Hat Types
Dress Hats
Since the beginning of time, dress hats have been used for status symbols, uniforms and fashion statements as well as functional uses like keeping warm or protection from the glare of the sun. Dress hats never go out of style! Browse through our selections and find that just right look for you.
Winter Hats
Winter hats and wool hats are in style and can be seen all over town. It is not unusual to see a well dressed woman or man, walking down the street, wearing a wool winter hat. Wide brims are normally favored during this time of year for comfort as well as fashion.
Include winter hats in your wardrobe, which keeps your head, skin and hair from the weather. It is never too late to start protecting the skin. Wearing a winter hat is one strategy that is recommended to protect the face, back of the neck and ears from overexposure to the elements.
Summer Hats
Straw and summer hats with wide brims are traditionally worn for the Kentucky Derby and you can always see a wide variety of styles and color when looking over the spectators in the viewing stands at post time in Churchhill Downs. Keep the sun off your face and be in style at the same time!
Fitted Hats
There is more to a hat than just the materials they are made of. If your hat doesn’t fit right you won’t look right. A hat that doesn’t fit right can sit too high or low on your head, leave a red mark on your forehead, or even blow off in the wind. Quality fitted hats, in the right size can make all the difference in world.
Fitted hats requires the hat you purchase to be manufactured in a size that will work for your head size. The greater the number of sizes that are available in a particular hat the better the chance you will have for getting a good fit.
If you want to get a hat go to a hat store! A quality hat store will offer sizes in smaller increments and a broader size range such as small as 6 5/8, as big as size 8, or even larger! They will stock hats that will fit people who have unusually large or unusually small heads because after all if a hat store doesn’t sell you a hat they won’t sell you anything. Therefore, you can get a better fit for a great look that suits you. It is a general rule that if more sizes are available it means that you are buying a better quality product because a seller would not want to carry nor would a manufacturer bother to make a lot of sizes for a lower quality item.
It is more costly to manufacture and carry headwear in specific sizes because you need to carry a larger inventory. As a consequence, headwear with fewer available sizes are far more common, but not necessarily the more desired product.
Leather Hats
Just as the style of hats has changed throughout history, so has the material with which it is made. Felt and silk hats were popular for many years for formal occasions. Now, it seems leather hats are as much a fashion statement in some circles as top hat used to when worn even with a white tie and tailcoat.
Today, wearing a leather hat is often regarded as a status symbol. It is sometimes a very costly material and not just for those watching their pennies. Leather hats will top off the most fashionable of outfits or be worn in every day situations.
Headwear made of lamb skin, pig skin, cow hide, and other leathers can be found worn by pilots, bankers, executives, motorcycle enthusiasts and more. You even find it in the popular baseball cap styles that are worn all over America on a daily basis.
So, the next time you are looking for something new think outside of tradition and think about the variety of materials and styles you can choose from.
Outdoors Hats
Wearing outdoor hats is not just for protection from the sun or rain, it is often a fashion statement in today’s society. It has become commonplace to see people, especially men, in everything from baseball caps to felt dress hats. Rugged, cowboy types as well as crushable and straw. Even the world famous Tilley durable headwear has now become a fashionable option to wear just about anywhere.
The materials commonly used for the different types of outdoor hats and headgear needed for inclement weather is a Fur/Wool felt blend, leather, rabbit fur and lambskin leather. These materials are warm, comfortable and usually water resistant. Therefore, your headwear should last you for years to come.
Choose from a variety of crushable, water resistant or fur lined head gear for inclement weather. Or just a larger brim to protect you from the sun.
Caps
Caps are a very noticeable accessory because attention is always first drawn to the face. This can be one of the most noticeable items anyone can wear. Comfortable and stylish and complimentary to most outfits.