![]() ![]() Sometimes the cheapest option isn’t always the best. Sometimes you may not know what shape you are angling for until you see it on, Costello added. I’ve had a customer where I have spent over an hour and a half going over different shapes.” “I have customers who come in once a month to have their hat reshaped. “That’s one of the benefits of buying a high-quality hat is that we can go and reshape it over and over and over,” Costello said. Hats can also be reshaped after shaping them into a specific style. What may not look good on you in one color could look better in another. Plus, hats can shrink over time with sweat and humidity.ĭon’t be afraid to try on different shapes and colors. You can always add in foam strips to help fit it to your head. A good rule of thumb is that the hat is making contact all the way around the head.”ĭon’t be afraid to go up a size. “That’s where you have to ask if they like their hat to fit lower on their head or higher on their head. “We do have customers that want their hats to fit super snug,” he explained. If you see a red mark on your forehead after trying on a hat, it may be too tight, advised Greeley Hat Works Retail Sale Manager Tim Costello. The dip in the front is a personal preference with some folks choosing a deeper dip than others. ![]() Keeping the width of the brim just outside of your eyes.Other tips for finding the perfect shape and fit are: “I have a black one, a chocolate one and a dark green color all in the same shape.” “I show reining horses so the reining style is a little bit more relaxed and is definitely my style,” Greeley Hat Works associate Maddie Rainford said. Tim Costello, Retail Sales manager at Greeley Hat Works works to shape a straw cowboy hat for a customer on Monday at the shop in Greeley. The angular diamond shaped face tends to look best in hats with “cutter” or “cattlemans” crease and a more angled brim and no dip in the front. They should also leave the bring flat and ask for a medium to large dip in the front. People with heart-shaped faces should lean toward a “winslow” or “teardrop” crease with a shorter brim hat. Opting for the “Cool Hand Luke” crease with shallow side vents and a slightly curved brim is the best option for square faces, according to Lazy Ranch Wear. Square faces look best in rounded cowboy hats with curved brims. A medium crown height with a “Cattlemans” crease and tighter square brim is the best option for this face shape. If you have a long and thin face, stay away from hats with crowns that are too high or too tall as both will exaggerate the length of your face. A “Brick” or “Canadian” crease, shallow side vents and sharp square brim with a deeper dip in the front will help counter the roundness of your face. Men and women with round faces will want to go with a high crown and slanted brim. They recommend leaving the crown open and slightly raising the brim to create a large dip in the front. If you have an oval shaped face, then you have hit the jackpot because just about any crown and brim combination will work, the store’s website reports. ![]() Lazy Ranch Wear, a western clothing, footwear and accessory store out of Willow Park, Texas, has some tips about finding the right shape cowboy hat for your face shape. (Tamara Markard/Staff Reporter)įinding the best style and shape of cowboy hat will depend on the shape of your face - oval, round, long, square, heart or diamond. Greeley Hat Works associate, Maddie Rainford, works with a customer to shape a hat on Monday, June 28 at the shop in Greeley. Crowns can come in a variety of sizes from high to more shallow while brims can be various widths.īoth felt and straw hats can be shaped to whatever style a customer prefers. ![]()
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