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[Blare]

For 25-cents I couldn’t leave it in the thrift store. Especially with that store price tag. It seems like pretty nice felt. Must have been for a kid as it was padded with four paper towels and a horse show flyer from 1977.

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Very cool. Nice find Bob


Best,
Joe


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[Daniele Tanto]

Beautiful new arrivals Daniele


Best,
Joe

Grazie Joe, yours "coffin" Borsalino are rare and I like the color of the women one. Are they of your size?

Nice Haul Daniele ! You know what they say about good intentions......

Tim thanks, your Borsalino is really particular. Enjoy it!

What a nice haul... looking forward to more photos.

Thanks Alan, tomorrow more to come

Thanks for the likes too!!

 

[mayserwegener]

I make good intentions every year, the first of which is to buy hats only of my size, then in front of hats that I really like, I sin and buy them
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Today two distinct arrivals of Italian hats. The first consists of four totally new Barbisio, some still have the internal shop tag. This is a preview
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Barbisio Titan size 5 or 57 cm.
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Super Barbisio "Velevet" size 5 or 57 cm.
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Barbisio Classic size 5 or 57 cm.
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Barbisio Sportex made for the Cortina Olimpic Games 1956 size is 5 1/2 or 58 cm.
Then a single Borsalino "Antica Casa"
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Size is 5 so a tight 57cm
I console myself with a pair of hats that are coming and others of my size resting here ready for photos.
For those who have these sizes and love Italian hats, it's time to start thinking
In the next days more accurate and dettailed pictures, now the light is vanishing

Daniele, Great new arrivals. Looking forward to more details!

 

[Steve1857]

Borsalino Antica Casa - white long hair

The first of two wonderful Borsalino Antica Casa rollable hats that arrived yesterday.

This hat is EXTREMELY soft... and somewhat floppy. Almost blanket like. Seems virtually no stiffener in the felt at all. It will however hold its shape fairly well with the brim up

The texture is super fuzzy and soft.

As others have mentioned these were intended to be removed from their coffin boxes after shipping and blocked into shape. However these hats do have a grosgrain sweatband that leaves them very malleable and certainly can roll and unroll with ease

It is a size 4 or about 6 7/8 US size

Here is the manufacturer tag under the sweat

I’m sure purely unintentional.. when this hat was packed and rolled however many years ago... it was folded A bit off axis so if you crease it along that fold you end up with a bit of the “Indy” turn... though far from an Indy hat. [emoji38][emoji1787]

I really love the ribbon on this hat

It has a dashed gradient pattern that sort makes a greenish line towards the middle of the ribbon when viewed at a distance. Kind of hard to capture in photos though

The white long hair felt does have a few spots that are bit tan in color. I imagine this from aging though it could have been that way originally.

Overall I am very happy and somewhat pleasantly surprised with both of these little gems.

Best,
Joe

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Excellent finds, Joe. I just want to pet that white long hair, then put it back in a cage.

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[Blare]

Excellent finds, Joe. I just want to pet that white long hair, then put it back in a cage.

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Yes... I feel the Evil Villain [emoji3163] urge coming on. [emoji38]


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Joe

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[Blare]

Grazie Joe, yours "coffin" Borsalino are rare and I like the color of the women one. Are they of your size?


Tim thanks, your Borsalino is really particular. Enjoy it!


Thanks Alan, tomorrow more to come

Thanks for the likes too!!

Thanks Daniele.. yes they fit very nicely


Best,
Joe

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[Steve1857]

Yes... I feel the Evil Villain [emoji3163] urge coming on. [emoji38]


Best,
Joe

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[Daniele Tanto]

Four Barbisio in one fell swoop, it is not everyday.
New and never worn with the dust of time and still the shop's internal labels.
Barbisio has always had two extremes in its production: the immanent classicism and the absolute novelty. Today we start with a super classic

Barbisio Classic. Qualità Extra Extra size 5 or 57 cm

The color of the felt is "Cufra" and the finish is "Semiruvido"


The felt is slightly rough, as stated in the paper label, and consistent has wool inside

The shape is that of a homburg without the brim finished with ribbon

Finished with extreme elegance

In front of the sweatband is embossed the type "Classic"

It is very similar to the Cervo-Tenisci which is now in the Steur collection
These are the measures: the brims are raised and measure 5 cm., the tribbon is 4.5 cm. and the open crown is 13.5 cm.

