Mi hermano famoso, El Señor ARRRR BEEEE KEENG!!!(Sound of entire Mexican bullfighting ring exploding with applause)

They are incredible, I have mine from the 90’s every one held up well…and I wore them a LOT !🤪

They are fur, not beaver because they’re not from North America. they’re made of Nutria and Wild Hare Nutria is almost identical to Beaver fur,it’s like a European Beaver 🦫 thing

U know I said Porsche 911 for you, right?

@@quadrogong1111 I thought ❤so 💟.

No doubt, it doesn’t get much better than an old one

Enjoy it!

Thanks bud, nice to hear from you.

You,Sir, are quite welcome 😎✌️

Absolutely, i get it…..I got all of mine for free !

@@quadrogong1111 that's cool! I would have never thought you would have gotten them for free. Maybe a nice discount since you work there free that's that's the way to go man.

Follow ebay closely. I got a borsalino quality superiore for $100 then sent it to the King of Steam to be shaped.

Exactly! You are right!

Borsalino run a size too tight, I wish I could have told you, but yes..you should tell delmonico that I recommended you buy them there, he’s a great guy, and I’m hoping if we send him tons and tons of sales,from this group, we can get them to make us a secret discount code for us,like a 10% off with code Kevin, like that.. if it’s not too much trouble, could you write them an email or quick call? Only if you’re comfortable with it, if not..it’s totally fine thx! Wear them in good health, they’re the best!

Very similar, same shape, yes.

Cool, no, the one in the back room is brand new, and in the Boss’s office, it was a light grey Film with a navy band.

@@quadrogong1111 It arrived, and I love it! 61 cm, one cm bigger than my size in a Stetson is a perfect fit with no sizing. It is as comfortable as a knit cap, and easy to temporarily re-shape, just like you said. Thanks Kevin. Alfredo

I’m sure it is pre bankruptcy, no way to tell the age, doesn’t matter it’s a good one

sorry I’m unfamiliar with it, look for “quality Superiore “ on the lining, that’s the mark of their highest quality series, that hat can be ordered in various qualities

also, Kev is right about steaming them. I taped, brushed and steamed it, and it really brought the hat back to life, like new again. amazing hat.

@@Jesticles85 they stiffen up a bit w steam alone, they’re extraordinary,and respond differently to steam

We used to call it “The Mussa” but that was just a name we created, these models don’t really have names, the store owners order them custom,and then give them a name. This hat is exactly like the Borsalino Verdi model, except it has a short hair silk beaver finish. ( kind of a silky, shiny, hairy type of texture) Other than the upgraded beaver finish, it’s exactly like a Borsalino Verdi. That particular one was a gift from our old Borsalino Sales rep.,Guisseppi Ziche, who gave it to me,because he knew I loved 3” brims,and collected Verdis in exotic colors, I had lavander,burgundy,taupe,grey,a few others,and one day I was steaming a hat up and he just gave it to me.

@@quadrogong1111 that is great. It's a beautiful hat. And looks fantastic with the 3 inch brim. It just balances the look of the hat.

1) The Green Borsalino Classico Plus I wear is my favorite, I own two. 2) my black 2” Borsalino Anello, 3) my Lavender 3” brim Verdi, 4) My Forest green silk beaver finish Verdi, 5) my wine red Borsalino Verdi with the purple band, 6) my hot pink 2 3/8” brim fedora that the hatmaker at Jjs made for me, 7)the royal blue flat brimmed open crown bolero he made me 8) cotton buckets for summertime 9) my Marlon Brando “wild one” pigskin motorcycle cap from France, 10) my black,flat brimmed, “Stevie Ray Vaughan” shaped Panama Hat

Try David Morgan online, they sell akubra to the public,

Thanks I did, appreciate it!!! So,e of us love a soft hat, others like it more snappy and tough.. Akubra and Borsalino are the best example of the very best of each type, there’s nothing better in my opinion

They are nice, yes 👍 I think those sell for around $790 in most shops, did u pay $1 k? sounds a little bit high.

