The BORSALINO BROTHERHOOD

[steur]

Latest late summer purchase, for now.
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A beautiful Borsalino that comes from central Italy.
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Borsalino Qualità Extra Superiore. Size is 5 1/2 or 58cm or 7 1/8 US
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The hat is in excellent condition with felt and matching trimmings with an ensured elegance effect.
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The color of the felt is "Biber" and the type is Faunosca 38 1/2. It is a light and very malleable felt
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I think it was produced in the 1950s or early 1960s.
The measurements are as follows: the finished brims with seam and trim in the same color as the ribbon are 7 cm. The shaped crown is 11 cm. and the ribbon that matches the same color of the felt is 3 centimeters.
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It is another of the hats that I regret for the size that is not mine

O wow! That is Borsalino at its finest, Daniele. Fantastic find.

 

[Guardian Enzo]

Latest late summer purchase, for now.
It is another of the hats that I regret for the size that is not mine

A stunner, Daniele. Have you measured it? If it's true to size rather than a Borsalino "smaller than advertised", I'd sure be interested if you ever decided to sell it.

 

[Daniele Tanto]

A stunner, Daniele. Have you measured it? If it's true to size rather than a Borsalino "smaller than advertised", I'd sure be interested if you ever decided to sell it.

Thanks Enzo, more in your PM

 

[Steve1857]

Borsalino extra extra superiore "The Rollup". Thanks to Brent @deadlyhandsome for this one.
Super soft, malleable felt.
Not sure whether this is a 50's, 60's, or later hat. Help appreciated @steur and @Daniele Tanto
It sure is a super malleable Borsalino.

 

[Daniele Tanto]

Borsalino extra extra superiore "The Rollup". Thanks to Brent @deadlyhandsome for this one.
Super soft, malleable felt.
Not sure whether this is a 50's, 60's, or later hat. Help appreciated @steur and @Daniele Tanto
It sure is a super malleable Borsalino.

Steve, è Fantastico!
It came from the sixties

 

[Steve1857]

Steve, è Fantastico!
It came from the sixties

Thank you, Daniele

 

[TheOldFashioned]

First of a recent three hat Borsalino bonanza, Gorasti in Dattero:


Specs

2-5/8" x 2-3/4" Dimensional Brim (w/ 1/4" felted edge)
5-1/2" Crown (open)
1-9/16" Ribbon
95g Weight
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Clocking in at a mere 95g this is now one of my lightest hats even though it is fully lined. There is only one other reference for this model, posted by dinerman many years ago. The Dattero color slots in nicely between the darker Folco and lighter Averla in my collection.

Its brother, in a rarer shade of metallic grey, will be posted tomorrow so stay tuned.

 

[Steve1857]

First of a recent three hat Borsalino bonanza, Gorasti in Dattero:
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Specs

2-5/8" x 2-3/4" Dimensional Brim (w/ 1/4" felted edge)
5-1/2" Crown (open)
1-9/16" Ribbon
95g Weight
​

Clocking in at a mere 95g this is now one of my lightest hats even though it is fully lined. There is only one other reference for this model, posted by dinerman many years ago. The Dattero color slots in nicely between the darker Folco and lighter Averla in my collection.

Its brother, in a rarer shade of metallic grey, will be posted tomorrow so stay tuned.

Wow! Can't wait for the next instalment. Nice catch, Jonathan.

 

[TheOldFashioned]

Wow! Can't wait for the next instalment. Nice catch, Jonathan.

Thanks, Steve! I was curious as to who ended up with that Rollup. Not too often you see a hat, let alone a Borsalino, with a 6-ply ribbon. Very nice addition!

 

[Blare]

First of a recent three hat Borsalino bonanza, Gorasti in Dattero:
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Specs

2-5/8" x 2-3/4" Dimensional Brim (w/ 1/4" felted edge)
5-1/2" Crown (open)
1-9/16" Ribbon
95g Weight
​

Clocking in at a mere 95g this is now one of my lightest hats even though it is fully lined. There is only one other reference for this model, posted by dinerman many years ago. The Dattero color slots in nicely between the darker Folco and lighter Averla in my collection.

Its brother, in a rarer shade of metallic grey, will be posted tomorrow so stay tuned.

Absolutely beautiful Jonathan

 

[Steve1857]

Thanks, Steve! I was curious as to who ended up with that Rollup. Not too often you see a hat, let alone a Borsalino, with a 6-ply ribbon. Very nice addition!

Thanks. I'm pretty darn pleased with it, as you can imagine . I was in luck that it didn't sell on e-bay.

Brent's a great guy to do business with.

 

[TheOldFashioned]

The second installment is a brother to yesterday's hat. Here is another Gorasti, this time in Stibina (c. Nera):


Specs

2-5/8" x 2-3/4" Dimensional Brim (w/ 1/4" felted edge)
5-1/2" Crown (open)
1-9/16" Ribbon
96g Weight
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There are only a few scant references to Stibina, which is part of the Borsalino metallic color family. Most are thanks to Stefan (@steur) though it's been a few years since this color was last seen. Might just seem to be another prototypical grey with black fedora but this will compliment my Misto Gris Fer nicely given the lighter shade and weight.

