The Dre Western Rancher Hat | Oak

Adding a few inches to the crown of a hat is enough to change its entire personality.

The Dre takes Minga’s Western rancher shape and stretches it upward into a tall, diamond-shaped crown, balanced by a wide, stiff brim and leather-wrapped tie. Each one is shaped and finished by hand from 100% Ecuadorian wool, giving the exaggerated silhouette enough structure to hold its own. The warm oak color softens all that geometry a little, while subtle variations in shape and finish are evidence of a process that still involves actual hands, presses, irons, trimming, and considerably more work than the finished hat lets on.

The Details

• 100% Ecuadorian wool
• Oak
• Tall, diamond-shaped crown
• 9 cm / approx. 3.5" wide stiff brim
• Leather-wrapped tie
• Adjustable inner band
• Shaped, trimmed, ironed, cleaned + finished by hand
• Handmade variations are to be expected
• Handmade in Ecuador
• Sizing
  • XS: 53 cm / 20.75"
  • S: 55 cm / 21.75"
  • M: 57 cm / 22.5"
  • L: 59 cm / 23.25"
  • XL: 61 cm / 24"
  • Minga recommends sizing up if you're between sizes.

About the Brand:  Minga

Making a hat by hand is the sort of skill that becomes considerably more impressive once you realize somebody had to teach you how. Minga works with multigenerational artisan families in Ecuador, pairing traditional hat-making, weaving, leatherwork, and other inherited craft techniques with contemporary design. The result keeps old skills doing something particularly useful:  making things people still want to wear.