I haven't been to their North Beach store, but their store on Haight St. does pretty brisk business. Even if they are modern, wool (if they're felt) and what not, it is kind of nice to see people walking around with hat boxes.
I haven't been to their North Beach store, but their store on Haight St. does pretty brisk business. Even if they are modern, wool (if they're felt) and what not, it is kind of nice to see people walking around with hat boxes.
I have been to their North Beach store and one downtown. Not my type of hats typically. But the 20-something like it.
You got that right....I sort of surfed into this site by mistake. Since 1895? Who could have possibly bought these hats since 1895? Are these the people that make Walmart and Target hats? My goodness...not much here for me.Originally Posted by HatsEnough
No their hats are much better quality than Walmart and Target hats. I've handled both, but the styles are pretty much the same. I assume they've changed with the times and always offered hats in the current style. Fact is the current style is for stingy brims that harken back to the 1960s, most folks here go for the older styles. I can't wear a stingy brim. for some reason it looks like I'm wearing a tiny hat that doesn't fit my head even when it's the correct size, so Goorin Bros have nothing for me, but at a time when most companies outsource all their production, I gotta give some respect to any company that still makes some of their products in the USA even if they don't make anything I personally want to buy, You certainly won't find any hats in Walmart or Target that are made in this country.
My brother has one, and it looks pretty good on him. If I try it on, it looks horrible.
Respectfully, if possibly sarcastically,
John
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I just got one of their hats called Buck Rivers. Sort of an outback style. Dark brown with a three inch brim. Simple thin leather band. I can't believe I spent this much on a hat. Oh well.
While I dont care much for their fedoras, their caps seem quite nice. I have a Rooster on the way - since it was on sale $19 seemed like a good price for my first cap. I'll post a review once it arrives!
This is the Aaron gatsby cap, from Goorin's American Made collection. Quality seems good so far; definitely a step up from the made-in-China cap from them I already have. It's a nice light linen, cotton (not polyester) lining, and a bit of leather on the front sweatband. I like it. The quality is much better than the Dobbs cap I have, for about the same price!
The top:
Close-up of the linen with the Goorin pin:
Shot of the inside:
Close-up of the patch in the lining: Made in USA!
All the best!
TS
Was reading USA TOday and in the travel section it mentioned that Drew Bees likes to buy fedoras at Goorin Brothers - a local hatmaker. Any one had bone made by this hatter?
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