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BORSALINO Vintage Woman Cloche Hat Cream Fur Felt
- Beautiful vintage cloche hat, signed BORSALINO. Made of fur felt, in cream color, with round tip and unlined.
60.00 $ / 46.00 €
Condition Rate:
Excellent See Condition Chart for details
Into Detail
MADE IN:
Italy
STYLE NUMBER & MODEL: -
FABRIC / MATERIAL:
Fur Felt
COLOR:
Cream
MEASUREMENTS / MISURE (inches / cm's):
- diameter length: 11" / 27,9 cm
- diameter width: 10" / 25,4 cm
- internal diameter length: 9" / 23,9 cm
- internal diameter width: 5 1/2" / 14 cm
SIZE: M size
Italy
STYLE NUMBER & MODEL: -
FABRIC / MATERIAL:
Fur Felt
COLOR:
Cream
MEASUREMENTS / MISURE (inches / cm's):
- diameter length: 11" / 27,9 cm
- diameter width: 10" / 25,4 cm
- internal diameter length: 9" / 23,9 cm
- internal diameter width: 5 1/2" / 14 cm
SIZE: M size
Brand History
Borsalino
Borsalino is the name of a hat company known particularly for its fedoras. Established in 1857, Borsalino produces felt from Belgian rabbit fur at its factory in Alessandria, Italy.
Giuseppe Borsalino visited Italy and France to learn the hat trade, and set up the first artisan workshop for the production of felt hats. When Giuseppe Borsalino died, he was succeeded by his son, Teresio Borsalino, in the family business. His success lasted until the 1940s, when the hat business declined in prominence.
In 1970, the company inspired the film Borsalino, which was moderately well received. In 1986, the Borsalino factory moved to its current location in the suburbs of Alessandria. The University of Alessandria (as well as a museum dedicated to the history of the hat) occupy the former offices of the Borsalino company.
Nowadays the company produces a wide variety of products such as hats, ties, clothing, watches, perfumes and even old fashioned bicycles, and the company tries to keep all the charm and class from last century's fashion.
The twentieth century contributed no new styles for men's wardrobes, but rather continued to improve old styles. Just as the lounge suit replaced the formal frock coat early in the century, the informal hat came to dominate in men's fashions. Over the course of years, the top hat faded into the background, reserved only for formal occasions; and the bowler took on the elitist image that the top hat had once carried. The homburg replaced the bowler as the average man's semiformal hat, and the casual hat enjoyed great success. By the twenties, it had become fashionable to look as if you were on vacation year round. The straw boater was all the rage early in the century, and linen and tweed sports hats were sported in the city as well as in the country.
Borsalino is the name of a hat company known particularly for its fedoras. Established in 1857, Borsalino produces felt from Belgian rabbit fur at its factory in Alessandria, Italy.
Giuseppe Borsalino visited Italy and France to learn the hat trade, and set up the first artisan workshop for the production of felt hats. When Giuseppe Borsalino died, he was succeeded by his son, Teresio Borsalino, in the family business. His success lasted until the 1940s, when the hat business declined in prominence.
In 1970, the company inspired the film Borsalino, which was moderately well received. In 1986, the Borsalino factory moved to its current location in the suburbs of Alessandria. The University of Alessandria (as well as a museum dedicated to the history of the hat) occupy the former offices of the Borsalino company.
Nowadays the company produces a wide variety of products such as hats, ties, clothing, watches, perfumes and even old fashioned bicycles, and the company tries to keep all the charm and class from last century's fashion.
The twentieth century contributed no new styles for men's wardrobes, but rather continued to improve old styles. Just as the lounge suit replaced the formal frock coat early in the century, the informal hat came to dominate in men's fashions. Over the course of years, the top hat faded into the background, reserved only for formal occasions; and the bowler took on the elitist image that the top hat had once carried. The homburg replaced the bowler as the average man's semiformal hat, and the casual hat enjoyed great success. By the twenties, it had become fashionable to look as if you were on vacation year round. The straw boater was all the rage early in the century, and linen and tweed sports hats were sported in the city as well as in the country.
