"Steal your Dad's clothes, all your dad's clothes."

said Scott Schuman of the Sartorialist after watching the Dries Van Noten's S/S show.  so we stole my dad's cashmere cap, my grandfather's suspenders and a bunch of old-time favorites of the finest quality.  

Borsalino hat

Qualite Speciale

Borsalino Giuseppe e Fratello

Alessandria Italia

Borsalino was founded in 1856.  by 1920, the company was producing 2 million hats a year (an amazing figure back then).  in the 1930s, it created some remarkable publicity illustrations.  this one reminds me of Magritte's work.  ironically, Magritte's characters often donne hats, especially bowlers.  perhaps Borsalino and Magritte were mutual admirers of each other!