Anyone know right off hand who made the fedoras that Fred always wore? Stetson? Resistol? Someone else?
I think it was Borsolino.
With out a doubt a Borsolino. Made in Itlay
Good Hunting
John
It was in fact a Borsolino; but the model he wore is now longer produced. You may find it at a vintage clothing store AND I have seen them on the notorious auction site we aren't supposed to mention here. Borsolino hats are available at noggintops.com as well. They are high dollar hats.
Pricey, but would you say they Wear long enough to get the Usage / Cost?
I think they are available through a website..noggintops.
The Borsolinos are very fine hats, but a bit too fine for my budget, dang it ...
Yes I would because you can stil buy Borsalino's made in the 20s- 50s that are still in new shape or close.
Seems to me I read in one of Dick Lattimer's books thar Fred used to purchase his Borsolinos from "Henry the Hatter" in Detroit.
Actually, Noggintops carries a nice outdoorish Borsalino for $185 that is among the cheapest new Borsalinos I have seen. They also carry a couple of good looking Stetson fedoras, the Chatham and the Bear Creek, for $120-130 ...