Certainly interesting hats and I do like misto felts. The style is not my cup of tea though. The misto quaglia is a new colour at least.This purchase was a matter of mere curiosity
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Two hats with the same shape, differing in the color of the felt, same size sold in Cortina d'Ampezzo, the queen ski resort in the Dolomites
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Borsalino Qualità Extra Eextra Superiore Size 7 or 61 cm. but suitable for a head size 60 or 7 1/2 in the USA. The felt is a mixture, one called "Misto Acciao" (Mixed Steel), the other "Misto Quaglia" (Misto Quail)
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The linings are of different colors and the finishes denote quality hats and certainly high priced hats sold in Cortina d'Ampezzo
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The ribbons are one of the examples of Borsalino's "creativity" in a period of great change in the aesthetics of hats.
Presumably the 1960s from the shape and proportions of our subjects. Bought in a branch of a shop of which I can't find any trace, probably during a holiday stay
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Let's talk about felt which is one of those to remember in the immense production of Borsalino, when marketing research required having particular products different from the competition.
The Misto (Mix) is a combination of fur and wool to be able to obtain this type of melange colors with the stitching on the sides to embellish the workmanship.
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I think this is one of the last purchases, out of pure curiosity, in this period of my life as a collector. We'll see what the future temptations will be