YYBKC:
If your borsalino became misshapen quickly, then you were either cheated or mistreated it. Borsalinos keep their shape better than virtually any other popular make, in my experience (granted, there may be exceptions that prove the rule).
As regards looks, that is truly, as you say, a matter of personal taste, but I prefer borsalinos, both when new, and due to the fact that they keep their shape.
As regards brandolino, they have improved as of the past few years but they are still very stiff (which most hat aficionados, which I do not claim to be, would count as a major flaw) and lose their integrity over time. So whilst I can understand preferring other hats to borsalino, or making the perfectly understandable argument that they are far too expensive, saying that Brandolino is preferable due to it’s superior quality is, in my opinion, quite far off the mark.