What hat are you waiting for today?

[deadlyhandsome]

This has intrigued me for months and today I sprang for the $20.

 

[The Shoe]

I just ordered the Borsalino Bellagio in charcoal grey, as a complement to my tobacco Stratoliner to round out the colors I can wear them with. It's my first Borsalino, and I see it doesn't have a bound brim. I'm curious - do unbound brims require special care or more delicate storage? Or is the bound trim purely decorative?

It took about six days to arrive last time I ordered from Delmonico Hatters, so I imagine it'll take about the same time. Although tomorrow is the start to a holiday weekend, so we'll see if that delays things a bit...

Cheers, all.

I hesitated to reply to this because there are far more knowledge people out there than me who I thought would answer your question.
I have several raw brimmed hats and I treat them no differently to any of my hats with either brim binding or an over/underwelted brim.
I have heard that the binding can serve to increase the tension on the brim to give it the snap. It’s true that none of my raw brimmed hats have a snap brim. If the felt is malleable (like my Borsalino), it can still be worn up or down.
Anyhow, that’s my experience. I’m sure someone will correct me if anything I’ve said is incorrect.

 

[steur]

This has intrigued me for months and today I sprang for the $20.

Interesting one, Brent. I'm thinking this is a (unfortunately dented) bowler hat.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Interesting one, Brent. I'm thinking this is a (unfortunately dented) bowler hat.

My thought too. It was cheap to begin with and the seller accepted my half price offer, so I don’t mind if it’s a throwaway hat.

 

[steur]

My thought too. It was cheap to begin with and the seller accepted my half price offer, so I don’t mind if it’s a throwaway hat.

Probably no need to; usually these dents come out very well.

 

[BobHufford]

I "accidently" won these two hats. A Champ and a Chelson.

I just put a low-end bid on them as I was trying to win these Resistols (but got busy and missed the "live" part of the auction -- I put a low initial bid in on these as well as they were small in size ... 6-7/8). The Resistols were an earlier lot. I was thinking that the other two could ride along in the box with these "when" I won.

^^^^^ Did anyone here get these Resistols?

I'm hoping the shipping on the inadvertent two is not too expensive.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

 

[Mighty44]

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A beaut!

 

[BobHufford]

The sizes are small, but the hats looked decent in the two bad photos they supplied on this auction (aside from the missing sweat on the Stetson derby). I was going to let them go, but they were going really cheap (I won the lot for $6.00) ... and I just HAD to have that snake skin hat box!

 

[BobHufford]

Spring is in the air ...

 

[BobHufford]

Or maybe it still feels like October ...

The initials seem to have been removed. To prevent identity theft?

 

[M Hatman]

Or maybe it still feels like October ...

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OR....you can wear it to the German Christmas Markets....they are starting up next week around here...

 

[biffnix]

I hesitated to reply to this because there are far more knowledge people out there than me who I thought would answer your question.
I have several raw brimmed hats and I treat them no differently to any of my hats with either brim binding or an over/underwelted brim.
I have heard that the binding can serve to increase the tension on the brim to give it the snap. It’s true that none of my raw brimmed hats have a snap brim. If the felt is malleable (like my Borsalino), it can still be worn up or down.
Anyhow, that’s my experience. I’m sure someone will correct me if anything I’ve said is incorrect.

Thanks. I'm really loving just how malleable the Borsalino is. I saw a video from JJ Hats in NYC demonstrating just how malleable the Borsalino "Qualita Superiore" felt is, and they weren't kidding. I'm easily able to smoosh the crown into any shape I like, but it still returns to its original center dent if I wish, which is very nice. My Stetson clearly can't do that, as it would take some steaming and re-forming to do the same thing. I love both the Stetson Pure Stratoliner and the Borsalino Bellagio, but the Borsalino is clearly the more flexible (literally as well as figuratively) piece of a gentleman's wardrobe.

 

[steur]

Well, these two fell through. Seller cancelled the deal stating she listed at the wrong price (twice!). She relisted at ten (!) times the orginal price. After asking neither turned out to be my size (or a size 62). Not going to happen. It is a gripe of course and belongs in another thread, but it made me search for some replacement.

And indeed I did find some replacements, which will be coming through. Arrival expected this week.

 

[M Hatman]

Well, these two fell through. Seller cancelled the deal stating she listed at the wrong price (twice!). She relisted at ten (!) times the orginal price. After asking neither turned out to be my size (or a size 62). Not going to happen. It is a gripe of course and belongs in another thread, but it made me search for some replacement.

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And indeed I did find some replacements, which will be coming through. Arrival expected this week.

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Nice replacement!!!

 

[steur]

Nice replacement!!!

Thanks, Mark. I think so too!

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Well, these two fell through. Seller cancelled the deal stating she listed at the wrong price (twice!). She relisted at ten (!) times the orginal price. After asking neither turned out to be my size (or a size 62). Not going to happen. It is a gripe of course and belongs in another thread, but it made me search for some replacement.

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And indeed I did find some replacements, which will be coming through. Arrival expected this week.

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I think you came out on top!

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Any the most important part:

 

[Blare]

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Any the most important part:

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Excellent

 

[deadlyhandsome]

7 ⅛ Knox homburg:

I love the muted colors.