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So you wonder, what a person says about a hat.\u00a0 Usually there is not much to say but it looks nice, or it is comfortable.\u00a0 This hat is a different story.\u00a0 This review will blow your<\/span> hat off, but not mine.<\/span> This cap is completely original and hand stitched in the USA!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n One of my favorite things about a company is their back story.\u00a0 Let me tell you the story about the Stormy Kromer hat.\u00a0 Found just inside the hat, we read \u201cGeorge \u201cStormy\u201d Kromer, a semi pro baseball player and railroad engineer, got tired of losing his hat to the winter wind.\u00a0 So he asked his wife Ida to sew some flaps on an old baseball cap to keep it snug, it worked so well that 100 years later it is still legendary for comfort and fit.\u201d As we hear on the children\u2019s movie Robots \u201cSee a need, fill a need.\u201d<\/p>\n I enjoyed this story and just had to try a hat out for myself.\u00a0 The great thing about the hats, 100 years later, is the new color ways and flair they have added to update the look.\u00a0 Still the same great hat, but it looks very stylish and is crazy comfortable.\u00a0 I got to try the adorable new petal pusher cap.<\/p>\n In 1903, the baseball cap looked a little different.\u00a0 At first glance, the hats seemed like the old railroad hats you used to see in the movies.\u00a0 The hats are making a huge come back in modern trends and Stormy Kromer has quite the niche.\u00a0 Their hats are constructed using six separate panels for a better fit on your head (or noggin as they say) and you can really feel the difference.\u00a0 They have also used the best materials, 100% Merino Wool or 80\/20 brushed wool\/nylon with 100% cotton lining that is beautiful. My hat fits snug and is very warm and comfortable.<\/p>\n This hat is a beautiful replacement for the old fashioned \u201cbeanie.\u201d\u00a0 It\u2019s a great piece to wear when you are going out and you don\u2019t really want to look like you are going skiing.\u00a0 The petal pusher is called \u201cpetal\u201d pusher because of the darling flower they have added as a great accent to the hat.\u00a0 The band around the hat is adjustable to make your hat nice and snug in the wind.\u00a0 The flower is located on the adjustment string.\u00a0 I noticed the flower is removable as well so if you don\u2019t like it, or you are one of those crafty people who want to accent your hat with you own style, go right ahead.<\/p>\n I have worn this hat out several times.\u00a0 It is a very warm hat so it is great for the fall and winter months here in Salt Lake City.\u00a0 I was excited to wear this had the moment I received it.\u00a0 It just happened that I was going out and it was incredibly windy for Utah weather.\u00a0 (Maybe it was just so I could test this hat.) Through the evening, the hat performed wonderfully and I received several compliments.\u00a0 I am usually not a hat person, but when you are going out in the cold, it\u2019s great to have a cute hat that functions the way you want.\u00a0 I would purchase this hat in a heartbeat, and would recommend you do the same.\u00a0 As they at Stormy Kromer say \u201cWear one and you\u2019ll know what we mean.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"stormykromer_petal1\"](\"images\/stories\/stormykromer_petal1.jpg\")
The \u201cflaps\u201d they mentioned that Ida sewed on to \u201cStormy\u2019s\u201d hat weren\u2019t really flaps but more of a band that went around the hat to keep it snug in the wind.\u00a0 When the wind is blowing and your ears are cold, you just simply pull the band down over your ears and it keeps them warm and your hat stays put.\u00a0 As this hat was designed to stay put in the wind, and not really to keep your ears warm, it\u2019s a great bonus, but in frigid temperatures you will want more to cover your ears, though I have heard there are other Stormy Kromer hats that will do a better job keeping your ears warm too.<\/p>\n