Hat Lovers Journal

Everything worth knowing about the hat you wear.

Care, craft and inspiration — from the people who make them.

Care & Maintenance

How to clean, store and preserve your hat — so it ages the way a good hat should.

Inspiration & Lookbooks

Real looks, real hats — styled for every season and every occasion.

Style & Trends

How the hat fits into the way people dress today.

Panama Hat or Fedora?
Superior Hats·

We want to answer a recurring question from our customers when choosing the hat they want us to make for them. The almost invariable question is: Between a Panama Hat and a Fedora Hat, which one do you recommend?

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Hat sizing tool placed next to a set of wooden hat blocks and brim flanges, used in traditional hatmaking.
The Hatmaker's Dilemma: Why Perfect Hat Fit Remains Elusive
Superior Hats·
Achieving the perfect hat fit remains one of hatmaking’s most persistent challenges, frustrating both novices and masters alike. This comprehensive exploration reveals why a single head circumference measurement fails to capture the complex reality of human head shapes. Discover how the three fundamental oval types—Long, Regular, and Round—dramatically impact fit, and why two customers with...
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Panama Hat or Fedora?
Superior Hats·

We want to answer a recurring question from our customers when choosing the hat they want us to make for them. The almost invariable question is: Between a Panama Hat and a Fedora Hat, which one do you recommend?

Continue Reading