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I bought a vintage hat with a similar sounding smell. Very sickly sweet perfumy stink. I figured some manner of hair product. I tore the hat down, gave it a naptha bath and even that did not rid it of the smell. I then gave it a good spritz with cheap vodka (a theatre costumers trick for ridding odours). It helped but it is still there.....and it bugs the hell out of me when I wear itThank you all for your replies and your warm welcomes! The fedora smelt quite bad when I got it, so I put it in a sealed bag with some baking powder in a stocking and some newspaper last thursday. I’m planning on taking it out this thursday. I’ll provide the additional pictures then. When I got it I just quickly steamed it into shape and then sealed it, so unfortunately I don’t even remember where the 100% haar 60 -text was located.
The smell was something like a strong cologne with an added sweet and sour sidesmell. Could it be some sort of moth repellant smell? Fingers crossed that it gets better after my treatment!