The Man's Hat Shop

The Man's Hat Shop The Man's Hat Shop, located in Albuquerque, New Mexico for 70 years, is a complete custom shop and with over 5,000 hats and caps in our inventory.

Over 4000 Hats and Caps in Our Inventory. This is our 67th year in business and we'd like to thank you, our customers! We are a complete custom shop and with over 4,000 hats and caps in our inventory, we can surely outfit you with quality head wear you'll be proud to own. Don't see what you're looking for on our web site? Call us or you can send us a picture of your old favorite and we will design a new hat for you.

07/13/2021

If your face tends toward a square shape, cloches or any hat with round crowns will frame it nicely and deliver a fantastic, fashionable look.

07/08/2021

How old are hats? Well, the first recorded evidence of a hat being worn is in a cave painting at Lussac-les-Chateaux in Central France. It dates from about 15,000 b.c.e.

07/06/2021

A round face has almost the same dimensions from side to side as top to bottom, so shop for something that will break up the symmetry. Look for hats that can be tilted forward or to the side, or that have a slanted or peaked brim.

07/01/2021

If you want to talk the talk, keep in mind that those who supply men’s hats are called hatters while those who make and sell women’s hats are known as milliners.

06/29/2021

From couturier Coco Chanel: “One must always wear a hat when lunching with people whom one does not know well, because it helps the wearer to look her best."

06/24/2021

It is said that when John Hetherington wore one of the first top hats in 1797 in the streets of London, he was arrested for scaring passersby. He ended up in court and was assessed a fine of 50 pounds.

06/22/2021

In 1922, police reserves were called into handle a “straw hat riot” in New York City. It seems that hundreds of straw hats were being grabbed off men's heads and destroyed by gangs of marauding hooligans. No one seems to know why.

06/17/2021

Beanie hats are worn to keep your head warm, especially during winter, and to keep your hair out of your face. There are various types, including skullcaps, slouch, roll up, and pom pom beanies.

06/15/2021

Speaking of top hats (and we have at some point; if not we will) in the earliest days of baseball, umpires wore top hats instead of caps.

06/10/2021

The smallest hat worn by men dates from the 1700s. It was a small tricorn hat that measured two inches by four inches, and was worn on the top of a peruke (a man's white wig).

06/08/2021

At one time, the process of making felt for hats involved the use of mercury. This is not only toxic, but prolonged exposure to it can cause damage to the nervous system, including inducing tremors and even dementia, which is the source of the phrase “Mad as a hatter”.

06/03/2021

The fedora was originally worn by women and was a symbol of female empowerment and resistance to gender roles. It was named after Princess Fédora Romanoff from Victorien Sardou’s late 19th century play “Fédora.”

Address

511 Central Avenue NW
Albuquerque, NM
87102

Opening Hours

Monday 9:30am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 9:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday 9:30am - 5:30pm
Friday 9:30am - 5:30pm
Saturday 9:30am - 5pm

Telephone

+15052479605

Website

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