My PB 180º

Posted by Austin Powers from dialupB214.mpls.uswest.net on April 14, 2001 at 05:25:12:

A while back I posted my initial review of my brand-new Peters Bros. Indy Custom. My first impressions of this hat weren't the greatest and its appearance really surprised me. For some reason it just didn't look the way I had expected it to. The felt seemed cheap and its stiffness was a new experience. The height of the crown really shocked me at first also.

But after a week I've done a 180º and now I'm VERY happy with this hat. Seeing 'Raiders' on USA really felt like watching my hat. The crown height is dead-on and its overall shape mirrors that of the movie hat. The color has grown on me as well and the "char brown" ribbon seems to be the perfect accent. Color-wise my PB is very similar Indy's hat in 'Crusade' post Venice.

Compared to my Indiana Miller and Stetson 005 Indy, the PB is much more "Indyesque". Crown-wise the Indiana Miller is up to snuff, but it's the brim of the PB that really sets it apart. The dimensionally cut brim captures the Indy-look like no other hat I've EVER seen. You can really see this illustrated in 29yr-old-Indy's recent pictures of his PB.

So yeah, I've changed my story and I'm now a firm believer in PB's quality. If someone asked me which hat to buy, I'd definitely tell them Peters Bros. This IS an Indy hat.

Austin Powers

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Well good to hear. Wear it in good health! (nm) West 18:42:31 4/14/2001 (0)
Re: My PB 180º 29yr.old Indy 13:06:34 4/14/2001 (0)
Figures. (nm) Flash Fearless 10:32:12 4/14/2001 (2)
- Flesh, have I wronged you in a former life? (nm) Austin Powers 22:56:09 4/14/2001 (1)
  - I think you may be reaping what you sowed. Or perhaps karma if you believe in that sort of thing ;) (nm) Fedora 14:18:54 4/15/2001 (0)

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: A while back I posted my initial review of my brand-new Peters Bros. Indy Custom. My first impressions of this hat weren't the greatest and its appearance really surprised me. For some reason it just didn't look the way I had expected it to. The felt seemed cheap and its stiffness was a new experience. The height of the crown really shocked me at first also.

: But after a week I've done a 180º and now I'm VERY happy with this hat. Seeing 'Raiders' on USA really felt like watching my hat. The crown height is dead-on and its overall shape mirrors that of the movie hat. The color has grown on me as well and the "char brown" ribbon seems to be the perfect accent. Color-wise my PB is very similar Indy's hat in 'Crusade' post Venice.

: Compared to my Indiana Miller and Stetson 005 Indy, the PB is much more "Indyesque". Crown-wise the Indiana Miller is up to snuff, but it's the brim of the PB that really sets it apart. The dimensionally cut brim captures the Indy-look like no other hat I've EVER seen. You can really see this illustrated in 29yr-old-Indy's recent pictures of his PB.

: So yeah, I've changed my story and I'm now a firm believer in PB's quality. If someone asked me which hat to buy, I'd definitely tell them Peters Bros. This IS an Indy hat.

: Austin Powers

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