CAPPELLO BORSALINO PAPIER PSEUDO PANAMA ??

[Bobhat]

Jumped on a very nice hat on Feebay, a

CAPPELLO BORSALINO PAPIER PSEUDO PANAMA

Can anybody tell something about 'Papier' been used in a Hat?

What material is it?

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Link us to the auction page, please.

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[Bobhat]

Here it is Marc:

http://cgi.ebay.nl/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260397962301&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNA:NL:1123

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Thanks!


China leads the market with its 'panama' and 'milan' hats that are made of cheap, papery rice 'straw', rather than your standard straw. Japan used to make them as well, at least as early as the 1920s. Back then, they were inexpensive, throwaway summer hats that mimicked the more expensive ones.


That said, I'm surprised that Borsalino would sell a cellulose hat.


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[Bobhat]

Well I hope it will keep in shape for longer than a summer,
and I sure hope it can stand some rain...