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  1. besdor

    The BORSALINO BROTHERHOOD

    Borsalino hats now mostly run a half size smaller than most other manufacturers.
  2. besdor

    Art Fawcett VS Hall of Fame

    Hi Art, Its Steven (besdor) from Bencraft Hats. I just sent you an email on your website. I'm sorry to hear the news .
  3. besdor

    Source of James Spader's hats {The Blacklist}

    Most of his hats are in fact Borsalino hats. We sent the prodction company for the show a hat or two. From what I'm told, Mr Spader is very specific with his hat reqiurements. I'm sure Optimo Hats has done some work for him.
  4. besdor

    The BORSALINO BROTHERHOOD

    I am happy that the truth is now coming out about what Camperio and Moccia were trying to do to the company. They were working together to devalueate the company in order to be able to control it onceagain at a fraction of its value. They were also preventing other potential buyers from trying...
  5. besdor

    The OLD WAY.......Ephemera, and other stuff...BEFORE 1920

    Maybe I should take pictures as well......
  6. besdor

    Hat Gift Certificates - Those Tiny Boxes of Delight

    They are very addicting to collect because they take up less room!!!!!
  7. besdor

    The BORSALINO BROTHERHOOD

    I am happy to see that at least one hat factory is coming back. The Borrione family owned the Cervo factory before it was taken over by the Rommiti group. Now we have to wait and see what happenes with Borsalino .
  8. besdor

    The BORSALINO BROTHERHOOD

    In those years Borsalino had almost 3000 workers in the factory. Thats a lot of wages to pay!!!
  9. besdor

    The BORSALINO BROTHERHOOD

    I think that pre WW2 , the variety of colors that were worn were not as varied as the selection that Borsalino showed after the war. There were more offerings of colors as time went by. Today the variety of colors that the company make is vast but the quality is not what it was.
  10. besdor

    Puerto Fino hats?

    The owner of the store in Florida is the owner of the factory . It is his familys business .
  11. besdor

    The BORSALINO BROTHERHOOD

    That hat would equate to a size 55 USA 6 7/8 .
  12. besdor

    The BORSALINO BROTHERHOOD

    While I dont think the factory will close , the present ownership has actualy hurt the company quite a lot. Since the present CEO has taken over , the number of stores that have sold Borsalino hats in Europe and the USA have gone down especialy in the USA. The new ownership is preferring to...
  13. besdor

    The BORSALINO BROTHERHOOD

    Multo bene' !!
  14. besdor

    The BORSALINO BROTHERHOOD

    If the Borsalino family still owned the company , they wouldnt be in the bad mess that they are in now!!
  15. besdor

    The BORSALINO BROTHERHOOD

    Questa multo bene ! Where did you find that?
  16. besdor

    The BORSALINO BROTHERHOOD

    Hats.com is selling off all of their stock . They were the distributor here in the USA until this whole mess with Borsalino started. There are some good deals there but not much left....
  17. besdor

    The BORSALINO BROTHERHOOD

    The hat was made for Rogers Peet so it was for the American market. The tag could have been put there by the store . I dont think Borsalino used tags like this that were in English.
  18. besdor

    The BORSALINO BROTHERHOOD

    I was told that the new hat uses vintage ribbon. I doubt anyone here in the USA will carry the hat. It will probably have to retail for over 400USD.
  19. besdor

    The BORSALINO BROTHERHOOD

    That is correct. The hat was made in 1978. That was a classic hat for the American market.
  20. besdor

    The BORSALINO BROTHERHOOD

    That quality no longer exists especially today.

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