Understanding Common Hat Terms

Find the right hat for you and your company or team by educating yourself on hat lingo! Below we have listed the top 10 questions we are asked when our customers are picking out a new hat.

1. What is Antimicrobial? Antimicrobial resists odors and increases garment life by resisting secretions put off by the human body.
2. What does Brushed fabric mean? Fabric is made softer by using abrading devices in the finishing process, creating a brushed texture on the material.
3. Will my hat fade? To reduce hat fading choose a colorfast fabric like polyester or nylon. All cotton custom caps tend to fade faster than other fabrics.
4. What are the holes in the top of a hat called? Eyelets are the small holes or perforations made in a series on the top of a hat to allow for breath-ability.
5. What does a flexfit cap mean? The original stretchable hat featuring Flexfit stretchable sweatband technology. A little stretch is an easy way to order custom fitted hats.
6. What is Hook and Loop closure? Hook and loop is a closure system where the rough side sticks to the soft side. Also known as VELCRO.
7. What is the crown profile? This is the height of the front of the cap. A high profile is when a hat silhouette is less fitted to the head with a high slope. A low profile is when a hat silhouette is more closely fitted to the head.
8. What is a structured hat? A headwear term referring to a buckram lining used to control the slope of the cap. A structured cap offers a lining to support the shape of the front of the cap. A structured hat supports complicated custom hat embroidery designs.
9. What are unstructed snapback hats? An unstructured hat also know as a floppy hat does not have a lining and supports less complicated designs. The snapback refers to the adjustable closure for fitting.
10. What are performance fabric hats? Generally, a performance hat offers 100% polyester fabric with technology that wicks moisture, resists snags, stains or odors. It "performs" in some way.

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