As the world’s leading luxury boutique hat brand for over 40 years American Hat Makers prides itself on creating handmade American products. We are THE Premiere cut and sew facility in the world.
Our hats are unique pieces of art and we are constantly expanding the boundaries and challenging our designers to create hats that engage the fantasies of our customers as well as meet – and exceed – their practical needs. One of our most successful examples of this are our “hybrid hats.”

Garth and Hannah with Don Rongione, President of Bollman Hat Company.
American Hat Makers is the first American hat maker to create felt and leather hats in striking combinations that are both fashionable and fully functional. In order to create our hybrid hats we partnered with Don Rongione from the prestigious Pennsylvania-based Bollman Hat Company for high quality felt products.
Take a moment to learn more about our Ashbury Line which features our hybrid hats:
We call the Ashbury line our Trendsetter Collection because it features some of our most fashion-forward pieces and highlights the playful, artistic marriage of leather and felt.
One of our newest additions to the Ashbury Brand, the Summit hat boasts a timeless, classic style.

Emily Swallow wearing a Summit just right!
Made from luxurious full grain American cowhide leathers and lite felt, this hat will take you from the after-hours jazz club to brunch on the bay in style. Choose one of our traditional colors like Black, Pewter, and Saddle, or give your look a little more pizazz and choose a crown in Blood Orange, Navy or Sage.

Summit in Saddle

Summit in Navy

Summit in Black

Summit in Blood-Orange

Summit in Pewter

Summit in Sage
Each crushable hat features a 2 ¾” leather brim and a subtle buckle on the band. Details and quality matter and this hat shows you know how to make your look fashion forward with the Summit Hat Hybrid.
Once known as the “rich mans favored hat” the Trilby is a low-profile classic that brings an air of sophistication to any wardrobe or setting.

Cecilia Balogot in a Pewter Trilby.
Now offered in four colors – from timeless Black to eye-catching Blood-Orange, the Trilby will take your look to another level. Choose the subtle brown of Saddle or the comforting, familiar shade of Pewter to project an air of Cary Grant unruffled cool.

Trilby in Blood-Orange

Trilby in Saddle

Trilby in Pewter

Trilby in Black
With a 4 ¼ inch crown and a leather 1 ½” brim this hat brings an element of style beyond the sum of its parts.
Take your liberty in this revolutionary design of a civil war era cap.

Gilles Marini and Jimmy Jean-Louis rocking their style!
Crafted by hand, this stylish lid brings a leather brim and hat band together with a crown of LiteFelt.

Richmond in Blood-Orange

Richmond in Sage

Richmond in Pewter

Richmond in Brown
This union creates an everyday and special event option for your head-topping needs.
To order these wonderful hats, call 1-800-642-3428 as they are not yet available online. Head on over to our website to check out our many other high-quality, hand-made hats designed and manufactured in the USA.
Written for American Hat Makers by Jessica Johnson.