Laird Journal

Caring for a Panama Hat: Cleaning, Maintenance and Storage

Caring for a Panama Hat: Cleaning, Maintenance ...

The fine straw weave and shaped brim of a Panama hat can look impeccable one season and slumped the next...

Caring for a Panama Hat: Cleaning, Maintenance ...

The fine straw weave and shaped brim of a Panama hat can look impeccable one season and slumped the next...

Fur Felting: Crafting Strong, Lightweight Felt Hats by Laird Hatters

Fur Felting: Crafting Strong, Lightweight Felt ...

Most people probably consider felt as a type of cloth - smoother and tougher than cotton or woollen fabric, but cloth nonetheless. But really there is little similarity. Unlike cloth,...

Fur Felting: Crafting Strong, Lightweight Felt ...

Most people probably consider felt as a type of cloth - smoother and tougher than cotton or woollen fabric, but cloth nonetheless. But really there is little similarity. Unlike cloth,...

Flat Caps & Scally Caps: Timeless British Headwear by Laird Hatters

Flat Caps & Scally Caps: Timeless British Headw...

The flat cap, also known as a Scally cap, or Cheesecutter is a rounded shallow cap with a small stiff brim at the front. There are some slightly different variations of the...

Flat Caps & Scally Caps: Timeless British Headw...

The flat cap, also known as a Scally cap, or Cheesecutter is a rounded shallow cap with a small stiff brim at the front. There are some slightly different variations of the...

How Hats translate the effortless cool and louche confidence, the swagger and pomp of our on Screen heroes and how to achieve it!

How Hats translate the effortless cool and louc...

A hat can reveal more about a character than a single line of dialogue. When costume makers choose a bakerboy...

How Hats translate the effortless cool and louc...

A hat can reveal more about a character than a single line of dialogue. When costume makers choose a bakerboy...

Cowboy Hats & Stetsons: Iconic Western Headwear Since 1865

Cowboy Hats & Stetsons: Iconic Western Headwear...

The Cowboy Hat, Stetson, 10 Gallon Hat, Ranch Hat, Pioneers Hat, Cattleman or Boss of the Plains, is a high-crowned, wide-brimmed hat best known as the defining piece of attire for...

Cowboy Hats & Stetsons: Iconic Western Headwear...

The Cowboy Hat, Stetson, 10 Gallon Hat, Ranch Hat, Pioneers Hat, Cattleman or Boss of the Plains, is a high-crowned, wide-brimmed hat best known as the defining piece of attire for...

How to Safely Wash a Flat Cap or Bakerboy Cap

How to Safely Wash a Flat Cap or Bakerboy Cap

That well-loved bakerboy cap or classic flat cap can define an outfit, yet a single careless wash may shrink it...

How to Safely Wash a Flat Cap or Bakerboy Cap

That well-loved bakerboy cap or classic flat cap can define an outfit, yet a single careless wash may shrink it...