Size & Fit Guide

How to measure your head

It takes about thirty seconds and you only ever have to do it once.

1. 
   Step one

   Wrap

   A soft tape measure around your head, just above your ears and across the middle of your forehead - where a hat actually sits.

2. 
   Step two

   Keep it level

   Snug, but not tight - one finger should slide underneath without a fight.

3. 
   Step three

   Mark it and read it

   Mark where the ends meet, then read the number in centimeters. No tape measure? A strip of paper or a length of string does the same job. That number is what you compare against the fit line on any product page.

Most styles are one size

The adjuster sizes down rather than up, so the number on the page is the largest that style will go. The fit line above Add to Cart tells you which kind you are looking at.

Letters are a rough shorthand the industry uses. They are not a Wyeth size - the centimeters are.

Some styles come in set sizes

A handful of styles are graded Small, Medium and Large instead of one size, and those have no adjuster - so the number has to be right the first time. Their product page says so above the Add to Cart button.

Between two sizes? Size up. These styles have no adjuster, so there is no way to gain room later - and felt holds its shape rather than giving with wear.

Fit tips

• Between two numbers on a one-size style? The adjuster only sizes down, so go by the largest number the style will go to. If your measurement is above it, the hat will be tight and there is no way to gain room.
• Feels loose? That is what the adjuster is for. Tighten it a little at a time rather than all at once, and try the hat on between each turn.
• Hair up or hair down? Measure the way you actually plan to wear it. A high crown leaves room for hair up; a low crown sits close and does not.
• Wearing it in wind, or on a boat? Size to the snug end of your range - a hat that is perfect standing still is loose at speed. Or wear one with a stampede strap, which ties under the chin and holds the hat on whatever the weather does.
• Accessories do not need a size. Bandanas, scarves and bags are one size by nature - their product pages carry dimensions instead.
• Felt behaves differently from straw. Straw gives a little with wear. Felt holds its shape, so get the number right the first time.