Find Your Fit

A good hat should feel like it belongs to you. Comfortable, secure, and ready to follow you wherever the day leads.

Whether you’re choosing a ready-made hat or dreaming up a custom crown, start with your head measurement. Here’s how to get it right.

Measure Your Crown

• Grab a soft measuring tape. No tape? A piece of string and a ruler will do.
• Wrap it around your head where you want your hat to sit, just above your ears and across your forehead. Keep it level and comfortably snug, without pulling it tight.
• Record your measurement in centimeters for the clearest fit reference. If you used string, lay it flat against a ruler.
• Measure once more to double-check. If someone can lend a hand, even better.

Wear your hair the way you plan to wear it with your hat. A little change can make a difference.

Make Sense of the Sizes

You may see hats labeled S, M, L, or XL, combined sizes like S/M and L/XL, or a specific measurement in centimeters or a traditional numbered hat size.

Those labels are a starting point, not a promise. Fit can vary between styles, materials, and makers, so always check the measurements listed for the particular hat you love.

And forget the men’s and women’s labels. The right hat is the one that fits your head and feels like you.

Between Sizes?

Send me your measurement before ordering, and I’ll help you choose. Some hats can be adjusted with sizing tape or an interior band, but the best approach depends on the hat.

Your hat should feel secure without pinching or leaving you with a headache. There should be room to be yourself in it.

A Little Help From the Studio

Found something you love but aren’t sure about the fit? I’m happy to measure the inside of a hat before it leaves the studio. I'll take photos of the measurement, and work with you to make sure it's your perfect fit. 

For a custom commission, we’ll work through your measurements together. It’s part of making a hat for your head, your story, and nobody else’s.

Get in touch with your measurement and the name of the hat you’re considering. Let’s find your fit.

A Custom Fit, Down to the Details

For a small additional fee, I can send a hat sizing guide to you at home. This helps me capture the unique contours of your head, its own little landscape, so I can hand-carve a wooden last, the form I use to shape your hat.

It’s one more slow, thoughtful step toward a crown that belongs to you.

Your crown belongs to you.

Questions about fit? Email us at heythere@thesaltwatersagehatcompany.com.