquilla is not a true palm biologically speaking. Palm and palm-like fronds are torn lengthwise into thin strips, then woven together. How thin the strips are determines how flexible, tight and durable the finished hat is.
hats and hydration, In hats, the generic term straw can mean many things. Although these hats are a bit different, they are all basically the same, having a wide, nearly flat brim and a relatively short crown height. Like Eastwood, they are less-is-more, with a tough, weathered appearance. I'm somewhat familiar with Western hats and their grading systems (10x, 5x, etc) but was wondering what the hierarchy of Stetson dress hats. I've seen Royal, DeLuxe Royal, Soverign, Pinnacle, etc. but I'm foggy on what, if anything, they mean?
Did this change over the years? Any info appreciated... matching colors Hats are outerwear, like a coat, meant to protect your head (basically). so that said, i wouldn't worry too much about the color mixing, since you won't wear it indoors all day.
