This one was cleaned and re-blocked by Art Fawcett before I got it. It’s a fantastic Borsalino, but it was always just a bit too small to wear it comfortably, so I let it go. Somewhere along the line, the brim binding had been removed.
Take special note of the cool belted / action back jacket on the model at the bottom.
1941 Knopf Sportswear ad, featuring:
The Pilot – sunburst back, diagonal zipper.
The Montana – biswing half-belt
The Westerner- button front, yoke back
Super Chunky rubber soled spectators by Taylor Made. 1939. Tally-Ho Brogues, with giant perforations, available in all brown and brown and white spectator.
Brown and white in black and white.
1930s ad for Portis Hats
A 1950s version of the Stetson Stratoliner- named after the famous Boeing 307. Some color bleed on the felt of this one from the sweatband.
Vintage clothes in the early ’80s. Even the new pieces in the picture would be considered vintage now.
’30s vintage hat, ’20s vintage pince-nez, bowtie, ’70s jacket, vest, plaid shirt, jeans and hiking boots. What a look.
Photo by Michael G. Stewart
1950s Mallory Fleetlite. Cost $15 new. Tall, straight sided crown, short brim. Very ’30s proportions, but a ’50s hat.
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