Italian made, Italian sold. Interesting stitching on the side of the crown.
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Unmarked fur felt
I got this one direct from Italy. It has a nice fur felt body, but a cloth sweatband, no liner, and no markings whatsoever. So a high end body, but a low end hat. Because of the construction of this one, it was easy to roll and pack.
Italian pork pie boater
It’s rock hard like a boater, the same weave as a boater, but blocked and flanged like a ’50s or ’60s pork pie. The brim is fixed down.
Brasiliano
Another Borsalino knockoff from Brasiliano. Here’s the other one.
THis one has loads of style, with a pleated ribbon, fancy exotic textured sweatband and colorful pleated liner.
Duch and Sons London
I got this one from Italy. The “hand made” script is in Italian, but it is marked as being a London hat. Who knows?
Borsalino XXXXX Leo
I got this at an antique shop in Salisbury Maryland. It, and a nearly identical one were in a closed hat box under some other things. Looked like someone else had wanted them and hidden them to get them later.
Low Crown back bow Borsalino
This is an unusual style of hat. Wide brim, low porkpie crown, back bow, slightly fuzzy finish.
Pollini Italian fedora
This is another hat I got from a supplier in Italy. And another one that arrived squished in an envelope. But you know, the work put into fixing the shipping damage was always worth it. The guy had some really interesting hats.
Borsalino rainproof roller
This is more modern, from Borsalino’s Rainproof line. It, like a number of vintage ones I have and have had, is designed to roll up to make traveling with it easier.
I don’t like the gold Borsalino script on the band- I find it pretty tacky.
Thin Ribbon Borsalino
I got this hat at a hospital flea market in Maryland a few years back. The quality and styling are exactly what you would expect from Borsalino- Top Notch.
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