This hat is as Aussie as the Green and Gold, and it's ready to be your trusty partner on every adventure. Looking in the mirror, measure the circumference of your head, holding the tape snug, but not too tight, about 5 mm above your ears, and position it in the center of your forehead or just above the eyebrows (depending on where you want your hat to sit). Over the years Stephen Senior and his Dad before him tried many, many times to win the account to make the hats for the Australian military.

Even though all three kids worked at the factory as holiday jobs for pocket money, there was never any expectation for them to enter the family business. When Nikki was at boarding school, all her friends’ parents had farms so having a hat making dad wasn’t the norm.

In 1974 the government was decentralising businesses and the Akubra headquarters at Waterloo were getting too small. Stephen remembers when he first started working in the business they had a fax machine and occasionally you would get a request on the fax. From the sourcing of the fur to the making of the hats, you could ask him any question and he knows the answer. Although this might seem like an anti-commercial approach to business for some, Stephen tells me that this is the romance in what they do.

We take pride in doing what others won’t – and we invite you to try out that new stylish look on your head. Keep in mind that anyone can view public collections - they may also appear in recommendations and other places.The Keir siblings have navigated co-ownership with respect and care and they have become a formidable team. When Stephen Senior would go to the pub, he would talk to everybody from the workers to the business owners. Etsy assumes no responsibility for the accuracy, labelling, or content of sellers' listings and products. You couldn’t say there are many people in the world like Stevo, he knows every aspect of the business inside out when it comes to the manufacturing.

There is now a diverse number of options and there’ve been adjustments to brim size and shapes based on what is in fashion (bigger seems to be better these days), but essentially the bones of the hat are the same.variant

But here's where it gets even more ripper—genuine Australian crocodile backstrap and teeth make up the Dundee's hatband. He invented the first rabbit fur-cutting machine in 1892 and found a way to speed up the rabbit-felt-hat-making process. Money Back Guarantee: If your item is damaged or defective within 30 days of use, we will gladly replace or refund it.

I had opinions going into these meetings, but after listening to every member’s perspective on a topic I would often think to myself, thank goodness I didn’t speak too soon. You may feel a bump in the back of the head - please ensure that the tape sits over the bump as this will be the widest part. We bring this vision to life through time-honored techniques passed down from artisan to apprentice for generations.