 

[Daniele Tanto]

The Italian hat industry has always participated with special editions in the major sporting events that took place in Italy, occasionally the hats of the 1960 Rome Olympics and other events appear on the market. Barbisio with the Sportex line seems to have made his contribution to the 1956 Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo

We are in the "experimental and innovative" production of Barbisio

Barbisio "Sportex" size 5 1/2 or 58 cm.

Felt is a very rough mixture, as stated on the paper label and has the particularity of being moldable at any time.
The color is what you see, a deep green that probably wants to remember the conifers in the Dolomites

There is a very long concentric seam that starts from the crown and goes up to the brims, which have circular seams.
The effect of the whole is somewhat bizarre

Felt is called "misto ormea" and the finishing "Ruvido"
The finishes are fantastic and there are the Olimpics circles

The measures are the following: short brim at 4 cm. high crown opean at 14 cm. and the ribbon is a piece of felt finished with a false button

 

[Rmccamey]

The Classic really does look as the name suggests, Classic. Constructions looks impeccable and dimensions are just right.

Four Barbisio in one fell swoop, it is not everyday.
New and never worn with the dust of time and still the shop's internal labels.
Barbisio has always had two extremes in its production: the immanent classicism and the absolute novelty. Today we start with a super classic
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Barbisio Classic. Qualità Extra Extra size 5 or 57 cm
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The color of the felt is "Cufra" and the finish is "Semiruvido"
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The felt is slightly rough, as stated in the paper label, and consistent has wool inside
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The shape is that of a homburg without the brim finished with ribbon
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Finished with extreme elegance
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In front of the sweatband is embossed the type "Classic"
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It is very similar to the Cervo-Tenisci which is now in the Steur collection
These are the measures: the brims are raised and measure 5 cm., the tribbon is 4.5 cm. and the open crown is 13.5 cm.
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[Daniele Tanto]

Another classic Barbisio that we have seen other times here on the lounge

Barbisio Titan Qualità Superlativa size 5 or 57 cm.

Under the name "Titan" Barbisio presented many models with felts of different finishes and colors, this is a true classic.
A hat with harmonious proportions and very well studied with a simple and profiled shape

Very well finished with the "Titan" embossed on the sweatband

This is a historical shape in the Barbisio production as the stamp with Sagliano Micca, a village near Biella, in the valley of Cervo

The felt is medium weight and very malleable as most of the Barbisio and Italian hats.
The color is "Maia"

The measures are the following: raw brim at 6.8 cm. high crown open at 13 cm. and the ribbon is 2,5 cm.

 

[Frunobulax]

The Italian hat industry has always participated with special editions in the major sporting events that took place in Italy, occasionally the hats of the 1960 Rome Olympics and other events appear on the market. Barbisio with the Sportex line seems to have made his contribution to the 1956 Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo

We are in the "experimental and innovative" production of Barbisio

Barbisio "Sportex" size 5 1/2 or 58 cm.

Felt is a very rough mixture, as stated on the paper label and has the particularity of being moldable at any time.
The color is what you see, a deep green that probably wants to remember the conifers in the Dolomites

There is a very long concentric seam that starts from the crown and goes up to the brims, which have circular seams.
The effect of the whole is somewhat bizarre

Felt is called "misto ormea" and the finishing "Ruvido"
The finishes are fantastic and there are the Olimpics circles

The measures are the following: short brim at 4 cm. high crown opean at 14 cm. and the ribbon is a piece of felt finished with a false button

Question, Daniele. were these sold to the public as part of an Olympic promotion, or are these part of the costumes the athletes would wear to represent their country, such as in the opening ceremonies?

