The BORSALINO BROTHERHOOD

[jlee562]

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Just about the perfect hat. 5 5/8” open crown and 2 7/8” wide brim. The Italians were masters with felt.

Yup, that's the one. The outdoor lighting really captures the finish of the felt. If you're re-listing this one on the 'bay, you may want to throw a Johnny Depp reference in there

 

[Daniele Tanto]

This Borsalino is 90% bought by a tourist, probably American, in the magnificent Florence. For your knowledge, Brent, of the Borsalino sales policy, I inform you that it is very difficult to see hats with such a low ribbon in Italy, perhaps some Italians may have bought it, but knowing the sales managers in Alessandria they supplied the major hat shops in the cities of art with hats of shape suitable for foreign audiences.
Having said that, the Borsalino is very nice, but I have nothing of your size to exchange it for

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Lovely homburg, but it’s clearly NOT a size 7 5/8 as it was sold to me as.

 

[Daniele Tanto]

Lovely homburg, but it’s clearly NOT a size 7 5/8 as it was sold to me as.

Molto, molto e molto bello.
Brent this homburg is magnificent in shape and color. The color (Lino) is the first time I've seen it and the shape (Etrusgu 41) as well, but other than that, it all works beautifully. Too bad it's not my size, I would have settled for a 7 3/8 too

 

[steur]

Lovely homburg, but it’s clearly NOT a size 7 5/8 as it was sold to me as.

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Gorgeous hat indeed, but sjeesh: how hard can it be to just read a label?

 

[Daniele Tanto]

French hat branded "D'Aubignac Chapeliers a Drancy - France" specially designed for the Italian retailer Schettini with shops in Milan and Pavia.

The hat, called Cly Chy, has luxurious finishes and features a purplish silk interior with a sweatband of the same color

The hat is gray with a dark blue ribbon

The shape and the ribbon are those of a 1930s hat, with a rounded shape in the crown and with narrow brims and a high ribbon, also equipped with an anti-wind cord

Very beautiful and well finished, it has a special allure

This is the premise, but in my long attendance at French hat making I have never come across this brand and even the research done on the subject made me take a long tour of French history a few centuries ago, without results.

I forgot to say that Drancy and Clychy are two municipalities in the north of Paris about fifteen kilometers apart

Digging under the beautiful sweatband held together by a masterful sequence of stitches, I find this label that reveals an Italian hat badly disguised as a French one

Borsalino "D'Aubignac" size 6 1/2 is equivalent to say a 7 1/2 in the USA.

The felt is "Bismuto" and the ribbon color is "Opale". These are the "imposter's" measurements: the brim is 5 cm, the ribbon is also 5 cm and the open crown is 13.5 cm.

This is the story of the hatter D'Aubignac who lived in Alessandria-Italia instead of Drancy-France

 

[deadlyhandsome]

I was more than happy on how this roll of the dice turned out. Borsalino Feather with 2 ⅝” bound brim and 5 ⅛” open crown (I was surprised it was that low because it doesn’t look low). It still has basting stitches on the ribbon. The felt is very thin and easily shaped dry. This is borderline too shapable as a breeze or the lightest touch can reshape the felt. Size 5 French Point / Punti or 7 ⅛ US.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

7 3/8 US size or 59cm. The brim is between 2 ¼” and 2 ⅜” wide and has a felted / Cavanagh edge. The open crown is 5 ½”. The felt is just about my idea of perfection as it’s thin and light but with enough body to hold a shape. Truly molds like clay. The sweatband has been replaced at some point, but the new sweatband is thin and supple.

 

[BobHufford]

Are these rectangular paper USA hat size tags from a certain era?

 

[steur]

I was more than happy on how this roll of the dice turned out. Borsalino Feather with 2 ⅝” bound brim and 5 ⅛” open crown (I was surprised it was that low because it doesn’t look low). It still has basting stitches on the ribbon. The felt is very thin and easily shaped dry. This is borderline too shapable as a breeze or the lightest touch can reshape the felt. Size 5 French Point / Punti or 7 ⅛ US.

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That is so gorgeous: Borsalino at its finest.

7 3/8 US size or 59cm. The brim is between 2 ¼” and 2 ⅜” wide and has a felted / Cavanagh edge. The open crown is 5 ½”. The felt is just about my idea of perfection as it’s thin and light but with enough body to hold a shape. Truly molds like clay. The sweatband has been replaced at some point, but the new sweatband is thin and supple.

