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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.  :D

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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.

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Check in over at The Fedora Lounge. Hats galore and almost as friendly as this place.

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I have a couple of fedoras, but this is my favorite!  :lol:
 

 

 

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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.

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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! ;)

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On 5/3/2023 at 2:21 PM, Utah Bob #35998 said:

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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.

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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.

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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. 

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