Another classic Barbisio that we have seen other times here on the lounge

Barbisio Titan Qualità Superlativa size 5 or 57 cm.

Under the name "Titan" Barbisio presented many models with felts of different finishes and colors, this is a true classic.
A hat with harmonious proportions and very well studied with a simple and profiled shape

Very well finished with the "Titan" embossed on the sweatband

This is a historical shape in the Barbisio production as the stamp with Sagliano Micca, a village near Biella, in the valley of Cervo

The felt is medium weight and very malleable as most of the Barbisio and Italian hats.
The color is "Maia"

The measures are the following: raw brim at 6.8 cm. high crown open at 13 cm. and the ribbon is 2,5 cm.

That is gorgeous.

 

[Daniele Tanto]

We end the presentation of this lucky find with another fairly experimental Barbisio

Super Barbisio Extra Lusso size 5 or 57 cm.

A magnificent colored felt and the finish is called "velvet", rare enough to be found in Barbisio production

As well as the shape of the ribbon which is a cord with knot, always of the same felt that surrounds the crown

There are still inside the paper badges of the hat in the shop

The finishes are different from the other Barbisio of the lot, no lining, but only a sail inside the crown, the "Velvet" stamp printed in front of the sweatband

The color of the velor felt is "Primavera" and of course the finish is "Velvet"

The measurements are as follows: the brims are 5.8 cm. with pleated finish and sewn with two seams over the brim, the open crown is about 13 cm. and the cord is approximately 0.5 cm with loop

This is the end of the Barbisio haul, hope to have more in the next months

 

[Hat and Rehat]

Could be. Another reason could be that the felt has shrunk somewhat, which also causes sweatbands to wave.

That's what I always assume.

 

[Hat and Rehat]

Came in with my latest haul yesterday. Only 36 hats this time. My next safe will have to stay in the garage.
I will spend all day cleaning and conditioning sweatbands and brushing and steaming the hats I think I can do myself. The rest will have to go to Ignacio.

The first one I'm doing is my second Dobbs Hankachif. A little stingy, but excellent felt.

I will give a report on the Nick fouquet next.

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A 36 hat haul? Where'd you pick up 36 at once, Max?

 

[Hat and Rehat]

[emoji1] Nah....

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Back in the day, many men tended to have their particular style chosen, then own a succession of that style in mildly different iterations based on fashion trends. Hatters would make suggestions based on their face shape and stature, but that may have been clever marketing, or maybe a way to help those timid spirits who couldn't make up their mind.
I think we Loungers, modern enthusiasts, have demonstrated pretty well that there is no one style that works for a particular face.
That might not be good. Ruling out Homs and Bowlers could be good for your wallet! [emoji1]

 

[Hat and Rehat]

I forgot to post these pics of the brim cut, look:
They are from three different areas. I think they were cut by hand.

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If it's a pre-owned hat, you can't necessarily blame the hatter (I can't believe I'm defending NF).

 

[Hat and Rehat]

It was over 60 last time. And it was only a couple of months ago. [emoji51]

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OMG!
Did you discover the Lost Hat Mine of the Sierra Madres?

 

[Héctor Fernández]

OMG!
Did you discover the Lost Hat Mine of the Sierra Madres?

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[Héctor Fernández]

Back in the day, many men tended to have their particular style chosen, then own a succession of that style in mildly different iterations based on fashion trends. Hatters would make suggestions based on their face shape and stature, but that may have been clever marketing, or maybe a way to help those timid spirits who couldn't make up their mind.
I think we Loungers, modern enthusiasts, have demonstrated pretty well that there is no one style that works for a particular face.
That might not be good. Ruling out Homs and Bowlers could be good for your wallet! [emoji1]

I don't like they way they look on me. They are definitely cool, and I enjoy seen others display them, but it is not my look.

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