Although its elegant design makes it a natural for the city, it doesn’t need any pampering.  With Akubra’s quality construction, this fedora will stand up to the rain, snow and sun with no worries.

The pinched telescope crown starts at 4 1/4 inches at the front, rises to 4 3/4 inches on the side and then drops to 3 7/8 inches in the back. The 2 1/2 inch bound brim snaps down in front.  Pure fur felt in Akubra’s Imperial Quality. The hat is fully lined and has a 1 1/2 inch grosgrain band.  Carbon Grey.

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Andy Gilchrist, founder of Ask Andy About Clothes and sartorial maven, offers several tips on hat etiquette:

A hat should be removed when inside, except for public areas such as lobbies, corridors and non-residential elevators.  When a lady is present in an elevator, the hat must be removed. 

 

A hat must be removed for the National Anthem, passing of the Flag and funeral processions, outdoor weddings, dedications, and photographs.

 

It is acceptable for women to wear hats in Christian churches, (it was once required, but the custom has all but disappeared) but disrespectful for men to wear them. 

 

Never hold the hat so that the lining is visible.

 

Tip your hat by lifting it slightly off of your forehead.  You should tip it when meeting a lady or to say to anyone, male or female: thank you, excuse me, hello, goodbye, you’re welcome or how do you do.  Tipping the hat is a gesture of politeness.

I’d like to add one more suggestion.  If you are unsure of the situation, display your gentlemanly manners by removing your hat.  No one will ever be displeased by a sign of respect.

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Tilley Hats

Enjoy!

In this video, David explains how to measure your head for a hat.

More videos can be found on our David Morgan site.

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The Sydney

Our leather moccasins are made by the Geier Glove Company in Centralia, Washington.  Geier purchased the business from the Hinman family.  In 1960, Fred Hinman, a taxidermist, began crafting the moccasins using the traditional style. 

David Morgan sells three types of moccasins.  The Leather Moose Moccasin with the high ankle or low ankle, and the Leather Bison Moccasin (low ankle) with Sole.

High Moose Leather Moccasins

Low Moose Leather Moccasins

Low Bison Moccasins Leather with Sole

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David Morgan Moccasins

Our Western Inheritance

The pen pocket is just large enough to store your phone if you remove one of the stitches.

We recommend using a seam ripper.  As its name implies, this handy and inexpensive gadget was designed to remove stitches without harming the fabric.  Do not use a blade to cut the thread.  Work down the stitch, it won’t take much time and won’t affect the base of the pocket.

Pull the thread loose and you’re done!

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Vests

Karaka Products is one of New Zealand’s leading providers of whips.  Because the whips are synthetic, the cost is much lower than a leather whip.  They are also low maintenance.  Not only can they get wet, but they work well even when wet.  They can be used in the snow or mud.  And if you get them dirty, water will clean them.  They do not rot, will not break easily, and are maintenance free.  They do not stretch, and there is no need to add any dressing.  Inexperienced users can feel secure knowing that they will not damage the whip.

While you can find a cheap whip on Ebay, they will likely be too light, too loose, and a real challenge to crack.   Don’t buy a wall hanger, get started in the right direction with a Karaka.

Karaka Stockwhip (6 ft)

Karaka Bullwhip (8 ft)

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Karaka Whips

Leather Whips

The following pictures are from a tour of the Northwest we took with Akubra hats and Karaka whips in early May, we can personally recommend these sights and outfitter stores!

Dinkum Gear in the Reed Opera House.  Salem, Oregon. 

Highway 395 in Eastern Oregon

The Angler Hat.  Chukar Park in Eastern Oregon

The Snowy River Hat. South of Jackson, Wyoming

Cows waiting for their hat fitting.  South of Jackson, Wyoming

Beaver Creek Hat and Leathers.  Jackson, Wyoming

The Cowboy Shop.  Pinedale, Wyoming

Lou Taubert Ranch Outfitters.  Casper, Wyoming

Looking into Gallatin National Forest and Yellowstone National Park.  Outside of Bozeman, Montana.

Western Outdoor Store.  Kalispell, Montana, Gateway City to Glacier National Park.

Home Sweet Home

As a youngster growing up in Texas, I had developed a longstanding appreciation of the appeal cast by a skillfully wielded bullwhip. My fascination began with Lash LaRue movies and the marvelous circus wild animal trainer Clyde Beatty in the 1940’s and never waned. Then, in 1952, I saw a movie entitled "Kangaroo" (Peter Lawford, Richard Boone, Maureen O’Hara) filmed in Australia, and it included a long, 5 minute bullwhip fight between Lawford and Boone. I was hooked for good, except I couldn’t find a whip to own that I felt met the standards my dreams demanded.

