Poll: Favorite Brim Size

[zetwal]

As far as fedoras go, What is your favorite brim size?

 

[Lloyd]

2-3" but mostly in the 2 1/2 -2 3/4 range

 

[Michaelshane]

2 to 2-3/4....depends on the hat.

 

[ScionPI2005]

I find a brim size of just about 2 1/2 to be just about perfect.

 

[daizawaguy]

Damn, I voted 3 or more, I meant 2 or less....can i change this!!?? lol

 

[gtdean48]

I actually prefer 2 5/8 to 2 3/4 but that was not an option.

 

[zetwal]

Damn, I voted 3 or more, I meant 2 or less....can i change this!!?? lol

Did you really? Just vote again if it will let you!

 

[Yeps]

I like as close to 2.5 as possible. Less, and it doesn't do its job very well, more, and my face gets lost and I look silly.

 

[MisterGrey]

Something in the area of 2 inches is my preference; a little more or a little less is fine. Most of my wool hats are 2.25 - 2.5. I've also got a stingy straw trilby that's 2 inches and a beaver derby that's 1.25, which is actually more flattering in me than a wide brimmed wool derby I used to own. My broadest brim is a panama I recently came into possession of which is about 3 inches (haven't actually measured), which is probably my most practical hat for sun-blocking purposes but which is a pain to wear in a car and otherwise just cart around when it's not on my head.

 

[danofarlington]

I actually prefer 2 5/8 to 2 3/4 but that was not an option.

Ditto.

 

[zetwal]

Please don't forget to participate in this Poll (and others like it). We do hope to one day correlate these findings with the Edumication Poll ...

 

[Woodfluter]

Nice idea for a poll.

Like some others said, it depends. I put down 2-1/2 to 2-5/8 because that's what seems right to me for a fedora - and this is the Fedora Lounge after all!

But for a more western-type hat, I like 2-3/4 to 2-7/8 best. I don't roll up the sides, and this gives enough coverage to do the job without becoming a plaything for the wind or requiring a chinstrap or all that.

- Bill

 

[zetwal]

Just a bump in case you haven't yet voted.

 

[Blackthorn]

I think 2 1/2 is perfect, but 2 1/4 is good for dress fedoras, too.

 

[barrowjh]

Agreed with Woodfluter

both in the vote and in the preference for western (thin ribbon) hats. Beyond 3 inches and you just about have to start curling the brim, but not always.

 

[zetwal]

Bump

 

[mayserwegener]

It really depends on the style hat. I am into wearing all kinds of styles so I would have to vote for all of them.

 

[rlk]

Between 1-1/2" and 5" is best.

 

[theinterchange]

Most of the time, I prefer 2 1/2 -2 5/8", but will go narrower or wider depending upon the hat in question.

 

[Dewhurst]

For a dressy snap brimmed affair, definitely something in the 2 1/8 - 2 3/8 range.

For a safari style brim or more casual brimmed hats I'm definitely thinking 2 1/2 or 2 5/8.