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DaveProc

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Borsalino Ludoita Qualita Extra Superiore Crema just arrived. Filthiest hat I have ever purchased. Steam and brush did nothing 20210422_213900.jpg 20210422_213907.jpg 20210422_213853.jpg 20210422_213850.jpg 20210422_150357.jpg 20210422_150347.jpg 20210422_150337.jpg 20210422_150326.jpg 20210422_150312.jpg
 
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Lobo Rojo

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Great look to the hat. I will give a warning. If you live in a dry climate it can wreak havoc on snake skin. In Alberta I have seen more than one pair of snake skin boots flake and get ruined by drying out. But it is a great looking hat and really suits you.
Wear it in good health
Johnny

Gracias my Canadian Compadre!

I will keep your caveat in mind and have some rub that should help with the snakeskin. I have been getting multiple inquiries and compliments while wearing it. The Woomera is giving me other ideas to pursue. A great problem to have!
 
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G.B. Borsalino FU Lazzaro & C.

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G.B. Borsalino FU Lazzaro & C.
San Remo - Mogano felt Moka ribbon
4 1/2 crown as shaped 5 1/2 open
2 inch brim with possible felted edge
2 inch grosgrain ribbon
Wind Trolley

After Waiting nearly a month for this G.B. Borsalino FU Lazzaro & C to get packed up I nearly said FU to the whole thing. However... I am glad I did not... it was worth the wait. I knew this would not likely be an original early fu Lazzaro figuring it was a 50s-ish “revival rival”... it appears from the tag it’s more mid 60s to mid 70s. However none of that matters. After cleaning this super dirty hat up... it really shines. The felt is super soft... not quite a velour.. but not a standard finish either... and it really has a nice shape to it. The Mogano felt and Moka ribbon make a nice color combo. The ribbon still has its basting stitches.. I believe that’s what it is anyway. The two inch brim has what appears to be a sort shallow felted edge.... if not there was either previously some brim stitching or something creating a line near the trim. As with other US market Borsalino.. the wind trolley is a sort of elastic material that can make it hard to find a sweet spot for storage... but definitely not a deal breaker there. I think this will make great grab and go kinda hat for me.

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G.B. Borsalino FU Lazzaro & C.

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G.B. Borsalino FU Lazzaro & C.
San Remo - Mogano felt Moka ribbon
4 1/2 crown as shaped 5 1/2 open
2 inch brim with possible felted edge
2 inch grosgrain ribbon
Wind Trolley

After Waiting nearly a month for this G.B. Borsalino FU Lazzaro & C to get packed up I nearly said FU to the whole thing. However... I am glad I did not... it was worth the wait. I knew this would not likely be an original early fu Lazzaro figuring it was a 50s-ish “revival rival”... it appears from the tag it’s more mid 60s to mid 70s. However none of that matters. After cleaning this super dirty hat up... it really shines. The felt is super soft... not quite a velour.. but not a standard finish either... and it really has a nice shape to it. The Mogano felt and Moka ribbon make a nice color combo. The ribbon still has its basting stitches.. I believe that’s what it is anyway. The two inch brim has what appears to be a sort shallow felted edge.... if not there was either previously some brim stitching or something creating a line near the trim. As with other US market Borsalino.. the wind trolley is a sort of elastic material that can make it hard to find a sweet spot for storage... but definitely not a deal breaker there. I think this will make great grab and go kinda hat for me.

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Worth the wait, Joe. I have two of these later G.B. Borsalino FU Lazzaro hats and mine also seem more 1960s or ‘70s. Borsalino was still making great hats in this era.
 
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Worth the wait, Joe. I have two of these later G.B. Borsalino FU Lazzaro hats and mine also seem more 1960s or ‘70s. Borsalino was still making great hats in this era.
Thanks Brent.. I bought it out of curiosity... and a great deal (though they killed me on the shipping) but its definitely going right into rotation along side that MGL you turned me on to.
 

DaveProc

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Daniele Tanto

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Two excellent finds, Daniele. Congrats. No one could have walked away from those despite the size. I'm looking forward to seeing which lucky lounger gets to have and wear those two wonderful examples of a bygone era.
Grazie Steve. The lucky lounger has a name and a special taste for hats;)
I let him the sweet sensation to wear them...

Two wonderful finds, Daniele. Is it possible to find a manufacturing label in the Fléchet? I've always had some doubt about the age of the NOS velour hats RLK purchased years ago (I have one) and never noticed the award years imprinted on the crown liner, which is the same as yours.

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Ciao Alan,
this is the manifacture label I found under the sweatband

The lining is the same with the same lettering and indicates that the Flechets were made after 1931, this is indubitable.
As hats become products at the beginning of the last century, it becomes increasingly difficult to date them for the simple reason that, especially in Europe, the factories were handcrafted and very little standardized in notifying construction data.
 

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