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BARBISIO Brothers

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Bolognese Barbisio - 1955

Wouldn't it be nice if all hats contained a dated label?

This was one of two hats purchased from the same store in Bologna in the 1950s. Both are of very good quality and intriguing style that utilizes a low (5") crown and narrowish (2 1/4") brim. The felt on this Barbisio is very nice and supports a casual telescope crease to a crown height of 3 1/2". The Barbiso label is unreadable, but shows the script logo and an adjoining dated label. I should have done a better job of de-linting before taking photos. The felt is deep black. The iPhone had a very difficult time reading focus on these shots.

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Chepstow

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Alan, he looks very sharp and really good on you. Very nice find too. Barbisio, they say, that the felt of an Barbisio is better as a felt of an Borsalino.
Sometimes it's right!
 

Ordinary Guy

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I must admit that after first seeing the hat I couldn't imagine it looking too good on....

But it works quite well on you Alan,,,,, it seems any style likes you......... or vice versa.... very nice
 

rlk

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I tried writing to them some months ago, inquiring about a couple of their models, to store@robertomanzoni.it, and never heard back. Has anyone actually gotten in contact with them? Or have any idea about the dimensions of their "vintage" hats?

I purchased hats from them a few years ago and still receive a few emails from them a year. They were not good about answering emails years ago. The "vintage" Barbisio hats were 70's-80's with brims 2-1/8" or less and moderate, typical European crowns. Current Barbisios are made by Cervo.
 

Purplesage

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Tan Long Hair/Fuzzy Barbisio Fedora

Picked this tan fuzzy or long hair Barbisio up with a lot of beat up hats. Nothing a little cleaning won't take care of. The only thing I did was kick off some of the dust and steamed it back to shape. It has a 2 1/4" brim with thin overwelt edge and a 5 1/2" untapered open crown which is wrapped in a thin 3/4" brown and yellow striped grosgrain ribbon. I had photos in the New Hats thread where another lounger mentioned this thead devoted to Barbisio.

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Thanks for posting these here. You will see other examples of this crown liner imprint in this thread, often covered by a paper protector. European hats are wonderful for their quality and range of style and fashion. They employed certain production methods (such as the taped sweatband with V stitching seen here) farther into the post war era than their American cousins, often making them a challenge to date. The production label behind the sweatband is worth documenting. When we have many samples (as we do with Stetsons) it can prove a useful tool in dating.
 
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Mike, Not sure about when Barbisio started contracting with Cervo. It could have been just after WWII. Maybe Besdor (Steven) or someone else knows.
 

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