Vintage Borsalino arrived-with pics
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Vintage Borsalino arrived-with pics
Hi everyone,here is my vintage Borsalino which I've styled as an Indy hat.This hat was originally purchased in the early forties but never worn so it's in great condition-the felt is so soft and thin(half the thickness of my fed),I changed the ribbon and gave it a SOC'ish bash..I LOVE this hat,after wearing this one for a few days my fed feels like a well-made costume hat,it's so light and soft!.
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Thanks guys,I will try and take pics of the sides and back,I have to get a friend of mine to take my pictures and it's always a little rushed(a digital camera is top of my christmas list!),Feraud,I have already taken 3/8ths inch off the brim and it looked fine in the mirror but I agree that in the photos it still looks slightly too big!?!(I guess the scissors are coming out again!),I am thinking now that I am TR brim size-2 3/8th's on the sides..I am learning so much with every hat I get.Vintage hats are something else..more grown-up and real,I can't put it into words..just special for sure!
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Thanks GS,this Borsalino wasn't dimensionally cut when I got it, so I had to trim just the sides to begin with and then afterwards(for the second and third trim) I went all the way around evenly taking an 8th inch off each time..as I've got a very narrow face I have had to face up to the fact that every hat I get I am going to have trim a lot off to fit my face-but it doesn't worry me now because it always looks so much better when it's tightened up-streamlined and ready for action!
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Aaargh!! Do not trim the brim anymore!mark seven wrote:Thanks GS,this Borsalino wasn't dimensionally cut when I got it, so I had to trim just the sides to begin with and then afterwards(for the second and third trim) I went all the way around evenly taking an 8th inch off each time..as I've got a very narrow face I have had to face up to the fact that every hat I get I am going to have trim a lot off to fit my face-but it doesn't worry me now because it always looks so much better when it's tightened up-streamlined and ready for action! , I've learned something today though-a SOC bash looks a lot wider than,say,a temple-grab bash so it may need to have a slightly narrower brim.
Of course it is your to do with what you will but I suggest leaving vintage items "as is" and wearing them with as much care as possible. Those beauties are finite.
There are plenty of modern brands trim, rip, and fool with if necessary.
I was referring to the hat fit, not the brim. The hat looks like it is sitting a bit too far down on your head. Like I said, it could just be my eyes.
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gonesolo, your hat is fine. You just need to adjust the brim. I think your hat would look a lot less like a sombrero and more like a fedora if it wasn't so flat ( brim).
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