Italian brands hats

Bob Roberts said:

Love the European dye, dense felt and workmanship on my Guerra.

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steur said:

This one I picked up recently for a measly 10 euro (how could I resist?). It is in fact the only western hat I have, because wearing a western just doesn't fit the (sub)urban environment I live in and allthough I don't mind the comments referring to any hat as a cowboy
hat (philistines!) I draw the line when line-dancing gets mentioned. Western hats can be found quite easily over here, but this one is a European produced one, which sets it apart. All this to introduce a Barbisio Cowboy. Size 58, 9cm brim and 11 cm crown (at the pinch). Nice sturdy but not overly stiff felt. Basting stiches still in the bow. Nice colourful liner too. I'm normally a 56 or 57 size, but this one fits me. If I put it on I feel I'm channeling Lee van Cleef (I know his hats had a different shape, but what can you do?). I'm at a loss when this could have been made. I'm guessing late fifties, early sixties, maybe?



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steur said:

This one I picked up recently for a measly 10 euro (how could I resist?). It is in fact the only western hat I have, because wearing a western just doesn't fit the (sub)urban environment I live in and allthough I don't mind the comments referring to any hat as a cowboy
hat (philistines!) I draw the line when line-dancing gets mentioned. Western hats can be found quite easily over here, but this one is a European produced one, which sets it apart. All this to introduce a Barbisio Cowboy. Size 58, 9cm brim and 11 cm crown (at the pinch). Nice sturdy but not overly stiff felt. Basting stiches still in the bow. Nice colourful liner too. I'm normally a 56 or 57 size, but this one fits me. If I put it on I feel I'm channeling Lee van Cleef (I know his hats had a different shape, but what can you do?). I'm at a loss when this could have been made. I'm guessing late fifties, early sixties, maybe?



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Redfokker said:

I don't wear Westerns, and I live in a rural area where they are common. But this one!! I can see wearing this just so I could show off it's Italian lineage. Spaghetti western hat?

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mayserwegener said:

Great find! I am pretty sure this is a first. Unfortunately the Western hat fans here will probably not look in this thread but their loss.

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steur said:

This one I picked up recently for a measly 10 euro (how could I resist?). It is in fact the only western hat I have, because wearing a western just doesn't fit the (sub)urban environment I live in and allthough I don't mind the comments referring to any hat as a cowboy
hat (philistines!) I draw the line when line-dancing gets mentioned. Western hats can be found quite easily over here, but this one is a European produced one, which sets it apart. All this to introduce a Barbisio Cowboy. Size 58, 9cm brim and 11 cm crown (at the pinch). Nice sturdy but not overly stiff felt. Basting stiches still in the bow. Nice colourful liner too. I'm normally a 56 or 57 size, but this one fits me. If I put it on I feel I'm channeling Lee van Cleef (I know his hats had a different shape, but what can you do?). I'm at a loss when this could have been made. I'm guessing late fifties, early sixties, maybe?



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steur said:

This one I picked up recently for a measly 10 euro (how could I resist?). It is in fact the only western hat I have, because wearing a western just doesn't fit the (sub)urban environment I live in and allthough I don't mind the comments referring to any hat as a cowboy
hat (philistines!) I draw the line when line-dancing gets mentioned. Western hats can be found quite easily over here, but this one is a European produced one, which sets it apart. All this to introduce a Barbisio Cowboy. Size 58, 9cm brim and 11 cm crown (at the pinch). Nice sturdy but not overly stiff felt. Basting stiches still in the bow. Nice colourful liner too. I'm normally a 56 or 57 size, but this one fits me. If I put it on I feel I'm channeling Lee van Cleef (I know his hats had a different shape, but what can you do?). I'm at a loss when this could have been made. I'm guessing late fifties, early sixties, maybe?



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alanfgag said:

Wonderful... 1950s likely. I have a thin ribbon from this era but it does not have the western dimensions. Borsalino we have but I can't recall Barbisio and as others have said, the liner is fab. Perhaps add it to the dedicated Barbisio thread too.

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steur said:

Mayserwegener put up a thread with a wonderful movie about the Ghiffa Hat Museum and the former Panizza hat factory. That made me have a look at the hat collection for Panizza's. I only have one left (sold this one because it was way too big for me). It's a Panizza homburg (the Italians would problably call it lobbia) in grey, size 59, 5,5cm brim and 11cm high at the pinch. Beautiful felt and high quality workmanship all around. My guess is 1960's. I'll post these in the homburg thread as well.

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