The BORSALINO BROTHERHOOD

[mayserwegener]

Harv, Congrats! Very nice color and finish. Could be or could be later (my guess late 50s - 1960s).

 

[Ghost Rider]

Very nice color and finish.

Most definitely!

 

[1mach1]

Thank you, gents. It fits like a glove!

 

[carouselvic]

 

[alanfgag]

Mmmmmmmmmmmmm!

 

[VetPsychWars]

Has anyone bought the silver belly Alessandria from Delmonico? What color is it in real life?

Tom

 

[alanfgag]

Has anyone bought the silver belly Alessandria from Delmonico? What color is it in real life?

Tom

It depends.

 

[VetPsychWars]

It depends.

Well of course! Some colors do. But what color is it outside on an overcast day?

Tom

 

[Jack Savage]

I went online at Bencraft Hatters and thought I was purchasing a Borsalino Alessandria in Taupe, as I had purchased a Como a year ago from a guy named Robert. I had called Robert, but he said I had to do it online. So I did. He said it showed they didn't have that color in but he would get back to me today. Still haven't heard from him or anything on my order from Bencraft Hatters.

Anyone else run into similar problems from Bencraft. It went smooth a year ago. Have they changed hands. They were about the same price as Delmonico. I always had good luck with Delmonico. One other point, Delmonico shows the Alessandria with a 2/34 inch brim while Bencraft has it in 2 1/2. When I asked this man Robert, he said he didn't know what size it was suppose to be. Anyone here know the answer to that?

 

[Jack Savage]

Has anyone bought the silver belly Alessandria from Delmonico? What color is it in real life?

Tom

I'll let you know in a few days I just bought one from Delmonico. I'll tell you this though, talking to Samantha there is much better than getting no answers from the Bencraft sales people.

 

[Jack Savage]

Well of course! Some colors do. But what color is it outside on an overcast day? : AlanFgag's response sounds just like the response I got at Bencraft.

 

[Jack Savage]

Medium weight castoro (beaver) That may be the nicest hat I have ever seen. Beautiful. A+ Picture quality also.

 

[alanfgag]

Steven from Bencraft is a regular contributor to this forum. I'm sure he will provide the assistance you need.

 

[Asmo]

Jack Savage- I have ordered and received an Alessandria and a Como from Bencraft in the last six months or so. Both took about two weeks from placement to arrival. In my experience, Bencraft is a quality source for hats, they're just not as communicative as DelMonico.


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[verdeo]

Jack, Robert was my go to guy there a couple of weeks back. He comes through on his own timeframe. It was rather frustrating for me but ended up ok. I needed an exchange for a larger size. Once he got it shipped I had it in two days. I'm reluctant to go through that again though.

 

[Jack Savage]

Thanks Asmo, I am probably a few years your senior, and a bit hard of hearing relying more and more on email messages instead of the phone. At Bencraft, I had a hard time understanding the sales people as they speak fast and with an accent and it was difficult to understand what they were saying as to what happened with my order. I asked for email responses but received none. I also sent a message to Besdor, but got no reply. IF this is how they do that, that's okay with me, I just won't do business with them again.

 

[Jack Savage]

Jack, Robert was my go to guy there a couple of weeks back. He comes through on his own timeframe. It was rather frustrating for me but ended up ok. I needed an exchange for a larger size. Once he got it shipped I had it in two days. I'm reluctant to go through that again though.

I'm with you on that. There are too many places to get one without the hassle.

 

[tropicalbob]

I had the same problem with them a few years back. No email response and no one would pick up the phone. So I tried Holland Hats and got Bruce, the owner, first try and he couldn't have been more helpful. Highly recommended.

 

[tommyK]

I think with Bencraft it's best to go in to the store. I realize not everyone can do this. Thankfully, I live close enough that I can and have had a good experience everytime. I think 90% or more of their business is the local Jewish community and keeps them pretty busy.

 

[RJR]

Second re Bruce at Holland Hats.