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Borsalino fedora, qualita supremore?
I'm sorry about the delusion. The history of Borsalino felts is complex because Italy is not rich in furs to use as felt. Sheep - Rabbits - Hares, from this trio of not very noble furs, Borsalino, Barbisio, Panizza, Vanzina and the other Italian hatters created their felts. Poverty sometimes...- Daniele Tanto
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Borsalino fedora, qualita supremore?
"In the first decades of the last century, many families in the Po Valley chose to dedicate themselves to the breeding of a rodent native to southern Argentina: the nutria (Myocastor Coypus). The so-called "castorino - beavers" were bred for fur, but between the 70s and 80s the market suffered a...- Daniele Tanto
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Borsalino fedora, qualita supremore?
0,000 the amount of beaver fur unless there is, on the sweatband or on the lining, the word "Castoro" or "Beaver"- Daniele Tanto
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Malrov Hat From eBay
Nice hat. It is possible to see the paper label under the sweatband? Thanks- Daniele Tanto
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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?
Sunday morning walk under a beautiful sun. Magnificent weather especially in the first hours of light, then the heat is present too much. Greetings to all of you under a Panama ready every day for use. I look at your assortment of hats every day. Heartfelt congratulations- Daniele Tanto
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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?
This hat is on my head for John's (moehawk) commitment and generosity. Vimenet - made in Belgium, so says the stamping inside the crown, sold by Baskin in the US. Something makes me think that the very light felt is, due to its color and consistency, of French origin, considering that I have...- Daniele Tanto
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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?
Above average heat these days in the north east of Italy. Some panamas and straws came out of the closets. This morning only in the early hours of the morning I wore this hat. "Superiore" "Vera Lepre" size 59 or 7 3/8 in the US with low crown and generous brims. It has a felt with a...- Daniele Tanto
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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?
This is the Sunday hat! Bravo Eric- Daniele Tanto
- Post #73,137
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French Hats and makers.
John, there are many mysteries in European hat making where retailers have branded hats made by large, medium and small hat makers as their own. Some like Sools have declared provenance, others have branded and sold them as their own. In Italy I found some examples in some Borsalinos that have...- Daniele Tanto
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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?
Thanks Joe. The background is the house of the family of Monica, my life partner. It was built between 1907 and 1912 (as in this picture) designed by the architect Ettore Fagiuoli. Here a link.https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ettore_Fagiuoli Now the house is covered by a giant wisteria Thanks a...- Daniele Tanto
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The BORSALINO BROTHERHOOD
I made the same reasoning about the appearance of the hat and the discarded paper label. I don't want to seem fussy, but it seems to me like a reconstruction of a Borsalino at a certain point in his life. The wide hem on the brims is the feature that seems least similar to the Borsalino finishes...- Daniele Tanto
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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?
A slightly special Borsalino. The quality denomination is rarely used "Borsalino Qualità Victoria" with a rather unusual coat of arms on the lining Marketing is always present in Borsalino production. The hat was made during the 60s or early 70s. It is size 7 or 61 centimetres, quite wide...- Daniele Tanto
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Post New Hats Here!
Not the best in the raw but always decent hats. The second more- Daniele Tanto
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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?
Hors categorie First place in the "average" Hats Second place for the Misto Nebbia, always in the "average" category :)- Daniele Tanto
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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?
Thanks Joe. This hat is the premium for a seeker of "industrial hats" at at their best- Daniele Tanto
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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?
When I find a Borsalino like this one which has all the characteristics of being a normal hat produced about twenty years ago and instead turns out to be a little gem I feel happy for having "studied" the production of the Alessandria company enough to know how to choose The hat was, perhaps...- Daniele Tanto
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The BORSALINO BROTHERHOOD
I think it is more younger. Around Sixties or early Seventies. It is a very nice hat and arrived from Balbi shop in Naples where the US Army (Navy) based in Bagnoli bought hats for less than in the US- Daniele Tanto
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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?
It is true Joe, one of the rare crossovers I have in my collection of clear US origin. I should have opened a branch in the States with an agent expert in American hatmaking to complete my collection :) I'll think about it again, thanks in the meantime.- Daniele Tanto
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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?
Stetson made in Europe under license The hat came from an exchange with Stefan (Steur) and becomes one of the representatives of US shaped hats in my collection. Excellent Stetson made in Lizeng - Germany. There are no other indications of color or size, however it is fine for my head 59-60...- Daniele Tanto
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What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?
Before a family lunch I approached this Borsalino Nutria I was so pissed at the seller that after I got the hat back into shape I didn't look at it again for days. Already badly placed in the seller's photographs, it arrived completely crushed like a sandwich. Borsalino Nutria with the words...- Daniele Tanto
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