Conner Hats | Shop Handmade Hats
Hats built to last a lifetime, not a season.
Bill Conner made hats in Byron Bay, Australia for over 50 years. Later his son Will began making hats with responsible materials — GOTS-certified organic cotton, non-mulesed Australian wool, hand-braided raffia, hemp and recycled fibers. Every hat is backed by our limited lifetime guarantee on workmanship.
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UPF 50+ sun protection stylesLifetime limited guarantee on our workmanshipFree US shipping over $79
LIMITED LIFETIME GUARANTEE - WE EVEN GIVE YOU A 50% DISCOUNT IF EVER LOST OR STOLEN
GOTS Certified organic cotton
RWS Non-Mulesed wool
bluesign Approved textile processes
Solar Powered warehouse
Our roots
Australia is where this started.
On 5 November 1970 leatherworker Bill Conner landed in Brisbane with his wife Marion and their son Will. He opened a shop called Country Leather in Burleigh Heads, then moved to Byron Bay and focused on making hats that could take the Australian sun, salt and rain.
He became the first person in Australia to build a leather hat with a shapeable brim. That hat, the Stockman, has been imitated around the world ever since. Bill made hats in Byron Bay for fifty years, and his son Will grew up on the factory floor.
You can travel the world on what you can make with your own two hands.
Stan Thompson, the leatherworker who taught Bill in St. Augustine in 1969
1969Bill Conner is taught leatherwork in St. Augustine, Florida
Byron BayFifty years of hats made on the New South Wales coast
The StockmanAustralia's first leather hat with a shapeable brim, copied worldwide ever since
Byron Bay, New South Wales. Home of BC Hats for fifty years.
Where our hats come from
Conner Hats draws much inspiration from the three locations it is tied to.
Byron Bay, Australia Where the hat designs come from Bill's factory in the Arts and Industrial Estate, and the surf, wild landscape and original stockmen hat our designs are still drawn from.
St. Augustine, Florida Where Bill learned his craft in 1969 One of the places from which Will runs the company, alongside the food forest and a space he created for other small businesses.
American Fork, Utah Where the hats now ship from A family-run warehouse in cowboy horse country, at the foot of the Wasatch range.
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The hats our customers keep coming back for
Sized S–XXL with big sizes available, each finished with an organic cotton sweatband and covered by our limited lifetime guarantee on workmanship.
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Best seller\ \ Quincy Water Resistant Wool Gambler\ \ Gamblers\ \ $100.00 Black / Small
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Best seller\ \ Jackeroo Crushable Wool | Outback Hat\ \ Outback Hats\ \ $95.00 Black / Small
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Best seller\ \ BC Hats Bac Pac Traveller Oily Leather | Aussie Hat\ \ Aussie Hats\ \ $185.00 Brown / Small
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Best seller\ \ Merrik Cotton Newsboy Cap\ \ Newsboy/Flat Caps\ \ $69.00 Brown / Small
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Soak. Wear. Stay cool.
Best seller spotlight
The Aussie Golf Soakable Mesh Hat. Dunk it, wear it, stay cool all round.
Soak the whole hat in water and it cools your head as it evaporates. A wide brim shades your face and neck, and the hat packs flat in a golf bag or a carry-on — just don’t bend the brim — and pops right back. If the mesh picks up a wrinkle, a little steam relaxes it out.
$84Free US shipping over $79
4.9 stars341 verified reviews
S to XXXLKhaki, Sand, Tan, Chocolate
Khaki / Small · $84
Khaki / Medium · $84
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Sand / Small · $84
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Love it! My Aussie Golf hat keeps me cool and well protected on the course so I can have fun longer!
-Brian
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Bill Conner and son Will. Two generations of hat makers.
Our story
From a teepee at a craft fair to hats on every continent.
Bill Conner learned leatherwork in 1969, went on to make leather hats in Byron Bay, and introduced his son Will to the craft as a boy. Fifty years later Conner Hats is still family owned, still made with organic cotton, Australian wool and hand-braided raffia, and still answers to a limited lifetime guarantee.
Fifty-plus years, one hat at a time
- 1969
Taught leatherwork in St. Augustine
Stan Thompson teaches 20-year-old Bill Conner leatherwork in St. Augustine, Florida. He registers BC Leather and sells sandals, bags, belts and hats at craft fairs, often from a teepee that doubles as a playpen for baby Will.
- 1970
A one-way ticket to Australia
On 5 November 1970 Bill lands in Brisbane with his wife Marion and their 11-month-old son Will, chasing a hitchhiker's stories of cheap rent and empty surf.
- The 1970s
Burleigh Heads, then Byron Bay
Bill opens Country Leather in Burleigh Heads, then moves down the coast to Byron Bay and narrows everything he makes to one thing: hats. He builds Australia's original leather hat with a shapeable brim — the Stockman.
- 1982
The Man from Snowy River
The film puts the Australian stockman's hat on screens everywhere. Orders follow, and Bill hires his first employees, each taught to make one part of the hat to the standard he set by hand.
- 1986
Crocodile Dundee
Distributors start calling from around the world. Production moves from a workshop on Bill's property to a larger one in Byron Bay's Arts and Industrial Estate.
- 1988
Official hat of the World Expo
BC Hats becomes the official hat of the World Expo in Brisbane.
