The BORSALINO BROTHERHOOD

[Chepstow]

lecky, yes Augusta is a design line from Borsalino!
http://www.trademarkia.com/augusta-74348544.html

 

[lecky]

Thanks Chepstow. I've much to learn about Borsalino...

 

[rlk]

Borsalino in Narvalo

 

[mayserwegener]

Another fantastic find! Very unique sweatband and felt color. US or Euro source / age?

 

[mikespens]

Another fantastic find! Very unique sweatband and felt color. US or Euro source / age?

Ditto. RLK your a force of nature when it comes to finding hats.

 

[Chepstow]

Another fantastic find! Very unique sweatband and felt color. US or Euro source / age?

Ditto. RLK your a force of nature when it comes to finding hats.

What Steve and Mike said, Robert!
Wonderful!

 

[RobStC]

Truly beautiful! :eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap

 

[hatophile]

I love the white sweatband. I have a Borso Homburg with a white sweat, I am guessing mid-50's vintage.

 

[randooch]

Truly beautiful! :eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap

+1

Your size, Robert?

 

[bond]

Very Sharp Robert. Narwhale, those Italians are clever, Great Find.

 

[bowlerman]

Zenit Homburg

So I basically stole this hat, a "bowler derby," punti 5. The description indicated it had some wear on the inside, though did not provide pics. I can't find any wear, other than about seven stitches in the sweatband that have broken, maybe 3/4" worth. The auction photos made it look kind of tan, even though the description said grey. I was kind of hoping for tan, but grey will be just fine, I think!

The thing is, this has a pretty low and square crown for a homburg, compared to my Lees and St. Regi. Is this normal for Borsoburgs? I know it sounds weird, but I'm not sure I'll even crease it!

 

[alanfgag]

ooo... nice! That should look great with a center dent a forward pinches. Enjoy the slightly lower acme of this zenith. It's beautiful.

 

[Chepstow]

Jeff, beauty Borsa, congrats from me. In my eyes it looks normal, my BorsaBurger has a similar crown!

 

[alanfgag]

Borsaburger?... that's fantastic, Manfred! The hat is great too.

 

[mayserwegener]

Jeff, Fabulous Borsa Homburg meets Bowler! The sweat bow treatment is unusual for a Borsalino. Same with the liner which is Bowler like!

 

[randooch]

Jeff, that one is gorgeous. I think it looks great uncreased, but then again it would probably look great creased as well. Very nice 'burger.

 

[Rabbit]

Fantastic find, Jeff. Yet another beautiful Borsalino liner crest, very interesting.

Did you measure the open crown? It looks like a regular 5.5" in the pics. Sometimes the heavy brim curl of Homburgs plays tricks on the eyes, making it difficult to properly assess the crown height.

 

[bowlerman]

Thanks guys! It's really beautiful, and I confess I tried to exactly imitate the crease you put on yours, Manfred! I do like it much better that way after all.

Rabbit, I'm going to have to measure this one, because I feel certain the St. Regis is taller, and certainly not as flat on the top. I'll edit later on if I find anything significant in the specs.

 

[hatophile]

That looks great with that crease Jeff. I have a later model Borsoburger with a short crown and smaller brim, also gray. I like the gray color, looks good on ya. Haven't seen many tan homburgs.

 

[randooch]

Jeff, that might be your best hat. Period.