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Custom Hats

Please Visit Our Friends at O'Farrell Santa Fe

The World's Best Custom Hat Makers

My Husband with O'Farrell Hat: Photo Copyright M-J de Mesterton 2008
Note: He Does Not Shoot at Animals or Birds. 


O'Farrell Santa Fe, located directly across from the world-famous La Fonda Hotel, custom makes fur felt hats for ladies and gentlemen of discerning taste. Cowboy hats are a specialty, but O'Farrell will make any style to satisfy a client's request. Fedoras, town and country trilbies, homburgs, ranchers, and gamblers are among the many elegant hats available through the shop. All work is done on the premises, by hand. And the felt itself is the best available anywhere in the world--there are two levels of fur felt, one mostly beaver, the other 100% beaver; prices start at $750 (USD), a reasonable tariff for lasting beauty and dependability. The O'Farrell hat is distinguished by the quality of hand work that goes into its construction: carefully fashioned sweatbands are stitched for a lifetime of comfortable wear; the felt is sculpted with loving attention to every detail of fit and style measurement; the shape of the crown and brim are customized to each client's exact specifications. And the fit itself is guaranteed by the novel--and wonderfully old-fashioned--use of a century-old machine that first moulds to the intended wearer's head and then creates a paper pattern that replicates the shape of his or her skull, which is both revelatory and amusing. The O'Farrell hat will last through generations of wear, which makes it a true value acquisition to serve faithfully and reliably. When you purchase an O'Farrell hat, you invest in the best!    

 

The Ultimate Elegant Survival Tool

Thursday, August 23, 2007 And Now, This Important Message...
...Introducing Santa Fe Sticks
The Strongest, Most Beautiful Walking Sticks and Canes in the World--Custom-Made to Your Specifications
The Ultimate Elegant Survival Tools, Handcrafted in Exotic Rare Woods
 
"Don't be a hick--get yourself a Santa Fe Stick!"

 

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Floral Crowns


Thursday, June 5, 2008

The Perfect Floral Crown for Midsommar, by Normajean Designs

There is a wonderful artisan in Portland, Oregon, named Normajean. She makes leather flowers and fashions them into headdresses and crowns. You may be able to have a custom floral crown made just in time for a festival. And because the flowers on Normajean's creations don't fade way, you can wear it next year as well, or anytime!

Please, visit Normajean's colorful web-site:

http://www.theleatherflower.com

 


Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden 
Photo by Jonas Ekströmer/Scanpix 

 

M-J de M.,  Midsommar 2001