Nothing to be sorry about at all, Bowen. The hat got noticed by many long before it got posted here. Thankfully one of the loungers got it, so it's saved for, ahum, humanity (just not by me)
-
The Fedora Lounge is supported in part by commission earning affiliate links sitewide. Please support us by using them. You may learn more here.
The BORSALINO BROTHERHOOD
- Thread starter Dakota Ellison
- Start date
Sounds like a plan. I'll have to see how many of these labels I have collected the pictures of. It is true that the idea that more writing on the label means an earlier date is speculation that needs confirmation with a dated hat, but I do think it is a reasonable assumption to make. Then again; this is Borsalino we're talking about, so logic is not as solid as we'd like...
I would have taken that as a given, Max...
- Messages
- 17,280
- Location
- Maryland
Stefan, Sounds good. I will try to collect some photos.
Update: I checked the first 100 pages of this thread for Celled Paper Labels(3) and Separate Size Paper Labels(5). I am collecting all the photos for each hat.
Last edited:
drmaxtejeda
I'll Lock Up
- Messages
- 8,334
- Location
- Mexico City
I thought I'd share this link my son sent me recently.
He said he isn't endorsing or supporting "this hobby of yours".
He is more antagonistic to my hat addiction than my wife is. LOL!
Anyway, I found this article interesting:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...-millennials-italian-hat-maker-tries-new-look
Sent from my LG-H870 using Tapatalk
He said he isn't endorsing or supporting "this hobby of yours".
He is more antagonistic to my hat addiction than my wife is. LOL!
Anyway, I found this article interesting:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...-millennials-italian-hat-maker-tries-new-look
Sent from my LG-H870 using Tapatalk
- Messages
- 10,447
- Location
- vancouver, canada
Yes, I read this the other day. Funny I have never considered Sinatra, Bogart, or Redford as particularly 'rough and tumble". I have this gut level thought that the new owner's initiative will not end well for the their bottom line nor the Borsalino name. Hang on to your vintage Borsalino's folks as I don't think that is the road they will be travelling down.
drmaxtejeda
I'll Lock Up
- Messages
- 8,334
- Location
- Mexico City
If they maintain the Borsalino quality it will be interesting to watch, though.
Sent from my LG-H870 using Tapatalk
- Messages
- 10,447
- Location
- vancouver, canada
My reading into the article is that the attempt would be to take them more mainstream to appeal to the millenials....more fashion oriented and I read that as lower quality. I have not purchased a Borsa newer than 1990 so I have limited exposure to the brand. But the ones I went through at Bernie Utz shop in Seattle a year ago were decidedly inconsistent. Some of the flaws that got past quality control were inexcusable in at $400 fedora.
jlee562
I'll Lock Up
- Messages
- 5,060
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
Well, there's at least some hats in the Borso lineup using FEPSA felts. It stands to reason these would be of fairly good quality
Judging by Hatco's Fall 2019 lineup for Stetson, I'd too wager that they're probably shifting away from classic styles. Borso has an existing relationship with Nick Fouquet as well.
Judging by Hatco's Fall 2019 lineup for Stetson, I'd too wager that they're probably shifting away from classic styles. Borso has an existing relationship with Nick Fouquet as well.
Tukwila
My Mail is Forwarded Here
- Messages
- 3,382
- Location
- SW of Antifa Central (PDX)
Should we expect more matches and burnt felt from Borsalino???
AbbaDatDeHat
I'll Lock Up
- Messages
- 8,653
^^^^No no may it never be!
I’m gonna stop reading stuff and stay suspended in my happy place Borsalino home!!
“It’s a Borsalino”!!! Mi Amor!
B
I’m gonna stop reading stuff and stay suspended in my happy place Borsalino home!!
“It’s a Borsalino”!!! Mi Amor!
B
- Messages
- 17,280
- Location
- Maryland
Tonak is also a Borsalino supplier.
"Semi-finished products make up about 70 percent of the production of both plants. Significant customers of Tonak are Stetson, Borsalino or Akubra."
https://translate.google.com/transl...ak-loni-zvysil-zisk-o-57-pct-na-8-26-milionu/
Daniele Tanto
I'll Lock Up
- Messages
- 4,136
- Location
- Verona - Italia
I believe we must realize that the taste for hats has changed. We are past tastes, even in our section there are some precise distinctions. Who has remained to build hats to sell them must absolutely try to meet the tastes of an audience that very little conceives the dress hats as some of us love. Even on FL at this moment the western hats are going crazy, which are, at least for me, a very little loved genre. It is clear that no one can afford to have totally all the work related to felt and all the steps to build a hat. The consequence is the work of those few who remained in the sector: the rare producers of felt and the few hatters. We want to make those who are scandalized because we are not taken into account by the producers? Come on we know that we are a niche of enthusiasts and tastes very different from each other. We must be realistic and not dreamers. Borsalino tries to keep afloat with a fashion operation, trying to become an "exclusive brand" for those who want to appear with status symbols, no matter if they are beautiful, ugly, out of place or crazy. On the other hand, a discussion has been going on FL for some weeks, with a relative sense of possession, on hats that had the beginnings of the status symbol and that is the price: 50, 100 and so on. Alan pointed out that Borsalino never used this technique, but then WAS the hat. In the current world no more and have embarked on their way to try to be important again
- Messages
- 17,280
- Location
- Maryland
They wouldn't use that term but can you show a sample color?
- Messages
- 15,026
- Location
- Buffalo, NY
sfinge:
vintage, of course...
vintage, of course...
Hi Alan, that looks great. That looks soft! I have never seen that hat before. I am guessing there are more than one. I am interested in finding a silverbelly borsalino felt for myself. I can fix it up. There are no modern day models for sale, right?
Last edited:
- Messages
- 15,026
- Location
- Buffalo, NY
It's a 1950s hat... I have others in thin ribbon from that era in various tan shades. Looked quickly at Bencraft's website and did not see a tan colored Borsalino. They do specialize in religious hats, which are black. Hard to imagine they do not offer a contemporary hat in a tan color, but not sure.
- Messages
- 17,280
- Location
- Maryland
The color varies a bit based on the photos.
You should be able to find a vintage Borsalino in a similar color as Alan displayed.
If you are looking for a modern Thin Ribbon Borsalino Bencraft has the Alessandria in Taupe.
http://www.bencrafthats.com/brands/borsalino/alessandria-by-borsalino#.XHcJhohKjIU
You should be able to find a vintage Borsalino in a similar color as Alan displayed.
If you are looking for a modern Thin Ribbon Borsalino Bencraft has the Alessandria in Taupe.
http://www.bencrafthats.com/brands/borsalino/alessandria-by-borsalino#.XHcJhohKjIU
