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Okay, I’ve posted this on a couple of other places in the lounge, but haven’t managed to get an answer yet. I’ll try once more here and if I don’t get anything I’ll give up. After all, I t’s not something that’s keeping me up at night – just curious.
I live in Japan. My wife bought this Borsalino hat recently. On the tag it says 100% Paglia, but on the Japanese tag (in Japanese), it says paper. Now I understood Paglia was straw, which to me suggests whole fibres. Paper on the other hand is made from pulp. The only thing I can think of is that it’s made from the pulp of the Paglia straw. I somehow doubt this to be true though. I guess it’s more likely that there is a mistake on one of the tags. Can anyone shed any light on this?
I live in Japan. My wife bought this Borsalino hat recently. On the tag it says 100% Paglia, but on the Japanese tag (in Japanese), it says paper. Now I understood Paglia was straw, which to me suggests whole fibres. Paper on the other hand is made from pulp. The only thing I can think of is that it’s made from the pulp of the Paglia straw. I somehow doubt this to be true though. I guess it’s more likely that there is a mistake on one of the tags. Can anyone shed any light on this?