If it's a old vintage Borsalino sold in Europe, it could very well be the old French size 7 1/2 which would equal a US 7 5/8 or 62 cm. In my experience, vintage Borsalinos with French size tags tend to run a little smaller.
Here is a fuzzy Stetson Imperial as Pork Pie Stingy.
Originally had a center dent and probably sold as Tyrolean style hat, unfortunately no product tags.
Not sure if "Imperial" refers to the quality or is just a name.
This is my only Cervino. Qualita Speciale, but very small for a 57 cm. I gave it a wide tear drop crease for a maximum low crown; I like that look. Tiny Stingy :-)
I thought "Excellent" Stetsons are usually made of beaver felt (or atleast partially); not true!?
The blocking and stretching was successful; got that hat back to a larger 58 cm.
Pictures will follow soon.
Other than the loss of size, the hat hardly shows any signs of wear. The liner does seem to have some very weak water stains; so I assume the hat has been wet or kept in a moist environment. Still amazing how "off size" it was, but I am confident I can get it to fit me okay.
Aha ... so you were my competitor and winner of that eBay auction :)
It hurt losing that deal, but nice to see a Lounger get this beautiful hat.
You did a good job reblocking it.
BTW: the seller sold a total of three German Stetson "Excellent"s; all from "Hut Bracht".
I quess we both missed the...
Currently on eBay (Germany)
Nice German made Stetson "Excellent" in size 7 1/2 (60cm).
Too big for me, but could be interesting for someone in that size range.
Bid is currently still below 30 Euro.
Auction ends 24 hours from now...
Hi Loungers,
I found a nice looking Stetson "Premier" online. The seller claims it is probably from the 1940s.
I have studied some threads here about dating Stetsons and vintage hats in general, but I still find it often difficult.
Here are pics from the liner and sweatband; unfortunately no...
Hi Loungers,
I found a nice looking Stetson "Premier" online. The seller claims it is probably from the 1940s.
I have studied some threads here about dating Stetsons and vintage hats in general, but I still find it often difficult.
Here are pics from the liner and sweatband; unfortunately no...
Somebody very self-confident usually doesn't give a damn what others think of his look.
Where as someone who doesn't care about what others think of his appearance, shows proof of self-confidence.
So where is the difference?
Both are just the two sides of the same coin :)
No offense to the ladies ... but I wrote "Nowadays a man needs "balls" ..."
By the way ... most ladies like men with self-confidence ... and of course "balls" :)
The way I see it:
Nowadays a man needs enough self esteem and confidence ("balls") to wear a nice dress hat in public.
The wider the brim, the taller the crown = the bigger your balls!
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