Kentucky Smith SE
Kentucky Smith™ may not be as famous as that Jones guy from across the river in Indiana, but he wears a better-looking hat.
There are other differences. Kentucky Smith™ maintains a tropical state of mind at all times, in all places. Almost like a religion. Makes Jimmy Buffett look like Nanook of the North.
In Tibet, Kentucky’s unusual wardrobe choices won him the awed respect of local lamas who could clearly see the challenges of white linen shorts and vintage rayon aloha shirts at 18,000 feet. Very Zen. Naturally, he wears a Panama hat.
The hat shown here is his choice for serious adventures in outrageous places. Places where a blackberry is still something to eat. When he is in town for business meetings, he wears a Montecristi version of the same style.
He switches back to the been-through-hell Safari hat when he goes out at night. Chick magnet. (Tell her the A1 Sauce stain on your brim is blood. From the Congo in ’03. Don’t say whose. Be brave.)
Look at the pictures. You can see for yourself you’ll be in the middle of some sort of adventure within an hour of putting it on. You’ll be the one whose hat everyone envies.
Tip Choose adventure partners with much larger or much smaller heads.
Warning When your Kentucky Smith™ hat arrives, don’t open the box!
First, gas up your car, go to the ATM, put your attorney’s business card in your pocket, leave a note.
Okay, you can put it on now.
You may be mere minutes away from knowing exactly what Warren Zevon had in mind when he sang “Send Lawyers, Guns, and Money.”
Specs—Hand blocked. My hands. Same classic crown as my Classic Fedora. 4 1⁄2 inches tall, mas o menos. Pinch front. Dimples to die for. Tear drop top. Safari brim 3 to 3 1⁄4 inches wide, woven edge. Jamaica Brown ribbon 1 1⁄2 inches wide, hand sewn. Cotton twill sweatband, hand sewn. Weave count comparable to some of my hand-blocked Montecristi hats. This is a serious hat.
PRICES Why One Panama Hat Costs More than Another
$525
BRIM
3 to 3 1⁄4 inches
CROWN
4 1⁄2 inches
SIZES details
21
1⁄2
inches to
23
7⁄8
inches
(54.5 to 60.5 cm)
I will send you size test bands
and will custom size your hat,
included in the price.
Extra shipping cost outside of U.S.
SWEATBAND see choices
Standard sweatband for this style is cotton twill.
RIBBON see choices
Standard ribbon for this style is 1 1⁄2 inch wide Jamaica Brown.
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