Simplicity Unisex Timelessly Classic Manhattan Fedora Hat

Circa 1987, I walked into a TOTES outlet store in Pennsylvania Dutch country and bought a collapsible "rain hat" for a mere ten bucks. I then wore that hat relentless for decades, seldom without it and never traveling without it. The hat was central to some of my most treasured adventures. For example, while hiking the northern extremes of Scotland with my wife, a gust of wind tore the hat from my head and hurled it into a flock of sheep. I shoved sheep ashide feverishly, until I finally saw the hat. Just then, another gust of wind took the hat airborne and propelled it toward a cliff over hanging the North Sea. I leapt and tackled my cherished rain hat, just yards from a precipitous doom. Over time, my head conformed to the shape of the hat, such that no other hat felt right. But I didn't care, because I had no desire for other hats. And I didn't care what people thought, when atop my gob I sported the old, stained, and threadbare remains of my dearest companion. All too soon, my beloved rain hat would no longer spring back after being crushed in a suitcase. Then the lining turned to dust and fell out, followed by the headband. Only then did I come out of denial and admit that I must find a new hat. After a suitable period of mourning, I embarked on my new quest. I squandered much time and money amassing a great collection of impressive hats, most made from the finest felts, in the latest styles. In an effort to alleviate my pain, friends and family bought me hat after hat. But no hat could fill the hole left in my life by the demise of my dear rain hat. Until now... The Simplicity Unisex Timelessly Classic Manhattan hat looks remarkably like my dear old TOTES rain hat. Both are Trilby style (narrow brim) with Fedora pretenses (high dimpled crown). Both are made from a wool-ish material that repels water, which is perfect for a rain hat. Both have remarkably low prices. The one I received is darker than the Amazon photo, but that's fine with me, because it's exactly like my old hat. Even more important, however, is the fact that the hat under review actually fits my fat XL head and is very lightweight, such that it feels like the old TOTES hat. Thank you Simplicity Unisex for restoring order to my world. I look forward to many new adventures in the new hat. P.S. You do realize this is all tongue in check, right? Cheers!

First impressions do matter .....Packing alone was impressive, that was a nice SURPRISE. The hat arrived in a secure box , wrapped completely in tissue paper and placed securely on a hat mold. The hat band had a protective wrap around it. It's a GREAT feeling to see such attention put in the packing alone. Before it was even out of the box, I was already pleased with my purchase! It's GREAT to do business with a company that delivers on these details. It isn't seen often enough these days. Now to the actual product, the hat fit perfectly, even with my thick hair, but does have adjustable strings to tighten, if necessary, and also included were two padded/adhesive strips. Other adults in my household tried on the hat too, and it needed no adjustments, it fit us all great. It does have a nice high dimpled crown and narrow brim. It's a handsome, comfortable hat. The material looks GREAT, I ordered black, and the color is rich looking. I thought the price was very good for a hat that looks this exceptionally well made. I could not find one defect, again, this doesn't happen often these days. I am very satisfied with the care in packing and COMPLETELY satisfied with the great quality of the "Simplicity" Fedora hat.

I've read many reviews from buyers who said their hat arrived crushed or misshapen. My hat arrived in a very secure box designed to resist crushing and the hat had a plastic insert designed to form fit the hat so it would keep it's shape. It arrived in perfect condition and looks great. I would have given it 5 stars if it fit perfectly out of the box but I found it to be too large for my 7¼" head (I must add that I like my hair very short and had just got a haircut). It IS adjustable, however, and after adjusting it, it now fits perfectly. My complaint is, it is not easy to make the adjustment. There is a string under the headband that can be tightened with a knot that will make it smaller but the string is not long enough to easily tie that knot. It took me forever to get the knot tied (a bow knot that can be untied), a task that would have been quite easy had the string been just an inch longer or if I had smaller hands. The term, "It's so easy that a child can do it." is very appropriate for this task, Unfortunately, I had no child present to do it and it and my fingers were much too large to tie the knot easily.

The hat was ordered for a party and the quality of the hat is one of the BEST and the price is great. The way the hat is packaged is very impressive and one of the best packing l've seen. THE quality they put in the hat and the packing is worth the cost. I ordered a red one too. I can't say enough about how well the packaging of the hat is and the plastic hat mold that the hat is placed on. The plastic hat mold kept the hat in perfect shape. I plan to order all my hats from them. I can't wait to receive the red one l ordered. Thank you for a GREAT Product and QUALITY!!! VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE PACKAGE OF THE HAT.

For the price, a nice little hat. Arrived with brim bent oddly, but what the heck, it's a cotton fedora. NOTE: Mine had no adjustment string, thus the added strip of ordinary felt glued to inside of headband. With a good hat I wear 7 1/4- 7 3/8. Those are $ 100-200 hats. This one dropped down onto my ears. I guess the positive is that it is lightweight, accepts adjustments easily; just a tiny bit of "sweat-equity." I am picky, but found myself quite satisfied with this little fedora--at 90* F. and humid, it feels light, handles sweat and has the "old bluesman" look I wanted to go with my brass bodied acoustic guitar and snow-white beard and beat-up 74 year old hands. "Damn Right I Got the Blues"--Buddy Guy I have run through Amazon's Panama Fedoras and I am a bit disappointed. A quality Panama fedora with the classic short brim is non-existent. I'll have to settle for the Stetson Genuine Panama with a bit more brim than I really want. However, it is a "sized" hat, so I know how it will fit from experience with Stetsons past. But for $17, how can one complain about the little navy-blue fedora?

This hat looks fine but the 'one size for all' basically means you could put it on a basketball with room to spare. If a breeze comes along, you're going to be chasing this hat down the street because it's so large. I can't imagine whose head this hat would snugly fit. Andre the Giant maybe, but he's dead so we'll never know.

This hat is good for the price, and it does have an adjustable inner piece, it could be better but it works. My honest opinion is that this hat fits the least basic need for a hat of this type.

I love the quality, the size is perfect (large) the height and brim is perfect! and most of all it’s a TRUE Navy Blue! I’m sure I will be ordering another color (gray)! Please produce more colors, I need a black or brown lol

Si se nota la calidad. Un color muy firme

Looks cheap, the fabric is wrinkly and it is not firm, it collapses at the top, not holding shape firmly, the stitches are not neat.

Just not the quality I was expecting

The product was crushed

Its not high quality