Hat Size Info

[Guinness]

I'm looking at a Stetson hat with a size tag of 5/8, what size would this be?

 

[jpbales]

probably 7 5/8ths, my friend- that was a common way of posting the size usually pre 50's

 

[Lefty]

Be very careful here. You'll need to ask for the circumference of the sweat or the length and width measurements across the opening. From those, you can use all sorts of hatters' websites to get the size (from the circumference, use an online ellipse calculator for the x/y measurements), which could be 6 5/8 or 7 5/8. It's more likely the latter, but a hat that's more than 6 sizes too small is just not going to make for a good day.

 

[Brad Bowers]

Yes, we've seen an example of this in recent months, and it surprised many of us. If it's older, it's probably 6 5/8, newer, then more likely 7 5/8. But don't always bet on it!

Brad

 

[MattJH]

Listen to Lefty. I thought I had won a 7 3/4 Stetson Playboy for a heck of a deal only to receive a 6 3/4 hat, barely large enough to fit a young boy.