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Hello, fellow hat friends!
Another wonderful day at the hatmaker’s bench, preserving a little piece of hatmaking history! Today’s project was resizing a beautiful 1990s Borsalino from the historic Batsakes Hat Shop in Cincinnati, Ohio, established in 1907, for one of Gus’s longtime customers. The hat was originally a size 56 cm (US 7), and I carefully reblocked and resized it to approximately 59 cm (US 7⅜), taking into consideration that vintage Borsalinos often run a little small.
There’s something incredibly satisfying about giving a fine vintage hat a new lease on life, especially one with such a wonderful history. And here’s where things get exciting!
Thanks to the generosity of Gus and Mr. Miller at Batsakes Hat Shop, I now have over 100 vintage Borsalino hats from the 1980s and 1990s, primarily in small and medium sizes.
Rather than allowing these beautiful Italian made hats to sit forgotten, I plan to bring them back into circulation, one hat at a time! For anyone interested, I’ll be offering these vintage Borsalinos locally here in the Raleigh, North Carolina area, resizing and fitting them individually whenever possible.
For me, hatmaking isn’t simply about creating something new. It’s also about preserving craftsmanship, honoring the past, and ensuring these wonderful hats continue to be worn and appreciated for generations to come.
A little history, a little craftsmanship, and a whole lot of passion for hats!
After all, Hat People Always Shine!
Another wonderful day at the hatmaker’s bench, preserving a little piece of hatmaking history! Today’s project was resizing a beautiful 1990s Borsalino from the historic Batsakes Hat Shop in Cincinnati, Ohio, established in 1907, for one of Gus’s longtime customers. The hat was originally a size 56 cm (US 7), and I carefully reblocked and resized it to approximately 59 cm (US 7⅜), taking into consideration that vintage Borsalinos often run a little small.
There’s something incredibly satisfying about giving a fine vintage hat a new lease on life, especially one with such a wonderful history. And here’s where things get exciting!
Thanks to the generosity of Gus and Mr. Miller at Batsakes Hat Shop, I now have over 100 vintage Borsalino hats from the 1980s and 1990s, primarily in small and medium sizes.
Rather than allowing these beautiful Italian made hats to sit forgotten, I plan to bring them back into circulation, one hat at a time! For anyone interested, I’ll be offering these vintage Borsalinos locally here in the Raleigh, North Carolina area, resizing and fitting them individually whenever possible.
For me, hatmaking isn’t simply about creating something new. It’s also about preserving craftsmanship, honoring the past, and ensuring these wonderful hats continue to be worn and appreciated for generations to come.
A little history, a little craftsmanship, and a whole lot of passion for hats!
After all, Hat People Always Shine!
