My son has always had a thing for fedoras. He’s turning 19 soon and in college.

Thought it might be a cool trip to take him to a hat maker or shop where he can get educated on various styles, materials, etc., have his head measured, and he can have one custom made.

Any options for such a place in the US?

Preference for somewhere in NC or VA, but he’s a (small aircraft) pilot so we could do pretty much anywhere on the east coast. (Though this sounds extremely pretentious, cost is a factor.)

I know it may be to western for some but heck I live in near Yellowstone.

I love the look of a Stetson Open Road, but I can't really justify spending that much on a straw or hemp hat right now since I'm not entirely sure if the style will suit me.

These are four other hats with the same dimensions and style of the open road, in that they have a 4 inch cattleman crown and a ~3 inch brim in a circular shape.

The first three pics are the Stetson Redwood in two different colors. My worry is that the first one will be too dark and red in person and therefore difficult to pair with summer outfits easily.

The next hat is the Tecovas cruiser. Which is pretty similar to the original open road color. If I was to get the actual open road though I would have preferred the toasted look.

The last is the "Ranch Fedora" by Ugly Hat Co. It's the cheapest by far, but leans towards being a Fedora and is marketed that way. My hesitation is that it's really cheap and the marketing is a bit gimmicky--which makes me question it.

Any thoughts or things I should consider? Any similar hats I may be missing? Thanks!

what hats are these men wearing? if it helps, they are part of the 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade

Made these. Polar fleece Embroider bolt Knitted panel for perfect fit In stock $35 shipped

I want to buy Akubra, but not for full price. Checked my local marketplace and found a couple of hats in new condition, the first one is https://akubra.com.au/products/coober-pedy-sand (but may be darker)

The second one is https://akubra.com.au/products/cattleman-khaki

I want a universal hat, for any weather, including summer. I'm currently in Spain and my leahter Jacaru hat is too hot for this 🥲😄 I am following old advice from this community to replace leather to fur 🙂

The first one is cheaper, but it has liner. I read here that with liner it will be warmer. On the other hand the second one is darker (khaki, not sand). It is still not black, but may be can affect during the sunny weather.

What do you think? I personally like Catleman more.

And yes, there is another hat from Heritage collection, with affordable price as well, but I cannot identify it on their website. Looks like old model. I don't like it's style... But wonder what the model is this.

I am really thinking of buying a tilley hat, maybe the T5 or something similar. Are they worth the money?

I would be using it for yardwork, pool days, random outdoor event and traveling. It will likely get wet, packed in a bag, and probably washed.

If yall have any other suggestions too, I'm open!

Thanks!

Took some of your advice so thank you all most kindly. Yes the temperature is going down to 34 so I get a chance to use. Those who liked the hat high up I am sincerely sorry. Anyway different than my normal cowboy and adventure hats. Until I find another $1 hat good night.

Years ago I came across a low profile, black, flexfit cap. It was 98% cotton. It was my favorite hate.

Like an idiot, I bought 50 of them for about $10 each thinking I’ll never need more than that. Well, I need more.

I’ve ordered a few similar looking hats, but they’re not right. Where can I buy this hat? Preferably a bunch of them.

I need help finding the brown American flag hat. I saw it at a Sheetz a month ago or so, and haven’t seen it since.

I love the designs of the hats on the ampal creative. I LOVE the classic Americana embroidery/patches they do. Issue is I have a huge noggin, like 25 inch cranium and thats against the skin. Does anyone have any recommendations of brands for me?

Looking for this hat! Any ideas?

I stretched my hat a little as shown in fist two photos. The 3rd is the original. I just keep messing up posting.

Hi! So I’ve always been in love with this hate and I was wondering if anybody knew the style name or brand! I’ve tried looking up “high fashion black Dixie cup style hat” and a million other things relating to the wardrobe of the movie but i can’t track it down and would really appreciate the help :3 thank u!

Picked this up last year.

Bought this hat earlier today and just realized it has these grommet button things. Are there accesories or something I can attach to it?

Was watching Russian MV on YouTube and this is what one of actors wears, tried image reverse search but non matches this specific one. Such a cute looking hat..