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The BORSALINO BROTHERHOOD

Daniele Tanto

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Verona - Italia
This is the perfect twins of the previous in Maoghany fur felt.
The same year of manufacture: 1980.
Like its twin it is called on the sweatband "Lord Hat"
Pelo Benaco Borsa 2.jpg


As i said previously I have never had a Borsalino with such long and soft fur, the shape with a very rounded crown and wide brims and unlined with a perfect twin they are the youngest of the group.
Pelo Benaco Borsa interno.jpg
From the sign on the crown they were shaped very low with a wide bowl on the top of the crown.
It was the Italian way to shape this rounded and high crown
Pelo Benaco Borsa 1.jpg
Borsalino without any other indication of quality, size is 6 1/2 or 60 cm. in EU and 7 1/2 in US
The color is "Benaco" and no type of hat is marked on the paper label.
Benaco or Garda lake is a wonderful place twenty kilometers from Verona.
Pelo Benaco Borsa 5.jpg
The measurements are as follows: raw brim at 6.5 centimeters, ribbon at 3 centimeters and minimum height of the crown at its lowest point is 12 centimeters, it depends how you shape the crown
Pelo Benaco Borsa 4.jpg


Another curious hat and probably little produced by Borsalino in this long fur and soft felt version.
This is the second in this group and it has a tone on tone of felt and ribbon.
 

Daniele Tanto

I'll Lock Up
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Location
Verona - Italia
Very classic Borsalino for color and shape. Finishes are of first rate
Fosco Borsa 1.jpg


It is a hat made in the late Sixties with an eye on the classic shape of Borsalino hats of Thirties. In my opinion is a "copy" of a G.B. Borsalino fu Lazzaro for the clean and sharp profile
Fosco Borsa 3.jpg
From the sign on the crown it shaped very low with a wide bowl on the top of the crown and I retained the same in the pictures
The felt is thin, soft and really easy to shape
Fosco Borsa 2.jpg
Borsalino Qualità Speciale made expressely for G. Bossi - Milano, size is 6 1/2 or 60 cm. in EU and 7 1/2 in US
The color is "Fosco" and no type of hat is marked on the paper label.
Fosco Borsa Interno.jpg
It seems along with the Amiata homburg the oldest of the bunch
The measurements are as follows: oversewed at 6.5 centimeters, ribbon at 4.5 centimeters and minimum height of the crown at its lowest point is 12 centimeters.Felt and ribbon are tone on tone
Fosco Borsa 5.jpg


This is the fourth and final borsalino of this first 2025 find and purchase
 
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Location
Nederland
Very classic Borsalino for color and shape. Finishes are of first rate
Fosco Borsa 1.jpg


It is a hat made in the late Sixties with an eye on the classic shape of Borsalino hats of Thirties. In my opinion is a "copy" of a G.B. Borsalino fu Lazzaro for the clean and sharp profile
Fosco Borsa 3.jpg
From the sign on the crown it shaped very low with a wide bowl on the top of the crown and I retained the same in the pictures
The felt is thin, soft and really easy to shape
Fosco Borsa 2.jpg
Borsalino Qualità Speciale made expressely for G. Bossi - Milano, size is 6 1/2 or 60 cm. in EU and 7 1/2 in US
The color is "Fosco" and no type of hat is marked on the paper label.
Fosco Borsa Interno.jpg
It seems along with the Amiata homburg the oldest of the bunch
The measurements are as follows: oversewed at 6.5 centimeters, ribbon at 4.5 centimeters and minimum height of the crown at its lowest point is 12 centimeters.Felt and ribbon are tone on tone
Fosco Borsa 5.jpg


This is the fourth and final borsalino of this first 2025 find and purchase
Great haul of Borsalinos, Daniele. As much as I like the longhairs, the Lobbia and the Fosco come out on top for me. Beautiful.
 

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