Flipping for a lid

I've long had a fedora that was just a bit too small for me (I have a giant head), and it was only a couple of weeks ago that I finally broke down and took it to J.J. Hat Center on Fifth Avenue (covering New Yorkers' pates since 1911!) to see what they could do with it.

They stretched it to its limit and it was still snug, but it was big that I could wear it a bit to see how I felt in a fedora before dropping any cash on a new one.

Well, as it turned out, I felt fine. The brim on that hat was a bit wide for my taste, and I learned from the guy at J.J. that it wasn't a very good hat (it was wool felt, not the fur felt of which quality hats are made), but overall, I enjoyed the experience of wearing it and thought I looked okay in it.

So on Saturday, I went back to J.J. and purchased one that fits. Turns out my hat size is a whopping 7 7/8, which is giant.

I loved the Borsalinos, but they were in the $250-300 range, which is more than I had any business spending, so I ended up with a Lagomarsino, in medium grey with a narrower brim than my other hand and a narrow band in contrasting black.

And I look pretty good in it, too -- or so says Flo, anyway.