I rescued this one from a bunch of hats that, about 4 years ago, W&W was sending back to Italy to recycle the felt. You'll see why shortly.
The felt of this hat is beautiful, soft and has a very nice weight to it: not to heavy but not too light either. I'm selling it only because I need to make room for an Optimo that my wife is giving me for my upcoming 33rd Birthday.
Its issue is that, in the back, where the brim ends and the crown begins, it has a tear. I fixed it at the time I got it and it has never given me any problem and the best part is that it's invisible, as it is hidden under the ribbon. Check it out.
Size: 7 1/8
Brim: 2 1/2
Crown: Almost 5 inches with current teardrop crease.
Ribbon: 1 1/4 inches and the color is called "Basalto" a very dark, charcoal that with certain light looks black. I bought a yard of this gorgeous ribbon in Milan and made the bow myself.
Price: I'd like to get $75 shipped USA (reasonable offers, welcome). Again the hat is in great shape except for the tear that you will see in the pics.
This studio shot is with the previous ribbon which was black but will give an accurate depiction of the hat's color.
This is how it looks now, (pardon the non studio shots, I let my cousin borrow my lights)
This is the back and as you see, you can't see anything wrong with it.
This is the tear, the red arrows indicate tiny tack thread that holds the ribbon so it doesn't climb up. I removed them to show you the issue and sewed them back after I took the picture.
The felt of this hat is beautiful, soft and has a very nice weight to it: not to heavy but not too light either. I'm selling it only because I need to make room for an Optimo that my wife is giving me for my upcoming 33rd Birthday.
Its issue is that, in the back, where the brim ends and the crown begins, it has a tear. I fixed it at the time I got it and it has never given me any problem and the best part is that it's invisible, as it is hidden under the ribbon. Check it out.
Size: 7 1/8
Brim: 2 1/2
Crown: Almost 5 inches with current teardrop crease.
Ribbon: 1 1/4 inches and the color is called "Basalto" a very dark, charcoal that with certain light looks black. I bought a yard of this gorgeous ribbon in Milan and made the bow myself.
Price: I'd like to get $75 shipped USA (reasonable offers, welcome). Again the hat is in great shape except for the tear that you will see in the pics.
This studio shot is with the previous ribbon which was black but will give an accurate depiction of the hat's color.
This is how it looks now, (pardon the non studio shots, I let my cousin borrow my lights)
This is the back and as you see, you can't see anything wrong with it.
This is the tear, the red arrows indicate tiny tack thread that holds the ribbon so it doesn't climb up. I removed them to show you the issue and sewed them back after I took the picture.
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