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BARBISIO Brothers

Benny

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Post your Barbisio hats here>

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Wow! Great hats. Is it possible to get one in Italy called la Rinascente? Or in an other store in Italy? I don't really live in Italy, but I am going there this summer. Or can I order it from the internet from somewhere?
 

danofarlington

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Wow! Great hats. Is it possible to get one in Italy called la Rinascente? Or in an other store in Italy? I don't really live in Italy, but I am going there this summer. Or can I order it from the internet from somewhere?

Cappelleria Melegari is one place to try. But once you get to Italy, and ask around, I'm sure you can work your way to the right places quickly.
 

Aureliano

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Cappelleria Melegari is one place to try. But once you get to Italy, and ask around, I'm sure you can work your way to the right places quickly.

Cappelleria Mutinelli and Cappelleria Melegari, both in Milano sell Barbisio. In Roma you can buy them at Cappelleria Troncarelli, where I bought mine last year. Which reminds me that I never posted pictures of it on this thread!
 
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cookie

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Wow! Great hats. Is it possible to get one in Italy called la Rinascente? Or in an other store in Italy? I don't really live in Italy, but I am going there this summer. Or can I order it from the internet from somewhere?

La Rinascente was probably Italy's first department store.
 
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Barbisio Titan Qualita Superlativa

Arrived today... first shot out of the box. Dinerman has pictures posted earlier in this thread. Just a beautiful felt... dense, soft, smooth - equal to if not better than the 1930s-40s Borsalinos that I own. Dr. D, I can understand why you kept this one around for a while. Thank you.

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danofarlington

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Arrived today... first shot out of the box. Dinerman has pictures posted earlier in this thread. Just a beautiful felt... dense, soft, smooth - equal to if not better than the 1930s-40s Borsalinos that I own. Dr. D, I can understand why you kept this one around for a while. Thank you.

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Very nice one. Another clean look. I'm thinking of getting a Barbisio from Salmagundi in Boston.
 

cookie

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I own a Cervo. It has the exact same liner as yours. I bought mine old new stock from Worth & Worth in New York. They don't sell then anymore. All I have to say is that my Cervo is one, if not the nicest, highest quality hat that I own. You can probably email W&W for more details about the brand.

I wanted to get one of the W&W ones and asked them about it. Where there many left?
 

SteveAS

Practically Family
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San Francisco
I just got this nice, old Barbisio from ebay. I'm delighted by it's clean, undamaged condition and the hat's felt and style. I'd appreciate thoughts on its age. The taped rear seam make me wonder if it's from the 1940s or before, but it feels almost like a new hat in my hands . . .


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Interesting edge:

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The top and bottom of the ribbon are tacked down:

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Taped rear seam:

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Tags behind the sweatband:

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