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Ligne to the Inch? 11, 12, or 16?
As usual, Wikipedia comes to the rescue: :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_units_of_measurement You can find all the gory details above, but to summarize: 1 French inch (pouce) = 1.066 English inch 1 French inch = 12 French line (ligne) so 1 ligne = 0.08881 English inch. -
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Fedoras at the inaguration
Wow, you aren't kidding at all. Like with the gold lettering on the bow of Cheney's hat, I would conclude it's a Borsalino. -
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Where'd Cheney get his hat?
:) For convenience, the pictures referred to by Feltfan: 24> http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/2009/01/21/gal_jimmy_carter.jpg 36> http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/2009/01/21/gal_obama_celebs_06.jpg Thanks for digging them up. I was very curious about them too. -
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Borsalino size question
Carter, far be it for someone as inexperienced with hats as me to warn an expert like you, but if you do wear a 7 5/8 never, ever buy a 6. A 6 is more like a US 7 1/4-7 3/8. You would more likely need a 7 (which, unfortunately for you, would be very very difficult to find :( ). The "Punti"... -
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The BORSALINO BROTHERHOOD
Eric, your question is much more difficult to answer in the negative than in the affirmative, although I will stick my neck out and say that I have never seen it despite seeing multiple pictures of the hats on this forum or on eBay or handling them in person. I think it would probably take... -
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The BORSALINO BROTHERHOOD
"Grand Prix Paris 1900" refers to winning the gold medal at the World Fair in Paris in 1900. They are by no means the only company that brags about winning gold medals there, as, for instance, the medal is featured on Campbell's soup can. I must confess I don't know why it is something so... -
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Borsalino size question
I don't think your question can be answered without more information. For instance, what else is written on the leather band and the inner lining? Is it a hat made for shops in America (e.g. "Marshall Field and Company" on the band)? If it is, then the "7 1/4" is the "7 1/4" you are familiar... -
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Your Average Dimensions. Let's Compare
I know this might sound like a very odd request, but would those of you who post crown heights also post how tall you are? I had been thinking of how much of crown height I ought to use on my hats, and I would like to see what kind of ratios of crown heights to physical heights you all use to... -
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How to Count Weaves Per Square Inch?
You are much welcome. :) Actually, I would argue that wpsi is probably never a good number to use. Judging from my own Montecristi, the weaves nearer the center of the hat are significantly smaller than the weaves outside. This permits opportunities for massive gaming of the numbers. Also... -
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Panama Hat Thread
I don't think you can ever objectively judge the value of these hats. They are essentially handicraft and should be judged as artwork rather than on some contrived figure of merit. Any formula that is invented can be claimed to be biased in a way or another. I suppose if you want to "score" a... -
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How to Count Weaves Per Square Inch?
Your question is actually mathmatical in nature, and this would yield the closest result: Note that when you square the quantity measured in one length to get the number of weaves per unit area, you are making the implicit assumption that the vertical and horizontal elements should be... -
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Where can I buy a Cervo?
I know this might sound like an odd response, but have you tried contacting and asking Cervo themselves where their hats can be found in the US? http://www.cappellificiocervo.it/inglese/contatti.htm Granted, their supposedly "English" site does not exactly inspire confidence in their... -
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Decade that was the peak of hat quality?
Although this is from a letter to the New York Times, it seems given the experience of the writer that it probably is correct: http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0DEEDA113BF930A15751C0A962958260 "Because of manufacturers' research and pressure from hatters' unions, a... -
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Decade that was the peak of hat quality?
For general reference, here's a quick description (partly scientific and partly layman), cited from "Hats and the Fur Trade" by Crean in "The Canadian Journal of Economics and Political Science": "The early 18th century brought for hatters one of those technological discoveries which can... -
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Turned-wood hats
Maybe I don't know too much about the properties of wood, but does anyone else think that the hats might crack easily? I wonder as well how susceptible they would be to damage under change in moisture .... -
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Moth Damage Repair
I absolutely second the sanding method. I had a hat with some very conspicuous divots and have tried both sanding and the glue/needle method. I have found the sanding to be much easier to do, although your mileage might vary. For reference, I use a Chinese calligraphic inkstone for the... -
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GQ Guide to Buying a Hat
I didn't know that the actual washing of the felt is similar to dry cleaning. Nonetheless, for the reason that AlanC suggested, someone might be in for a bad surprise if they obeyed the instructions and took their $150 hat directly to a dry cleaner. But I suppose at least that way the buyers... -
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GQ Guide to Buying a Hat
Are my eyes playing tricks on me, or did I really read "Dry Clean" in that screenshot? :) -
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Strayed into obsolesence?
I think you have it exactly right. A lot of the hats just aren't compatible with modern fashion. Unless one wears a suit/sports jacket (or at least a proper button-down shirt), a bowler simply wouldn't work. The same goes for the homburg, which while obtaining its fair share of attention in this... -
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Who, what, where, Allesandria?
Yes. That would be very helpful indeed. :) Too bad we don't have some 90 year old gentleman who bought these things back in the day to help us out. I would tend to think that the hats are all top of the line in the ad. If we look closely at the ad, we see the Zenit logo in the ad you posted...
