Making a hat fit

Why don't you take it back and swap it for one that's the right size?

 

get a custom fedora, it works for my large head

 

I got afew nice stetsons from my grandfather recently and they are a trifle large. I tuck some of rolled up tissue behind the sweatband. It shouldn't take many, just roll them up and tuck them in there. Discreet and adds a little cushion. IT will help hold it on too, since you will compress the tissue around your head. SOmetimes I even do this with hats that fit, I just use a lot less tissue.

 

RyRob, in the bicycle section of most department stores, they sell kids helmets. These helmets come with fabric covered, adhesive backed foam "fitting strips", made to take up room on general size helmets in the same fashion as you describe... Sometimes these strips are sold seperate, if not here, then definitely at bike shops. This is EXACTLY what you are looking for as it is purpose made for the task, in a rounabout way, and has a clean look.

I'd suggest mounting to the back as any "standoffs" off your forehead will look goofy.

 

thats a good technique too, for all you folks with money and priviledge. FIne, don't take my hillbilly advice. I have used straw before too, you didn't see me recommending that at least.

BTW, +1 on the forehead bit. FOrgot to mention that but its defiently true, espescially for smaller brimmed hats.

 

hahahaha, sorry for my spendy fix. ok, get some of those ONE DOLLAR A PACK felt circles and squares that are used to put on the bottom of chair and table legs to protect floors, and adhere them equally around the inner brim (where it touches your head). You'll have to wipe the inner brim fabric liner down with alcohol to remove any skin oils or the things won't stick.

there, too spendy?

 

nope, I approve

 

Let me get this straight? You got a Fodera, which took years and was really expensive and it doesn't even fit?

 

Assuming it has the leather band sewn around the inside of the crown, as all good hats do, then pad it out with folded newspaper.

 

Put it on over your bicycle helmet

 

Please oh please let this be as awesome as the t-shirt shrinking thread.

 

Just start boasting about how great you are. Your head will grow big enough in no time.

 

The first thing you do before buying a good hat is to measure your head and consult a hat sizing chart - like the one here: http://www.millerhats.com/hatsize.html

If it's within 1/8 size of correct, you can put some tissue or other material behind the sweatband all around - it may even make 1/4 size dofference.

BUT - the only smart thing to do is return it and get one that fits. Do it NOW before you screw up the hat. Once you know your accurate size, you can find a lot of nice hats on Ebay that are better made than the hats of today.

Want to learn about hats? Here's the authority: The Fedora Lounge. http://thefedoralounge.com/ Visit but don't post until you figure out the vibe there.

PS: my count of good Stetsons, Borsalinos and panamas is about 30...good hats are a pleasure to wear.

 

Up to this point, your post had a lot of promise. Then it lost momentum and fell apart.

Mike

 

no pics, no small head.