Vintage Luxury Borsalino Barcelona Bowler Hat with Satin Ribbon & Tassels S/M

Beautiful condition Vintage Borsalino Grand Prix Mr.Barcelona Tipo Womans Derby Hat Manchester Brown. Borsalino Hats are considered the finest hats handmade in Italy. This is a beautiful Manchester brown/olive felt millinery Borsalino woman’s derby bowler hat size s/m. This hat features an apricot colored Italian satin rope band and tassel’s, original featured liner and leather inner band. This is a fabulous piece for the right buyer. This is a vintage pre owned piece that may show signs of visible wear or age although considered to be in very good condition. Red Silk Lined Stamped Borsalino Stored with tissue paper to retain form Luxury hat with understated elegance Non smoking home pet friendly Story about the hat As legend has it, the popularity of the hat, known as a borsalino, arose from a mistake. At the turn of the 20th century, a large shipment of hats was ordered from Europe for railway workers, but they were too small. Rather than send them back, the hats were given to the local women. Some versions of the story say the women were told wearing the hat would help with fertility, others that a savvy hat merchant marketed them to the women as being all the rage in Europe. Whatever the case, the trend caught on and, along with the layered skirts and shawls, the borsalino became an integral part of traditional dress and cultural identity. info source: National Geographic