How a fur hat should fit

A fur hat should stay put without a headache, and it should cover the parts of your head the style is meant to cover. Everything else is a draft or a crushed coat.

Pressure

Too tight, and the fur mats against your head. You lose the air that was the warmth, and you will take the hat off. Too loose, and it lifts in the wind and leaves a gap. The right fit is a light, even hold. You should be able to wear it for hours.

Where heat leaks

• A band that sits above the ears on a hat that was supposed to cover them.
• A gap at the nape when you look up.
• A forehead line that lets the wind in under the front edge.
• Hair worn very differently from the day you tried it on. A hat fitted over a bun will not fit the same hat-day with your hair down.

Try it the way you will wear it in January. If you can, step into real air. A warm shop lies.

Sizes

SD Fur Company has not published a size run for the coyote fur hat yet. Until that list exists, ask about the piece rather than guessing from another brand’s chart. Warmth and fit are the same subject, which is why are coyote fur hats warm? belongs next to this.