rosie boylan
August 14th, 2009
Selecting this old 5 piece block , I am currently making a 1930’s inspired flat cap from a waxy, open plait panama.
I aquired this block from a Sydney firm who, for 100 years made the military and aviation headwear for our men in uniform.
By wetting and gently moulding the hat body over the wooden form and leaving it [...]
rosie boylan
August 3rd, 2009
A spontaneous moment on my research trip in the pursuit of men’s headwear was stumbling across this dude on the streets of New York painting custom made hats on the sidewalk.
He had a brisk trade in spraying logos onto his blank truckie caps. Rap tags and New York skylines were his favorite themes. He was very adept with the spray [...]
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