Alaska Shearling Sheepskin Trapper Hat - Black

Inspired by the hats bomber pilots wore in WWII, the Trapper style hat is best known as a fur trim "ear flap hat". Trapper hats feature fur on the interior of the ear flaps and around the back of the neck. They also have a large fur flap brim on the front of the hat.

Trapper hats are unisex hats so they can be enjoyed by both men and women. The ear flaps can be worn down for warmth and style or attached at the back of the hat or top of the crown when not needed.

Trapper hats are also known as Aviator hats or Bomber hats. They usually feature nylon, wool, or leather with Rabbit Fur trim, or can be made entirely of Shearling Sheepskin. With the rise in popularity of the Trapper hat style you will also find them made with trendy fashion forward designs and exotic furs such as Coyote or Fox.

Sheepskin wool fur is nature's most resilient and comforting resource. Its soft, hollow fibers "breathe" and help regulate body temperature. No man-made fiber possesses the virtues of 100% sheepskin. The unique combination of leather skin on one side and wool fur on the other lends it remarkable properties. Cool in Summer and Warm in the Winter Sheepskin wool is soft and resilient. Its fibers breathe, acting like a natural thermostat for your body. These hollow fibers can absorb up to 30% of their own weight in moisture without feeling wet, keeping you perfectly dry regardless of the weather.

Shearling is a sheepskin or lambskin pelt that has gone through a shearing process to obtain a uniform depth of the wool fibers for a uniform look and feel. Shearling garment are made from the pelts by tanning them with the wool of uniform depth still on them. A shearling pelt has leather or sueded leather on one side and shorn wool fibers on the other side. The fibers of shearling tend to wick away moisture or retain moisture, depending on humidity.