> from the same hat company that furnished Churchill's hats. Christie's? I have a panama fedora and a felt fedora, both by Christie's. Neither is anything par

> from the same hat company that furnished Churchill's hats. Christie's? I have a panama fedora and a felt fedora, both by Christie's. Neither is anything particularly special (the felt one is rabbit-fur). And I'm no hat expert; they're just a couple of lids. The felt one came from Christie's factory shop, in Witney. You can look through the back door of the shop, and watch the craftsmen blocking hats. Witney is about 15 miles from where I live. Christie's main outlet is in St. James' in London, very posh. The factory shop is on an industrial estate in the back of beyond, but it's a lovely visit.