Tweed Hat Retail Stores

Irish and British tweed hats and caps in woven wool

Tweed is a rough-woven wool cloth, flecked and hard-wearing, and tweed hats and caps are its classic country form. The stores listed here are Hanna Hats of Donegal, the world-famous makers of tweed hats, caps and waistcoats, which grew out of a bespoke tailoring firm started in Donegal Town by David Hanna in 1924 and has since expanded into waistcoats, body warmers and other fine tweed apparel for men, ladies and children; and Bates Hats, where Edward Bates Ltd has supplied stylish hats and caps to discerning gentlemen from its Jermyn Street shop in London since the turn of the century, as a family business offering personal service worldwide.

Tweed hats and flat caps in flecked Donegal wool in greens, browns and greys folded on tweed fabric

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  Bates Hats : London based makers of stylish hats and caps.  Edward Bates Ltd have supplied stylish hats and caps to discerning gentlemen from their enchanting Jermyn Street shop in London since the turn of the century. Today it is still a family business offering a personal and friendly service to customers from throughout the world.


  Hanna Hats of Donegal : Tweed hats, caps, waistcoats and accessories for men, ladies, children and the home.   Hanna Hats of Donegal are the world famous makers of tweed hats, caps and waistcoats. Growing out of a bespoke tailoring firm started in Donegal Town by the late David Hanna in 1924, Hanna Hats have more recently expanded into waistcoats and body warmers as well as other items of fine tweed apparel.

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Donegal Tweed and Its Flecks

Donegal tweed is recognized by its flecks - small knots of contrasting colored yarn woven deliberately into a plainer ground, originally the colors of the local landscape. Hanna Hats builds its hats and caps from that tradition in Donegal Town, where the firm began as bespoke tailors in 1924, so its caps are cut with a tailor's understanding of how cloth should sit and match - the same house sells the waistcoats and body warmers a tweed cap is worn with. A tweed cap's pattern scale matters: bold flecks and checks suit casual country wear, while quiet, fine tweeds pass with town jackets.

Styling and Care of Wool Tweed

Tweed caps and hats are cool-to-cold weather wear: the woven wool sheds light rain, insulates without overheating and shrugs off brush and travel. Flat caps, newsboy shapes and brimmed tweed hats all appear in this category - Bates, the London hatter listed here, is the town end of the same tradition. Brush tweed with a clothes brush after wear, spot clean rather than washing, and let a rain-soaked cap dry slowly in shape away from radiators, since heat shrinks wool and distorts the peak. Stored dry with cedar or lavender, tweed stays fresh for decades.

Common Questions

Who makes the tweed hats listed here?

Hanna Hats of Donegal, world-famous makers of tweed hats, caps and waistcoats, grown from a bespoke tailoring firm started by David Hanna in Donegal Town in 1924.

What else does Hanna Hats make?

Tweed waistcoats and body warmers as well as other fine tweed apparel for men, ladies, children and the home.

Which London hatter is also listed?

Bates Hats - Edward Bates Ltd, supplying hats and caps from Jermyn Street since the turn of the century, still a family business.

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