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Source of James Spader's hats {The Blacklist}

RBH

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besdor

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We ended up supplying the shpw with two custom made Beaver Borsalino hats. Mr Spader is very particular (or maybe it was the designer!) about the hat. It had to be 2 inches in brim width . The problems that come along is that colors can vary from time to time escepialy in the Gray selection. But everything worked out in th eend.
 

besdor

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We didnt charge any extra fees for the hats . The biggest problem is getting the company to make a single hat for us. People ask us all of the time to make custom hat . If its a standard color, no problem. When the colors are light colors such as white, then we have to wait until the machines are cleaned from producing darker colors.
 
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Quicksilver

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Kentucky
Hello all. New poster here. I was just wondering about the black fedora that spader wears on the blacklist. I'd like to have a similar hat in the $1-200 range. What would my options be?
 

art_deco_fan

Familiar Face
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great northwest
Need either a photo or the season and episode No. to get a reference for the hats dimensions. Hats come in a huge combination of brim/crown/ribbon sizes. good luck with your search and welcome to the group!
 

art_deco_fan

Familiar Face
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great northwest
I will check it out first chance I get, but having watched and enjoy Blacklist myself, I can say that most of his hats are in the 2ish" brim wise. I would search for 50's-60's stingy brimmed hats.
 

Quicksilver

New in Town
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8
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Kentucky
Thank you. I had found that thread already but the Borsalino hats look to be a little bit out of my price range. I was looking for something similar that wouldn't be over a couple hundred
 

tommyK

One Too Many
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Quicksilver, if You're a smaller size you may get a modern Borsalino from Ebay in that price range (I've even seen 7 1/2's go for under $200). Something like a Belagio might fit the bill in terms of crown height and shape. You could always trim the brim down to 2 inches (I think the one I have is 2 3/8's)

I agree with hatsRme that Bencraft is your best/cheapest option for new. You're looking at about $300 with tax though
 

Lotsahats

One Too Many
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I think Tommy's right--stingy brims on eBay tend to go more for less. Tend to, that is. It's not guaranteed.
 

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