Belfry Crushable Dress Fedora Men's Vintage Style Hat 100% Pure Wool in Black Blue Grey Pecan Brown and Striped Bands

Exceeded Expectation

For someone just beginning their fedora hat look, this product is a great value, IMHO. I was searching for a straw fedora since the day I ordered was the beginning of summer. This hat was the perfect style I was searching for with exception of the fabric, The delivery time was only 2 days. The hat had the perfect brim size approximately 2.5 inches. The pinch crown looked perfect. The front had a slight tip down an the back was curved up. The material is felt or wool soft but the brim looks like it will hold shape. The material does have a good look to it but I will need to do a bit of shaping to get a couple of waves out id the brim area. As expected, t did arrive in a plastic bag without a box. I ordered the XL size for my 7 5/8 head size. Fits fine. I though I ordered gray but ended up with brown. Great product with very competitive price equals a value. Sure wish they had a straw like this one.

I was a little concerned because I wear a size 8 hat, and I was worried the largest size here would be too small. I read other reviews, and many said that the hats ran a bit large. That is correct. In fact, I had to put a single hat reducer inside the brim to make it fit snug. Much better though than a hat which is too small. Obviously, this is not the same as some $200 hat you are going to buy at a formal hat shop. But for the price, it is a very good value. Nice deep fit, great coloring (bought the gray, which is a darker gray, just as I hoped), and at first glance looks to be well made for the price. I am very happy with this purchase, and recommend the product to others.

Very nice hat for the money fit is good, but for the life of me, I don’t understand why they would ship a nice hat without a mold in it or at least a box ,📦 hat arrived in a bag smashed. I can only hope that it’ll straighten out?????

First off, this hat isn't going to compare with some of the more expensive and well known brands like Stetson. But this hat also costs about one quarter as much, and represents a good value for the money. It's a crushable hat and is thus very malleable. It takes a little care in placing it on your head so as not to accidentally add a dent to it. But should a dent occur, it's absolutely effortless to pop the dent back out. I would like to see Hats in the Belfry make a similarly low priced hat with a little more structure to it so that I wouldn't have to treat it so daintily. But if you're looking for a hat that you can shove into a suitcase and reshape easily once you reach your destination, this is perfect. The material is wool felt and as such is a little fuzzy. Not terribly so, but more so than more expensive hats made of higher quality felts. But once again, it's excellent quality for the price. I love the style of this hat. It's definitely a fedora, but has a slightly different profile than the "classic" fedora that movie gangsters typically wear. I also love the contrast between the grey wool and the black band, as the hat pairs very well with my charcoal suit and black wool overcoat. We had an early snow in Ohio this year and the hat handled it very well and kept my head reasonably warm. I haven't worn it in the rain, but it's not advertised as being waterproof and doesn't look like it would be. The wool is thick enough that it wouldn't get saturated right away, but any long duration in the rain is bound to get the hat fairly wet. I might look into treating it for water resistance since I'm not sure how getting wet will effect the hat in the long run. I do think that the size is a little off. I ordered an x-large based on the sizing charts on the Hats in the Belfry website and it feels a little loose. Not quite big enough to warrant returning it, as I fear that the large size might be too small, but if you're in between sizes, you might want to consider ordering a size down. For reference, I'm a 7 5/8. Overall, it's a great hat and it's cheap enough that you don't have to be upset if it gets ruined. Also, since it's crushable, you don't have to worry about leaving it at the coat check and finding your hat ruined later in the evening when you retrieve it. It's made in the USA if that matters to you; I consider it a bonus. I'll definitely be keeping an eye on this brand for future purchases.

Great hat! No lined, but beautiful. Hubby really liked it. Hard to find the sizes that are correct though...depends on color and size choices for availability. Packaging could have been a little more solid.

Version recommended if your head is large buy a small. They are wrong. I didn't take there advice and ordered a medium. When I recived it I put it on. It was to small. I sent it back & requested a large. When I recived the replacement, I put it on it was perfect. I get a lot of compliments. That means a lot to me. I'm disabled & in a wheelchair so I was rolling in style.

I think this hat isn't worth the 50 bucks but it is crushable I'm going to have to steam out all the dents since they shoved it in a bag and they didn't give me the feather so it's a good thing I bought two feathers this was my first Fedora in my journey so I'll take it as a learning curve.. if you want a good hat you've got to spend the money