The Elite wool felts by Bailey Hats start with 16 micron sheep's wool, the finest available. They give this twice the carding action and wet felting to bring this luxury wool to life. No shellac is used to preserve the softness. A special brim and crown sanding is performed by skilled hat makers using proprietary processes to create and retain the world's finest feeling wool felt ever. Elite stiffened wool felts have an added 'hand cooked' shellac to provide a stiffness like hats were made when Bailey started in 1922. This Elite Process applies to the Colver hat style and other fashionable wide brims in our collection.
The Litefelt Bailey Hat is a revolutionary process that takes a natural unstiffened premium wool felt hat and treats it with a water repellent and shape retentive proprietary process. This makes the LiteFelt® hats one of the most popular styles this season. This is a great combination of style and function. This is our best selling finish and is only made in America. The Litefelt hats include the Tino, The Blixen, and The Curtis and a few others in our collection. Many colors and sizes to choose from.
