It is beautiful. Plus, at Melegari everything is customizable. Height, width, ribbon size and color, whatever. Just use the contact form and ask them. They have a tall antiqued bowler in wool felt for about €140. About 13-15 dome height. Having it made in 10cm dome height, extra quality fur felt...
No, I didn’t. Under European law, and it is cited on every product’s page on their website, there is a non return clause for custom made items. They could’ve probably stretched it a bit, but I was reluctant to pay another €100 in shipping to and fro, besides the original shipping costs. So I...
The easiest way to solve this is to remove the ribbon. It is not sewn all-around the crown, it’s just pinpointed in some spots. It’s really easy to do it and put it back afterwards. The real problem would be with a shrinking technique, as the original ribbon would sit way too loose.
I found 56...
Yep, I did, read above. To me, they run small, probably because they add the leather sweatband after sizing the hat. Because after I removed the sweatband it fit like a dream. But now the hat will probably lose some of its form in time.
I imagine it’s a bit late for the initial question, but here are my two cents about Cappellaria Melegari:
I ordered a western-styleHomburg in dusty black from them. Custom sized, about 55.5 (small head). I was instantly attracted to the aged hats they make, some sort of antique form. Seeing as...
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