 

In the summer of 1955, after my sophomore year in college, a high school classmate and I spent 2 months riding around Europe and England on used motorcycles (and using the accumulated savings account I had started in the 3rd grade for funding my part). Our stay ended in Great Britain (we flew home from Glasgow, Scotland). During our two-day stay in London, we meandered amongst the upscale shops downtown and, quite by chance, into a store specializing in leather goods (another fixation of mine).  The company, Swaine Adney Brigg, is appointed as "Whip and Glove Makers" to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.  The prices were (and still are) quite high and we were "running on empty"…..BUT…..there on display away from the luggage and umbrellas was "The Whip". I don’t remember the price, but it wasn’t in the category of the other products there.

 

It was an epiphany; it was, at that moment, THE reason I had crossed the Atlantic Ocean. It became mine and was the single souvenir of my summer in Europe that I brought back (besides the unforgettable memories, of course.) I have promised it to my only grandson, now ten years old, who seems to share my respect for this beautiful example of the whip maker’s craft. I was told by the store representative (they aren’t "Salespersons" in upscale London shops) that it is kangaroo hide, so it is a constant connection with the dream born of my movie going youth and nourished over the decades to this day.

Swaine Adney and Brigg is still in existence, though we don’t see any whips online. However, they do still make the James Bond attaché used in the movie,  “From Russia With Love”. 

David has two of their whips: a bullwhip and a lion tamer whip.

The Lion Tamer Whip’s handle is 33 inches long, while the thong stretches to 88 inches.  Definitely the length needed when facing a lion!

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Whips and Whipmaking

Braiding Fine Leather

Whips of the West

Filson’s Legendary Tin Cloth

A garment so strong it’s as if it were made of tin.  The material, a 100% cotton duck, is offered in two different finishes: oil and dry.  In the case of the oil finish cloth, the 11 oz fabric is soaked in a paraffin based wax.  The result is a 12.5 oz fabric that is breathable, water repellent but stiff.  Over time the fabric softens with use and conforms with your body’s own shape.  It is not preshrunk and can only be cleaned by wiping or brushing it off.  For durability, the Tin Cloth fabric cannot be beat.

The Oil Finish Tin Cloth Packer Coat 

Filson’s dry finish tin cloth is treated with a durable, water repellent and stain resistant finish.  It is much softer and is machine washable.  Allow 2-3% shrinkage. 

The Dry Finish Tin Cloth Ranch Jacket

Filson Shelter Cloth

Like the Tin Cloth, the Shelter Cloth fabric is available as either an oil or a dry finish.  In the wax version, the 8 oz fabric is treated with the paraffin based wax, so that it becomes an 8.5 oz fabric.  It also cannot be cleaned except by wiping or brushing it off.  The narrower yarns in the fabric gives the Shelter Cloth a tighter weave, and thus makes it more water repellent than the Tin Cloth.

The Oil Finish Shelter Cloth Jacket

Like the Tin Cloth, the dry finish Shelter Cloth is lighter (8 ounces).  Allow 3-5% shrinkage.

We currently do not carry any dry finish Shelter Cloth items. 

Filson’s Cover Cloth

The Cover Cloth fabric is the latest addition to Filson’s range of fabrics.  It is also available in an oil or dry finish.  The 6 ounce fabric is woven of 2-ply threads.  For the oil finish, it is soaked in Filson’s Oil Finish to form a tight wind and water barrier.

The Oil Finish Cover Cloth Foul Weather Coat

The Dry Finish Cover Cloth Travel Vest

The Darwin Panama takes the Panama down under.  Like a true Aussie hat, the brim is turned down in the front and the back.  We’ve added our own braided kangaroo hat band for a touch of the Outback.  The crown is 4 inches at the front and back, rising to 4 1/2 inches at the sides. The brim is 3 inches.  $85.00

The Panama Fedora is an elegant hat at an affordable price.  The snap down brim has a thin hidden wire at the edge to retain your chosen brim shape.  The brim is 2 1/2 inches and the crown peaks at 4 1/2 inches.  The black grosgrain hat band holds a removable feather.  $65.00 

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Panama Hats

Fedoras and City Hats