Daniele Tanto
I'll Lock Up
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Three hats coming in today (some just passing through). First one is nothing too special, but I can't resist hats with those cellophane covers in the liner. Borsalino nero, size 58 with the bound brim at 5,5cm an the crown 10,5 cm at the pinch.
Interestingly I found the "export quality" sticker under the sweats of two hats today.
The second one is not a spectacular model, but interesting nonetheless.
Borsalino Rodio, size 56 with the bound brim at 6cm and crown 11cm at the pinch. What makes this one different is the way the Borsalino brand name is represented on the liner and sweatband. Never seen this one before. I think this one is from the seventies.
Stefan, I see and understand that you are also afflicted by an "insane" fascination for Borsalino products. They were my sins last week, despite the firm resolutions made about a year ago. Of the three represented, certainly the third, is the piece. The first is a classic, the second is a wink of Borsalino to a retailer, the third is old enough to be a European hat, almost be about seventy years, perhaps more. The Borsalino color and model count is always a puzzle, as well as understanding some production logic, however, both are three hats to put in collectionThird one coming in today fell squarely into the category "hats that make you happy".
Borsalino Lunasca model in the colour Nembo (meaning "nimbus"), which is a fantastic blueish grey colour. Size 57 with the raw edge brim at 6,5cm and the crown 10cm at the pinch. Very lightweight, unlined, hat weighing in at only 85 grams. Sold by Sools of Paris.
Both the model and the colour name I've never seen before.