What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

[Rollin Rains]

Bitter cold and no snow here, the rest of northern and central Italy is full of them.
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To continue the series of colorless and nameless Borsalino, the "modern" ones, today I'm wearing one of those generally considered "unattractive."
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Borsalino size 6 1/2, or 7 1/2 in the US. The color is number 68; everything else is numerical codes on the paper label.
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The felt is silver with a velvety finish that shines in the sun.
The hat was probably intended for the American market, because the size is American. It has arrived here unworn.
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It's part of a batch purchased a few years ago.
The commentary on the felt used is: splendid
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Thanks for your comments and likes. I reciprocate as always.

Love the Silver!!!

 

[Good Lukes]

Yesterday, I got to hang out with with some of my drinking buddies while wearing my Lagomarsino fedora I acquired from Paul John Murphy (PJ Murphy & Son British Bespoke Hatters). Founded in 1891, Lagomarsino is one of Argentina’s great surviving hatmakers, and this piece comes from their mid-century export era, produced roughly between 1960 and 1975. The felt is a nutria blend, likely combined with hare or rabbit, giving it an unmistakable spongy, resilient feel that I love. The leather sweatband is stamped “Estribos, Argentina” identifying the local leather supplier and confirming that this hat was built using Argentine materials throughout. Hats like this remind me that quality hatmaking did not only happen in Italy, the UK, Germany, Czechia or the United States. Argentina had, and still has, its own deep tradition.

 

[jeffgarf]

Yesterday, I got to hang out with with some of my drinking buddies while wearing my Largomarsino fedora I acquired from Paul John Murphy (PJ Murphy & Son British Bespoke Hatters). Founded in 1891, Lagomarsino is one of Argentina’s great surviving hatmakers, and this piece comes from their mid-century export era, produced roughly between 1960 and 1975. The felt is a nutria blend, likely combined with hare or rabbit, giving it an unmistakable spongy, resilient feel that I love. The leather sweatband is stamped “Estribos, Argentina,” identifying the local leather supplier and confirming that this hat was built using Argentine materials throughout. Hats like this remind me that quality hatmaking did not only happen in Italy, the UK, Germany, Czechia or the United States. Argentina had, and still has, its own deep tradition.
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Lagomarsino hats are available in the US at @besdor 's store, Bencraft.

 

[Good Lukes]

Lagomarsino hats are available in the US at @besdor 's store, Bencraft.

You da man, Steve! Please do check out these hats over at Bencraft Hatters in Brooklyn, NY.

 

[alanfgag]

Post-WWII Fritz Hückel Weilheim "Ultra"

 

[wsmontana]

Bitter cold and no snow here, the rest of northern and central Italy is full of them.
View attachment 760328
To continue the series of colorless and nameless Borsalino, the "modern" ones, today I'm wearing one of those generally considered "unattractive."
View attachment 760329
Borsalino size 6 1/2, or 7 1/2 in the US. The color is number 68; everything else is numerical codes on the paper label.
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The felt is silver with a velvety finish that shines in the sun.
The hat was probably intended for the American market, because the size is American. It has arrived here unworn.
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It's part of a batch purchased a few years ago.
The commentary on the felt used is: splendid
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Thanks for your comments and likes. I reciprocate as always.

Looks great on you!

The felt looks similar to the Argento Peluche I posted awhile back.

 

[rogueclimber]

Been on the road and slacking at taking pictures, managed to snag one as I stopped for fuel on the AZ side (in other words much cheaper) of the AZ/CA border this morning

A Busted Hat was one of two hats I chose for my trip to Phoenix and back (@Darrell2688 )

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Had to make a trip down into the city which is something I absolutely hate. So when I have to I try to time it where I can reward myself. Under a Stetson No. 1Q.

 

[Ent]

The warm weather encouraged another Panama hat to venture out.

 

[VoodooSan]

Bitter cold and no snow here, the rest of northern and central Italy is full of them.
View attachment 760328
To continue the series of colorless and nameless Borsalino, the "modern" ones, today I'm wearing one of those generally considered "unattractive."
View attachment 760329
Borsalino size 6 1/2, or 7 1/2 in the US. The color is number 68; everything else is numerical codes on the paper label.
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The felt is silver with a velvety finish that shines in the sun.
The hat was probably intended for the American market, because the size is American. It has arrived here unworn.
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It's part of a batch purchased a few years ago.
The commentary on the felt used is: splendid
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Thanks for your comments and likes. I reciprocate as always.

There is absolutely NOTHING unattractive about that one, Daniele!!

 

[VoodooSan]

Post-WWII Fritz Hückel Weilheim "Ultra"


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What an incredible gem, Alan!!!!!

 

[Rollin Rains]

Foggy again.
A good day for my new Wegener.

 

[jeffgarf]

From a light gray yesterday, to a steel gray today. This is an interesting Borsalino in that it has no white cell sticker or model name to help determine anything else about the hat. The felt is that wonderful Borsalino felt that can be molded without steam. What does give information is the liner, showing a sales location of Louis Boston, this Massachusetts institution closed at the end of 2015 after about 95 years in business. The hat is certainly over 10 years old.

 

[Jon Crow]

Lagomarsino hats are available in the US at @besdor 's store, Bencraft.

Here in Madrid also

 

[RickP]

Open Road morning here in East Texas. This ones a nice little fairly flat brim ( just a bit of down swoop in front and gentle rise in back)

3x with embroidered liner.

 

[Daniele Tanto]

There is absolutely NOTHING unattractive about that one, Daniele!!

Mark, there is nothing unattractive about it, it's true, it's just a small remark for those who talk about poor quality when they see every Borsalino not produced in the golden age (which one?)-
Excellent hats from you in this new years!

 

[Daniele Tanto]

Looks great on you!

The felt looks similar to the Argento Peluche I posted awhile back.

Yes Bill, I think it is a Argento color of the many grays of Borsalino paletteas yours
Thank you and keep showing off your pretty hats

 

[Daniele Tanto]

Love the Silver!!!

Me too, especially when the finish makes it "shiny"
Fantastic picture of the Wagener ;-)

 

[alanfgag]

A brother from another mother to the hat shared yesterday - a velour finish hat from Borsalino marked Visone (mink). The felt is not as finely finished nor is the shark's gill pleated bow as elaborate as on the Hückel but it is equally marvelous on the head. I've included the manufacturing label (colored variant with separate sized sticker) which is a configuration that might have originated pre-war, though this hat is almost certainly made and sold post-war. The Colombo mark perhaps coincides with the 500th anniversary of the birth of Christopher Columbus (1951).

 

[rstewart8706]

Its a beautiful winter day here in God's country, Polk County TN. Im wearing my newly acquired Bond Fifteen. I just received the hat yesterday from Bob Hutton. Its a great hat.