Stetson

[GoodtimeJohnny]

@Oaktavia Open Road is the shit! I wear a vented 10x straw in the summer and have 2 old 6X silver bellys I love, like John said best of both worlds not too western and classic!

[John Galt]

@Oaktavia the Royal Deluxe has more give whereas the 6X is more firm and rigid on your head. There are some other slight material differences also. The more give of the royal fits my head profile better than the 6X. However, I’m considering getting one 6X for those wet weather days since they hold up in inclement weather better than the royal.

[Oaktavia]

@GoodtimeJohnny heck yeah dude! That's awesome to hear you dig 'em!

@John-Galt ah, okay that is what I thought you were going to say. So I may just start with a Royal Deluxe if it has more give. The Hardrock hat I just bought was pretty rigid and is just now starting to conform to my head shape. I have a long oval shape, hoping the Open Road is OK for that.

[John Galt]

@Oaktavia fyi that our head profiles are somewhat similar - your’s may be taller - and I find it looks good with the aerodynamic head profile.

[goosehd]

@Oaktavia you may want to look at Resistol hats as they are designed more to your described head shape.

You may not know, but Stetson are designed for round oval head shapes, and Resistol are designed for long oval.

[Oaktavia]

@goosehd yes, I have recently learned this, thanks for the reminder.

[John Galt]

@Oaktavia I’m looking to get a 6X to wear when experiencing that Northeast inclement winter weather versus my Royal Deluxe versions. So you had to size up one size on the 6X from the Stetson measurement chart and your actual head circumference measurement to accommodate for the stiffness of the 6X to get a good fit?

[Oaktavia]

I made another hat band for my second Stetson. UHR and XHsib this time.

[Oaktavia]

@John-Galt said in IRON HEART WAYWT - 2026 EDITION:

@Oaktavia I’m looking to get a 6X to wear when experiencing that Northeast inclement winter weather versus my Royal Deluxe versions. So you had to size up one size on the 6X from the Stetson measurement chart and your actual head circumference measurement to accommodate for the stiffness of the 6X to get a good fit?

I’m going answer this here if that’s OK. I found that sizing up one from my Hardrock worked really well. In fact, this will be my new size if I end up with a third Stetson. No steaming or stretching needed. Though I’m not sure, I may wait and save up for a nice Havstad.

[goosehd]

@John-Galt @Oaktavia moved the question here

[Mizmazzle]

@Oaktavia those selvedge bands def bring the style full circle in my opinion. How did you make them? Cut the pant leg selvedge end tag off up the leg?