Shearling Sheepskin & Wool Aviator Hat - Navy

Inspired by the hats bomber pilots wore in WWII, the aviator style hat is best known as a fur trim "ear flap hat". Aviator 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.

Aviator 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.

A special feature of the Aviator hat is that the main ear flaps have a secondary small fur ear flap located directly over the ear. These smaller ear flaps can be worn up or down. They serve two purposes. When worn down, they add extra warmth and protection to the ears. When worn up they allow for better hearing.

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.