Lady's Hats?

[mineral]

I hope the more informed members of the lounge could help me with this.

I want to buy a lady's hat (not a fedora), but I am totally ignorant in terms of what companies make a good, durable lady's hat or what to watch out for (e.g. shrinkage, etc.). There are some hats I see on the Lock and Co. website, but I was wondering if there are alternatives.

Any advice you can give to this "newbie" would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

 

[Josephine]

For something 'cheap' that you can wear near everyday and not have to worry about, go to Burlington Coat Factory and just see what you like there. For something a bit 'more', I really like Betmar.

 

[Barb]

I have some English Bermona and a couple of Betmar

Hats that are good wool but are not fur. The hat in my Avatar is a Bermona that I bought in London. I have a couple of Betmars (as noted, Burlington Coat Factory has these).

I happen to like men's Fedora's and have started a collection. Fur felt is definitely better quality. I've also just ordered a ladies Akubra Ascot. Akubra has a few ladies hats - Ascot, Epsom, Cornwell.

Since you live in Boston, Toppers might be a place to check out locally:

http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/gb0EMaNO58f1Lnc4XqNp8Q?select=RAzfZJzPwcErhT8tUrVkaA

I'd love to know what they really have available myself!

Welcome!
Barb

I hope the more informed members of the lounge could help me with this.

I want to buy a lady's hat (not a fedora), but I am totally ignorant in terms of what companies make a good, durable lady's hat or what to watch out for (e.g. shrinkage, etc.). There are some hats I see on the Lock and Co. website, but I was wondering if there are alternatives.

Any advice you can give to this "newbie" would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

 

[mineral]

Thanks for the responses, Josephine and Barb!

I'll go check them out.

 

[Aaron Hats]

Depending on what style and budget you're looking for you have several choices for ladies hats including Kangol, Scala, Betmar, Tilley, Helen Kaminski, Lillie & Cohoe, and EK by New Era to name just a few.

Aaron