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Okay, I know Halloween has come and gone. But what with
all this talk of heavy metal Borsalinos (Barium, etc), I thought
I'd show y'all the hat that always makes me think of Radium.
In fact, it says "TENERO", which means "tender" in Italian,
on the inside label where I expected to find "Radium". The
front of the sweat band has printed, "MIMOSA" (with the quotes),
which I guess is the model name.
Here's the top view. Pardon the impressions from having
sat in a box too long:
Here is a front view, posed on a Spectrochrome, a quack device
from the old days, used to cure almost anything with colored light
(gratuitous freebie for jake_fink):
Here's 3/4 with the bow:
Note that it's a touch furry. It is also not terribly stiff and
holds a lot of shapes. But the fur and bulk do limit a bit what
one can do with the felt.
When I won this on OFAS quite a while back, I thought I was getting
a tasteful homburg. It appeared to be a muted moss green or perhaps
even grey. Boy was I in for a surprise when it arrived. I assumed they
had sent me the wrong hat!
Now the question is, what *is* it??
Is it a zoot suit fedora? It did come from a store in LA:
Is it a soft homburg with no brim binding?
Here is the liner and part of the leather sweat with the store name:
Finally, here is a closeup of the brim edge. It is simply sewn off
at the end:
I tend to think it was meant as a homburg-style hat. But in a
pimpy-party kind of 70s way. What's your guess?
I haven't worn it in public. In fact, if someone loves this hat,
PM me and maybe we can work something out. Meanwhile,
enjoy another unusual Borsalino.
all this talk of heavy metal Borsalinos (Barium, etc), I thought
I'd show y'all the hat that always makes me think of Radium.
In fact, it says "TENERO", which means "tender" in Italian,
on the inside label where I expected to find "Radium". The
front of the sweat band has printed, "MIMOSA" (with the quotes),
which I guess is the model name.
Here's the top view. Pardon the impressions from having
sat in a box too long:
Here is a front view, posed on a Spectrochrome, a quack device
from the old days, used to cure almost anything with colored light
(gratuitous freebie for jake_fink):
Here's 3/4 with the bow:
Note that it's a touch furry. It is also not terribly stiff and
holds a lot of shapes. But the fur and bulk do limit a bit what
one can do with the felt.
When I won this on OFAS quite a while back, I thought I was getting
a tasteful homburg. It appeared to be a muted moss green or perhaps
even grey. Boy was I in for a surprise when it arrived. I assumed they
had sent me the wrong hat!
Now the question is, what *is* it??
Is it a zoot suit fedora? It did come from a store in LA:
Is it a soft homburg with no brim binding?
Here is the liner and part of the leather sweat with the store name:
Finally, here is a closeup of the brim edge. It is simply sewn off
at the end:
I tend to think it was meant as a homburg-style hat. But in a
pimpy-party kind of 70s way. What's your guess?
I haven't worn it in public. In fact, if someone loves this hat,
PM me and maybe we can work something out. Meanwhile,
enjoy another unusual Borsalino.
fftopic: Off Topic:Feltfan, where did you get your hands on a Spectrochrome? I thought the government busted all those up years ago. And I think that Ghadiali guy was beyond a quack. He was insane. And he set up shop in New Jersey, my home state, which may explain the absurdity of this contraption.
