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FINDING YOUR PERFECT FIT
Use a soft measuring tape to measure the circumference of your head in centimeters (cm). If you don’t have one, wrap a string around your head and measure it against a ruler.
Place the tape:
• About ½ inch above your eyebrows
• Just above your ears
• Around the widest part of the back of your head
It should feel secure but not tight — you should be able to slide one finger underneath.
Measure twice and enter the larger measurement in centimeters (cm).
Our Process
Each Sombrea hat begins with the iraca palm, a fiber native to Colombia that takes two to three years to mature before harvest. The tender inner fibers are then hand-cleaned, boiled, dried, and carefully separated into fine strands, a process that demands as much patience as skill. From there, master Colombian artisans weave each hat entirely by hand, strand by strand, with no machinery. Depending on the design, a single hat can take several days to complete. No two are ever exactly alike.