Utah Bob #35998 Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 Now I know about cowboy hats but not much about Fedoras. I picked up this Bordalino for 50 bucks at an antique store. Like new condition. So I read up on the company. The oldest luxury hat maker in Italy. I could have got it from Amazon… for $350.00! Big win. And I feel like Bogart when I put it on. Or maybe Cagney. He’s short. 18 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 I think JFK was the deathknell of hats. In the 50's, my recollection is that men generally wore them, particularly business men and professionals. You got a beauty. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 Palermo! You look like Marlin Brando in The Godfather when he was out in his garden. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Dan Troop 70448 Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 32 minutes ago, Rip Snorter said: I think JFK was the deathknell of hats. In the 50's, my recollection is that men generally wore them, particularly business men and professionals. You got a beauty. Your right, JFK hated hats, but my father continued wearing hats be it church, ball games, going out to restaurants, etc. Even before he passed away in 2008 dad always wore a hat. When they became old or worn, he turned them into his farm hat. The only time I ever saw dad wear a cap, was when he borrowed mine when we were building a new barn. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largo casey #19191 Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 We wear them shooting the ROSCO match Largo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Gun Jimmy Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 1 hour ago, Utah Bob #35998 said: This look makes me afraid to ask questions. But it also makes me know you have answers hahaha. Great looking lid. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 You do know, don't you, that the Fedora was named after the female star of an opera and wasn't worn by men for a a few years after in came out? BTW, mine are gray (my favorite) and navy blue. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Spur Jake SASS #7728 Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 When any of yusa guys comes a to Sicily to see me, dona' foget to kiss a my ringa first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeaconKC Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 Check in over at The Fedora Lounge. Hats galore and almost as friendly as this place. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 nice looking hat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 (edited) I have a couple of fedoras, but this is my favorite! Edited May 4 by Blackwater 53393 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Gauntlet , SASS 60619 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 (edited) Borsalino, not Bordalino... A great company, and that's a great hat. I've worn hats since my early 20s, and starting a few years back I started buying better brands. Borsalinos are right up there. I have three good fedoras, one grey, one black, and one a brown very similar to yours. All three are Stetsons; the grey is 'fur felt'; the black and brown are 100% beaver. So happens earlier today I ordered a Stetson Panama. Most Panamas in my view get fairly beat up after a few seasons, bu the good felt fedoras last forever. I've bought all of my fedoras from Delmonico Hatters in New Haven, CT. Family owned since 1908. Great individual attention. Bob, you got one great deal on that hat. Edited May 4 by Red Gauntlet , SASS 60619 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 After I got out of the Army, I rarely wore a hat. Lemme see, coaching softball, cooking at CIA, in Siberia in winter (an ushanka of course). And SASS. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted May 9 Author Share Posted May 9 On 5/3/2023 at 8:12 PM, Red Gauntlet , SASS 60619 said: Borsalino, not Bordalino... Somebody put the d right next to the s on my keyboard! 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 On 5/3/2023 at 2:21 PM, Utah Bob #35998 said: Here we see the ace detective taking a well deserved break from his thankless job of tracking down miscreants, misspellers, people who talk in theaters, and other ne'er-do-wells. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 The nerve of him. Use your police detective skills Bob. Track him down, find out who he is that done it, then horse whip him. Maybe he'll know not to put them two letters together next time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103 Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 Good lookin' sky piece! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot, SASS #13748 Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 So JFK is the reason men quit wearing hats? Did a search. Found some interesting information. JFK seems to be part of it. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/aug/24/when-and-why-did-men-stop-wearing-hats Same as above but made into an article. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/aug/29/readers-reply-when-and-why-did-men-stop-wearing-hats THIS article dispels the urban legend that JFK wielded fashion power and was the death knell for hats. The reasons in this article seem a whole lot more viable as to the reasons hats fell out of favor in popularity. https://www.gentlemansgazette.com/men-stop-wearing-hats/ There are a bunch of sites out there with theories on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 I thought Fedora was Samantha's mother on Bewitched. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 I'd neve4r heard the JFK thing before. He wore a top hat to his inauguration, removed it for the ceremony and speech, and then wore it afterwards. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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