Tomorrow's grand finale will feature both an only recently discovered model and a previously undocumented shade of green.

 

[TheGuitarFairy]

^^ These are killer .. Looking forward to grand finale! ^^

 

[Steve1857]

Wow! What a Borsalino beauty, Jonathan.
Can't wait for tomorrow's grand finalé.

The second installment is a brother to yesterday's hat. Here is another Gorasti, this time in Stibina (c. Nera):
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Specs

2-5/8" x 2-3/4" Dimensional Brim (w/ 1/4" felted edge)
5-1/2" Crown (open)
1-9/16" Ribbon
96g Weight
​

There are only a few scant references to Stibina, which is part of the Borsalino metallic color family. Most are thanks to Stefan (@steur) though it's been a few years since this color was last seen. Might just seem to be another prototypical grey with black fedora but this will compliment my Misto Gris Fer nicely given the lighter shade and weight.

Tomorrow's grand finale will feature both an only recently discovered model and a previously undocumented shade of green.

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

The second installment is a brother to yesterday's hat. Here is another Gorasti, this time in Stibina (c. Nera):
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Specs

2-5/8" x 2-3/4" Dimensional Brim (w/ 1/4" felted edge)
5-1/2" Crown (open)
1-9/16" Ribbon
96g Weight
​

There are only a few scant references to Stibina, which is part of the Borsalino metallic color family. Most are thanks to Stefan (@steur) though it's been a few years since this color was last seen. Might just seem to be another prototypical grey with black fedora but this will compliment my Misto Gris Fer nicely given the lighter shade and weight.

Tomorrow's grand finale will feature both an only recently discovered model and a previously undocumented shade of green.

The Borsalino Brothers abide!!
B

 

[TheOldFashioned]

The Borsalino Brothers abide!!
B

I don't know about you, but I take comfort in that.

 

[Steve1857]

And long may we live

I don't know about you, but I take comfort in that.

 

[TheOldFashioned]

And now the thrilling conclusion to this three part series, an Ecospo in Pineta:


Specs

2-3/4" x 2-7/8" Dimensional Brim (raw edge)
5-3/4" Crown (open)
1-1/4" Ribbon
91g Weight
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This is the second appearance of the Ecospo model to appear on the forum. Oddly enough the first only showed up about a month ago, courtesy of Mike's (@TheGuitarFairy) beautiful example in Ghiaccio. Interesting to note that both were sold from the same Lambardi shop in Rome. At a mere 91g it is indeed lightweight.

As teased previously, the color Pineta is a new undocumented shade of green. It proved most difficult to accurately capture outdoors on my phone, so after some reading I tried using indirect light indoors. It helped but I still needed to manually correct the pictures. What's shown above is pretty accurate as to the color when seen indoors. Unfortunately, what has been lost is the magic this hat displays when in full natural light. A distinct copper brown tone shimmers through the green and really is something to behold.

And so concludes this Borsalino bonanza.

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

And now the thrilling conclusion to this three part series, an Ecospo in Pineta:
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Specs

2-3/4" x 2-7/8" Dimensional Brim (raw edge)
5-3/4" Crown (open)
1-1/4" Ribbon
91g Weight
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This is the second appearance of the Escospo model to appear on the forum. Oddly enough the first only showed up about a month ago, courtesy of Mike's (@TheGuitarFairy) beautiful example in Ghiaccio. Interesting to note that both were sold from the same Lambardi shop in Rome. At a mere 91g it is indeed lightweight.

As teased previously, the color Pineta is a new undocumented shade of green. It proved most difficult to accurately capture outdoors on my phone, so after some reading I tried using indirect light indoors. It helped but I still needed to manually correct the pictures. What's shown above is pretty accurate as to the color when seen indoors. Unfortunately, what has been lost is the magic this hat displays when in full natural light. A distinct brown tone shimmers through the green and really is something to behold.

And so concludes this Borsalino bonanza.

Whoa!!!!
NOW you’ve got yourself a top shelf Borsalino collection. Not just Borsa’s...but BORSALINO’s!!!
I love my Borsalinos probably even more then almost all my Stetsons, etc.
And i love seeing yours J.
Thanks for sharing.
B

 

[deadlyhandsome]

And now the thrilling conclusion to this three part series, an Ecospo in Pineta:
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Specs

2-3/4" x 2-7/8" Dimensional Brim (raw edge)
5-3/4" Crown (open)
1-1/4" Ribbon
91g Weight
​

This is the second appearance of the Ecospo model to appear on the forum. Oddly enough the first only showed up about a month ago, courtesy of Mike's (@TheGuitarFairy) beautiful example in Ghiaccio. Interesting to note that both were sold from the same Lambardi shop in Rome. At a mere 91g it is indeed lightweight.

As teased previously, the color Pineta is a new undocumented shade of green. It proved most difficult to accurately capture outdoors on my phone, so after some reading I tried using indirect light indoors. It helped but I still needed to manually correct the pictures. What's shown above is pretty accurate as to the color when seen indoors. Unfortunately, what has been lost is the magic this hat displays when in full natural light. A distinct brown tone shimmers through the green and really is something to behold.

And so concludes this Borsalino bonanza.

Great proportions, but that color is stunning. I love green Hats.