They ordered them a few times,the only time they arrived were some panamas last summer, a year ago. We haven’t seen many during the pandemic, it’ll be a while.

Thanks Kevin. Yeah I got the Verona, love it. Thanks

Someone probably purchased the license to the name…that’s it, I’m sure the quality will be quite different, don’t trust a name, some hat brands cut corners like crazy when they have a respected name like that, be careful

I’m sure u can get it somewhere, although it didn’t have a blocky,vintage type crown, I’d that’s what you’re looking for, the company has a pointy crown that comes to a letter A shape at top. If you’re looking for an old Film Noir Bogart Gangster type high crown,the model you want is the “Borsalino Film” and always buy it a size bigger if you’re not a Borsalino wearer already. They make both models, it’s a matter of finding a shop who knows about them and ordered them,they’re old school.

Borsalino only makes their own felt hats. For caps and for cloth hats(called “cut & sew”)instead of investing millions or billions in a cap making facility, they go to the oldest, best, most established cap making factory in Italy..Doria. They have Doria make their entire cap line, but Borsalino designs it, they choose the colors,shapes and fabrics that Doria has to offer, creates a line and has Doria put their tags in them. Of course they’ll do it this way, the Doria factory workers have decades of expertise and experience, plus they already have the multi million dollar factory,the workers and infrastructure in place.. it makes zero sense to build a new factory and hope it makes money,especially when u have no experience in making caps. Now, for their straw hats,(panamas,etc) they go to Tesi, the most elegant, highest quality straw hat makers in Italy.. Tesi makes all of their Sumer line,unless it’s fabric, cut and sew stuff like summer caps and cloth hats are made by Doria, the cut and sew guys. Borsalino even gives them the Classic Crown blocks so that the Tesi 3” Panama winds up looking exactly like a 3” felt Borsalino Verdi.. Doria makes Borsalino’s cap line. You can buy the same caps branded as Borsalino from Borsalino. Or you can buy the exact same caps, directly from Doria , branded as “Doria” for slightly less money,because you eliminate the middle man.But you lose the Borsalino. The caps might cost the consumer $10-20 less, and come from the same factory, but it won’t carry the Borsalino name tag. I only ramble on senselessly like this for YOU, Dave..❤

Great question

@@quadrogong1111 thanks for your time and effort to explain this to me. 👍😊🎸🎵🎵🎸🎵🎩

I was young, kind of a stoner.. it says far worse stuff in some of those hats, I used to play with that initial machine when it was slow, I think one of my hats says,”Rumpled Foreskin” another says, “Do My Balls” I used to play w that machine like crazy

@@quadrogong1111 😂😅🤣

I don’t know, that’s a lot of money..I’ve never sold one, nor have I even steamed one up in the three decades working at Jjs. Throughout the years there have been 4-5 brands that have Italian names beginning with B, like Borsalino. I start confusing them all.. I’m sorry I cannot comment on these because Im not familiar with them. My advice is, make sure there’s no issues returning it, all hat brands run differently, there’s no way to tell exactly what size to get unless you’re trying it on. Some brands are a size too tight, like Borsalino,Roché, others run large, like Magill and Selentino. So make sure you can exchange it or return it. Sorry I couldn’t help more

Never saw elastic, u mean a ribbon sweatband? Their travel hats all have ribbon sweatbands. Quality is good. They’re just softer and have less structure.

@@quadrogong1111 yes, the sweet band looks elastic not leather and is branded borsalino.

They are also exquisite ! I’ll do a piece like this on Roché soon too, we actually styled the Seville and Valencia based on the specs of the Borsalino Classico, it’s exactly the same shape,same band,crown.. they are always great

Kev, thanks for the extra history. I got my JJ's Seville in Burgundy and Whiskey.