Gerry "The Hatman" Moran

[RockyNomad]

I'm a newbie and this is my first post. My hat collection is pretty much baseball caps, wool beanies for winter, and only one Harris tweed flat cap. I love fedoras and am looking into one at some point but lately I've been looking more into flat caps and maybe a newsboy cap. I ran across a guy named Gerry "The Hatman" Moran who is a hat maker out of Ireland. His flat caps look pretty nice but I was wondering if anyone had any experience.

 

[Mulceber]

I've never heard of him before, but just based on the description, if you're getting Harris Tweed from an Irishman, I'd say you're getting a very good product. I'm no expert, but if it was me, I'd go for it. Heck, when finances are a little less tight, I may well go for it! -M

 

[RockyNomad]

The particular hat I'm looking at, from this maker, is not Harris but English tweed.

 

[Mulceber]

Ah. Well still, From the description, it looks like a good product. Based on my limited knowledge, the market for flat caps isn't nearly as treacherous as the market for felt hats - if you're dealing with decent materials, you're probably in good standing. Other people probably know this market better than I do though. -M

 

[Big_e]

I'm not trying to persuade you from the hatmaker you're looking at, I've never dealt with him. I have bought caps from Brixton.com and Bwear caps. I find Bwear to be very well made. That may be a consideration too!
Ernest

 

[RockyNomad]

I'm not trying to persuade you from the hatmaker you're looking at, I've never dealt with him. I have bought caps from Brixton.com and Bwear caps. I find Bwear to be very well made. That may be a consideration too!
Ernest

I'm definitely looking into Bwear or hatpeople for a newsboy cap. I currently have a Broner Harris tweed flat cap which I purchased from berkeleyhats.com but it seems like it may be just a bit small. I may sell it and get another flat cap and was considering the make listed above. Mainly because I saw an ebay listing and I really like the tweed.

 

[CitizenGenet]

Buying from B! Wear will be the smoothest online business transaction you'll ever make. And the caps are pretty fantastic, too.

 

[DougC]

Picked up a nice tweed flat cap in Ireland this summer and wore it today for the first time--nice hat and the label says "Hatman of Ireland by Gerry Moran." Nice hat and it kept me warm this morning and will again tomorrow. Nice colors in the tweed-- browns, reds and blues. Maybe even some orange. I'm happy with the cap.