Akubra Overload

[ShadowXY]

I wore it with my hair up to add some padding in back. Kind of nice to have one if you want to wear a hair accessory under the hat I guess unintentional but it's such a nice hat.

I found one with dimensions closer to my hat size.

Looks like 6.25 X 7.5 inch = 13.75 so a small 7/56?

Had an idea how to get the hat size of the boss in circumference. The hat Jack on the shark got up to 21 7/8 inch.

I set the hatjack into the Boss with a flexible measure tape & got the circumference of 23 inches so it's 1 inch more circumference than a Sz 7.

I've requested a return on the L X W but now I have the circumference I can confidently size the hat as 23 in or full 7 1/4 / Sz 58 which likely was a 59 snugged down a half size over time or even more.

Hat is a full 7 1/4 or Sz 58 at this time & likelihood of it shrinking down to a size 7 by shrinking & heat now doesn't seem like a good chance or wise.

I'll send the new info as the seller has not responded & has until July 11th before the bay steps in.

 

[ShadowXY]

6.75 + 8 = 14.75/2 = 7.375
Size 7-3/8

You were really close & it might have shrunken a bit that day I wore it in the heat & sweated.

It's currently a Sz 7 1/4+ / 23 inch circumfrence. (bet originally a 59 or 60)

I found a pretty good way to keep the tape held against the hat to get a accurate measure.

 

[RickP]

Ive sucessfully enlarged a few Akubras 2 full sizes over the years... obviously take it slow, but theyre pretty tough hats and hard to mess up. Personally if Im trying to go that much larger, I remove the leather sweatband before stretching. Sometimes you can add a leather spacer piece to open up the sweatband and reuse it if in new condition. If theres any indication of strain on the sweat stitches or dry leather, Id say go ahead and make up a nice new sweatband that fits you well, and then stretch the hat until it fits in without causing wrinkles in the sweatband sides. $15-20 is on a new one is worth it. Learning how to sew in a sweatband is a good skill to have!