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Also very nice. I think it might be the Savoy model.

 

[steur]

Are these rectangular paper USA hat size tags from a certain era?

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Not that we know of, Bob. There are not enough examples of it to say anything about general age really.

 

[BobHufford]

Not that we know of, Bob. There are not enough examples of it to say anything about general age really.

Thanks Stefan. Here is what the tag is attached to -- listed as a cowboy hat. It's going to need a naphtha bath most likely.

I'll dig behind the sweat band when it arrives and report back.

The felt "ribbon" seems unusual.

 

[escher]

Does anyone have an idea of what this borsalino sticker tells about the hat?I don't recognize the color the hat seems to be a fawn color)

 

[Steve1857]

Does anyone have an idea of what this borsalino sticker tells about the hat?I don't recognize the color the hat seems to be a fawn color)

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I'm sure someone better in the know than I will be able to decipher that label.

In the meantime, please post photos of the hat. Preferably inside and out.

 

[Rmccamey]

A mighty fine set of hats, gentlemen!

Lovely homburg, but it’s clearly NOT a size 7 5/8 as it was sold to me as.

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Molto, molto e molto bello.
Brent this homburg is magnificent in shape and color. The color (Lino) is the first time I've seen it and the shape (Etrusgu 41) as well, but other than that, it all works beautifully. Too bad it's not my size, I would have settled for a 7 3/8 too

French hat branded "D'Aubignac Chapeliers a Drancy - France" specially designed for the Italian retailer Schettini with shops in Milan and Pavia.

The hat, called Cly Chy, has luxurious finishes and features a purplish silk interior with a sweatband of the same color

The hat is gray with a dark blue ribbon

The shape and the ribbon are those of a 1930s hat, with a rounded shape in the crown and with narrow brims and a high ribbon, also equipped with an anti-wind cord

Very beautiful and well finished, it has a special allure

This is the premise, but in my long attendance at French hat making I have never come across this brand and even the research done on the subject made me take a long tour of French history a few centuries ago, without results.

I forgot to say that Drancy and Clychy are two municipalities in the north of Paris about fifteen kilometers apart

Digging under the beautiful sweatband held together by a masterful sequence of stitches, I find this label that reveals an Italian hat badly disguised as a French one

Borsalino "D'Aubignac" size 6 1/2 is equivalent to say a 7 1/2 in the USA.

The felt is "Bismuto" and the ribbon color is "Opale". These are the "imposter's" measurements: the brim is 5 cm, the ribbon is also 5 cm and the open crown is 13.5 cm.

This is the story of the hatter D'Aubignac who lived in Alessandria-Italia instead of Drancy-France

I was more than happy on how this roll of the dice turned out. Borsalino Feather with 2 ⅝” bound brim and 5 ⅛” open crown (I was surprised it was that low because it doesn’t look low). It still has basting stitches on the ribbon. The felt is very thin and easily shaped dry. This is borderline too shapable as a breeze or the lightest touch can reshape the felt. Size 5 French Point / Punti or 7 ⅛ US.

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[steur]

Does anyone have an idea of what this borsalino sticker tells about the hat?I don't recognize the color the hat seems to be a fawn color)

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I think it says "AUREOLA" which was a natural/brown colour Borsalino used. This label was used from the early to mid seventies.

 

[steur]

While we're doing some Borsalino label decoding, here's one I can't make heads nor tails of. Anyone willing to take a shot at what it might say? Pictures by seller.

This is the hat:

 

[escher]

I'm sure someone better in the know than I will be able to decipher that label.

In the meantime, please post photos of the hat. Preferably inside and out.

That's all I've got. Does that look like Aureola?

 

[Daniele Tanto]

While we're doing some Borsalino label decoding, here's one I can't make heads nor tails of. Anyone willing to take a shot at what it might say? Pictures by seller.

The color is "Destrina". I have a very similar Borsalino hat with the same color
What is "Destrina"? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dextrin

 

[Daniele Tanto]

That's all I've got. Does that look like Aureola?

Yes, the color is "Aureola" even if the pictures was taken in interior, so a little bit dark and with a hint of grey than the normal color.
Aureola is Aureole or Halo in English
I have one or two Borsalino in the same color and I like them more than others