Looking for recommendations for American-made flat/Ivy cap makers

[ES335]

Hi all, I'm new to hat wearing and would appreciate any feedback you'd care to share on quality flat caps made in the US. Thanks!

 

[jonesy86]

I have quite a few from Cordova:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/CordovaCaps


several from Simonds:

https://www.facebook.com/SimondsCaps/


and a few from Well Dressed Head (Australian):

https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheWellDressedHead

 

[ES335]

Very cool, thank you Jonesy! I landed the Stetson silk/linen/leather visor model a few weeks ago after seeing your post. This could become like jackets, or denim, lol

 

[jonesy86]

Yep!

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Very cool, thank you Jonesy! I landed the Stetson silk/linen/leather visor model a few weeks ago after seeing your post. This could become like jackets, or denim, lol

Have you looked at brimmed hats too?

 

[ES335]

Have you looked at brimmed hats too?

I have not sir. I do have a particular liking for flat caps- so far... lol

 

[ES335]

I'm avoiding anything Chinese, or made with synthetic materials.

 

[K5MOW]

Check out Hat People in Oregon. They make a great cap.

Roger

 

[Doctor Strange]

And B!Wear's caps are outstanding for the price:

B!Wear Cap Co. (yosemite.net)

 

[deadlyhandsome]

My B!Wear caps are solid and get lots of use, but they lack the refinement and details of the better caps…they also cost a fraction of what the others do. A bonus is you get to talk to Brett Stiles who has been making caps for over 50 years. He’s an American original and a hoot to waste a few hours with. Brett can accommodate some custom options, but when I showed him photos of another custom cap he said he couldn’t recreate it.

Here’s my long brimmed B!Wear linen cap:

http://mariposa.yosemite.net/bwear/

 

[Zombie_61]

Check out Hat People in Oregon. They make a great cap.

Roger

I agree. Be aware, they currently have two websites they're selling through: The original Hat People site where they make the caps to order, and their newer site NewsboyCap.com where they're selling caps they've already made. Either way you'll need to know your head measurement in inches prior to ordering.

 

[jonesy86]

I forgot to mention a very nice cap I had custom made by IDHatShop.

Herringbone linen, leather bill, satin paisley liner, with a vintage grosgrain ribbon sweat band.

https://www.etsy.com/shop/IDHatShop

 

[ES335]

I forgot to mention a very nice cap I had custom made by IDHatShop.

Herringbone linen, leather bill, satin paisley liner, with a vintage grosgrain ribbon sweat band.

https://www.etsy.com/shop/IDHatShop


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That thing is truly outstanding, Jonesy. It seems you had that one custom made? Thank you all, fellas!

 

[jonesy86]

That thing is truly outstanding, Jonesy. It seems you had that one custom made? Thank you all, fellas!

Yep.