What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

[steur]

I try to explain the origin of "fuzzy" Borsalino and its price. The Borsalino in question is an old stock from a store in southern Italy, precisely in the small town of Surbo - Lecce. The name of the hatshop is clearly seen in the lining. With the arrival of the euro, beginning of 2000, the shopkeeper sold the hat with the indication of a completely wrong currency. He used that of the pounds instead of the euro, which was then little known. Therefore, if you want to see the revaluation of the currency, use the euro as a reference. The hat was never in England and when I bought that Borsalino game they were all new. Thanks for you words about my "Italian hats job"




I really like these two Borsalino with short fur. This weekend I made a census of my hats to separate those to wear from those to be sold and I found a pair of very similar Augusta Borsalino. In these days I will do the photographs for comparison. You are all warned that soon I will increase my job as "troubadour and seller of Italian hats"

The wagon I'm on probably is not fast enough when the Italian hat troubadour hits the road!

 

[T Jones]

Looks good as a fedora too T. The proportions are still nice.

Ryan
Hat size: 7 1/2

Thank you, Ryan. One way or another this hat is going on my head!

 

[T Jones]

Great job on both looks, sir. Personally, I like the Adventurer. It's got a Fedora feel to it without truly being one. It seems, to me, this is the best modification for this particular Borsalino. On the other hand, it's your hat. On what occasions will you wear it? How do those occasions "dictate" how the hat should look? Whatever you decide, you're the one wearing it.
Thanks for keeping us posted on your quandries over what to do with this hat by the way. I'm looking forward to your final decision. It's such a great hat with some interesting possibilities.

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Thank you, Steve! Much appreciated! Im more of a casual person. So hopefully either style would work with casual attire.

 

[drmaxtejeda]

I am wearing my first new-to-me VS today. The felt is very similar to my classic weight Optimos, and Art's cost half of what those cost. Excellent hats. No wonder people rave about Art. I am glad I got to see for myself.[/IMG]

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[Tukwila]

I am wearing my first new-to-me VS today. The felt is very similar to my classic weight Optimos, and Art's cost half of what those cost. Excellent hats. No wonder people rave about Art. I am glad I got to see for myself.

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Is that Oxblood colored felt, Max? I always love Art's work, and his ribbon treatment is fantastic.

 

[drmaxtejeda]

Is that Oxblood colored felt, Max? I always love Art's work, and his ribbon treatment is fantastic.

Yes, it is. I made a mistake in my post and showed the inside of my Adam. Sorry.

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[Dlaniger]

Biltmore Imperial:

I’ve been having to work most Sundays lately, but to compensate I’ve also made Sunday my homburg day. If I could only have one type of hat I’d chose a fedora but there’s just something I really like about a homburg.


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Aah a Biltmore Imperial workhorse hat! The homburg looks good on you. It gives your coat and tie an extra finish.


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[mayserwegener]

Super hat, Steve. I hope your travels have yielded some new additions.

Stefan, Thanks! I picked up one hat but made some hat related visits. I will eventually post my findings.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

I am wearing my first new-to-me VS today. The felt is very similar to my classic weight Optimos, and Art's cost half of what those cost. Excellent hats. No wonder people rave about Art. I am glad I got to see for myself.[/IMG]

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Nice, Max. Is that Oxblood?

EDIT: Sorry, I see the question had been asked and already answered. Great hat!


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[Dlaniger]

I am wearing my first new-to-me VS today. The felt is very similar to my classic weight Optimos, and Art's cost half of what those cost. Excellent hats. No wonder people rave about Art. I am glad I got to see for myself.[/IMG]

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Go Max Go!!! Looks great. Love the color, ribbon and brim. You always need to have a VS on order.


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[drmaxtejeda]

Hey folks!
Today it's this fuzzy 1980's Borsalino that I got in NOS condition from our favorite hat enabler in Italy, Daniele.

With price tag. Wherever it was being sold, it wasn'"t a cheapie.

Have a great day!

Powered by happy thoughts

Daniele looks a little like Fernando Rey in "The French Connection", doesn't he?

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[drmaxtejeda]

Phoenix Hat Company thin ribbon in willow:

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Beautiful color, Brent. Bowen's Willow is even prettier.

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[deadlyhandsome]

Beautiful color, Brent. Bowen's Willow is even prettier.

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No argument from me. Bowen’s Willow is a heart stealer if ever there was one.


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[AbbaDatDeHat]

^^^Aww....you guys.
She beat the crap outta me two days ago.
Still in recovery.
B

 

[drmaxtejeda]

^^^Aww....you guys.
She beat the crap outta me two days ago.
Still in recovery.
B

C'mon, Grampa. I'd love to spend an afternoon with the both of you.

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[Tukwila]

Yes, it is. I made a mistake in my post and showed the inside of my Adam. Sorry.

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No problem. I caught that. Just wondered about the color on the VS. Thanks for the info! It really is a sweet lid!

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Yes, it is. I made a mistake in my post and showed the inside of my Adam. Sorry.

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I just assumes that Ignacio could cross breed hats and had come up with a hybrid.


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[Eyeofsauron]

Finally wore the Bailey Meren. The brim is a bit floppy, but I think I like it

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[AbbaDatDeHat]

I just assumes that Ignacio could cross breed hats and had come up with a hybrid.


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Good one!!! Bustin a gut here!!

 

[Rogera]

I'm having a hard time trying to get something figured out with my newest Borsalino project. This is another one that came to me by way of a fellow Lounger. It started out as a size 7 1/8 with a 3 3/8 brim. I took it apart and reblocked it to a 7 1/4 to fit me. I lost only a smidgen of brim width and it's still pretty wide at 3 1/4 for a fedora. It's not put together yet. I'm trying out a few options to see which way I want to go with this. I can very easily trim the brim to 2 3/4 wide and have my self another nice Borsa fedora. The problem with that is that I'll lose the stitched brim edge treatment, and I hate the thought of doing that. I thought maybe going Western or trying an Adventurer look with the wider brim so I don't lose the edge treatment. Still deciding....nothing's put together yet

Adventurer

Western

Decisions. Decisions.

This is such a nice hat and I really like it. I just want to make sure I do something good with it.

Nice work Terry. I'd leave it like the first picture, fedora style. You can leave it brim up with the sides curled up and it would look great IMO.