THE HAT WORLD ACCORDING TO HAT MAKER CHARLIE SWINDALL: Charlie Swindall of Gladhatter is seeing an “over overwhelming resurgence in the demand for ultra high end men's hats, like pure sterling beaver fedoras.” Gladhatter recently created a public hat forum for people to talk about hats. “Our hat forum includes milliners and lady hatters as well. We also have a swap meet and flea market where you can trade a hat that does not fit with one that does. We also offer vendors a section to locate hard to find items. We offer no minimums on logo hats, and can make from as little as 6 of a style to 1 million with your logo.” The traditional Chassidic Jewish long hair velour hats are also available. We would like to invite all hat lovers, hat vendors and suppliers to get together at our free public hat forum to learn about traditional hat making and preservation. We hope to restore hats to their former glory and are actively doing so.” Check out the hat forum at: www.gladhatter.com/forum

Autographed picture from John Wayne to Gladhatter	Gladhatter Hat

GENESCO PROFITS ARE UP:
From: just-style.com
Shoes, hat and accessory retailer Genesco Inc. reports a 41 percent hike in second-quarter profits, boosted by sales of baseball caps and women’s footwear. Net profit for the quarter totaled $6.8 million compared to $4.8 million in the same period last year. Net sales rose 12 percent to $275 million compared to $246 million a year ago. Same-store sales rose 6 percent at Journeys and 4 percent at Hat World, and 9 percent at Underground Station and at Johnston & Murphy. Genesco Inc sells to over 1,650 retail stores in the US and Canada, under the names Journeys, Journeys Kidz, Johnston & Murphy, Underground Station, Hatworld, Lids, Hat Zone, Cap Factory, Head Quarters and Cap Connection, as well as its ecommerce sites.