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The story of a magic hat

⁞Who hasn't seen at least one magic show with a top hat trick? This hat has become the mainstay of conjuring tricks to entertain children and adults that make rabbits and various other objects disappear and reappear, as well as establishing itself as a key accessory for the model magician. ... READ MORE

The top hat, something special

Think of a stylish hat, indeed, the most elegant of all... and in all likelihood, the top hat will be the first to spring to mind! Whether in silk or felt, this headgear became highly fashionable at the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, a period when it was ... READ MORE

Sombrero: one name, many hats

There are still a lot of hats that are used despite being impractical, and other hats, of undisputed usefulness, that are now confined to fairly restricted customs and traditions. This is the case, for example, of the Mexican sombrero, the typical straw or felt hat with very wide brim that ... READ MORE

The British, crazy about hats!

In Britain any excuse will do to wear a hat... even better if it's original and eccentric! As we know, the British have always been masters in the art of knowing how to wear a hat and over the centuries both men and women (especially the aristocracy and the ... READ MORE

The classic hat which becomes "exotic"

Do you have a mental image of the typical clothes of Andean people? Great woollen capes and colourful fabrics enwrap them and on the women's long hair, often arranged in jet-black braids, lays a strange hat...that somehow has got nothing to do with the rest of the clothes. What is ... READ MORE

Behind the scenes of the Borsalino hat

"For a hundred years the secret has been the brain of our technicians, the hands of our workers." One hundred years after the birth of the Borsalino company, these are the opening words of one of the publications about the maison telling the story of its first 100 ... READ MORE