- 1989
A class laughed, so Will sold hats
Will tells his Flagler College class his business idea is selling Australian hats. The room laughs. He leaves after a semester and spends his college savings importing his father's hats into the United States.
- 1993
Exporter of the Year
The NSW government names Bill the Small Business Exporter of the Year for creating Australia's original leather hat with a shapeable brim.
- Seven years
Living in the warehouse
Will builds a sleeping space above his ten-by-ten-foot office and calls the warehouse home for seven years. It buys him the deposit on a house and the land the warehouse stands on today.
- 2000
Cov-ver
Will starts designing hats of his own under the name Cov-ver, beyond the range his father made in Australia.
- 2009
A coast full of washed-up plastic
Thirty-six days paddling open kayaks from Byron Bay to Bondi Beach, past humpback whales and some of the most pristine coast in the world — and stopping again and again to clear mounds of washed-up plastic. Will came home knowing he was part of the problem, and began stripping single-use plastic out of Conner Hats products and packaging.
How we make hats now → 12. 2014
The Conner name goes on
Fourteen years of designing later, Will is proud enough of the hats to put the family name on them — and has never looked back.
- Since then
Our own hats, made responsibly
Organic cotton, Australian wool, hemp, raffia, Bloom algae foam in place of petroleum foam, and recycled plastic instead of new.
- 25 years on
2,000 hoop pines on family land about 35 km from Byron Bay
Bill and Will planted 2,000 native hoop pines on their own land near Byron Bay and have grown them for over 25 years as a carbon offset, simply because it was the right thing to do.
- Today
Still a family business
Will runs Conner Hats from St. Augustine, Florida, beside the one-acre permaculture food forest, but the hats ship from a warehouse in American Fork, Utah under a limited lifetime guarantee.
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Responsibility
Good hats should leave good things behind
"Responsibly grown, beautifully made" is a motto we have to keep earning. A little of it you can see on the hat. Most of it happened long before the hat reached you.
\ \ The wake-up call \ \ In 2009 Will and a group of friends spent 36 days paddling open kayaks down the east coast of Australia, Byron Bay to Bondi Beach. They kept stopping to clear washed-up plastic. He came home understanding he was part of the problem, and the work to strip single-use plastic out of Conner Hats products and packaging began.\ \ How that changed the hats](/content/pages/responsibility/index.html) \ \ An acre of food forest \ \ Next to the one-acre warehouse in St. Augustine sits our food forest, which we're developing with permaculturist Geoff Lawton. It grows fruit and nut trees and serves as a place to learn about food forests. It broke ground in 2018.\ \ Take a look at the forest](/content/pages/food-forest/index.html) \ \ We had our materials tested \ \ Prizing durable materials did not automatically make them good for the planet, so we hired a third-party company to test everything we use for harmful chemicals. Since then we have used organic cotton and responsibly sourced wool, replaced petroleum-based foam with renewable algae foam in many brims and some crown tops, and used recycled plastic in select designs.\ \ Our materials and certifications](/content/pages/responsibility/index.html)
Not all of our materials are perfect. Sustainability is, and always will be, an evolving task.
Find your hat
Which Conner hat is right for you?
Shop by what you will actually be doing in it. Most styles run S through XXL, with big sizes available.
For full-sun days outdoors
Choose a UPF 50+ wide-brim style in water-resistant cotton or wool — the Bounty Hunter, Indy Jones or Jackeroo. Shapeable brims hold their shape even after a soaking.
For heat, water and fishing
Pick breathable mesh or recycled styles. The Aussie Golf soaks and shakes dry, and the Tarpon Springs Recycled Floating Sailing Hat is built to float.
For travel and everyday wear
Crushable wool and packable cotton shapes that fold into a bag and reshape by hand — the Jackeroo, Quincy gambler and Merrik newsboy cap.
Real Reviews From Real Customers
3805 reviews
- Greg G.
Verified Buyer
10/04/26
Fit perfect, got a lot
Fit perfect, got a lot of compliments while wearing it in my band!
Quincy Water Resistant Wool Gambler](https://yotpo.com/go/hK8nHkiR)
- Gilbert A.
Verified Buyer
10/03/26
Awesome derby!!!
I purchased my jackaroo hat putty two weeks ago and received in a few days!!! 71/8 I have a small head but the size was my size!!! Ha unfortunately the first day I wore it. I was...
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Jackeroo Crushable Wool | Outback Hat](https://yotpo.com/go/cU2HEgUk)
- Marc W.
Verified Reviewer
10/03/26
100% Pleased
Delivered on time ,undamaged ,in a hat box , very pleased with fit . Thank you Conner Hats
Austin Cattleman Cowboy Hat | Mens Wool](https://yotpo.com/go/dQjnuTlM)
- Wesley C.
Verified Buyer
09/30/26
Good quality hat love it
Good quality hat love it
American Cowboy Hat | Wide Brim](https://yotpo.com/go/9jM93tG8)
- Carlos C.
Verified Buyer
09/29/26
Incredibly comfortable, fits perfectly and
Incredibly comfortable, fits perfectly and feels great! The quality tells me this hat will last me years and years! Found my favorite new hat company!
Free Unlimited Return for Store Credit or Exchanges + Package Protection Valid in US.](https://yotpo.com/go/llIFJYAh)
- Robert K.
Verified Buyer
09/28/26
Love the hat and have
Love the hat and have had many positive comments. Great value for the price and super customer service from Conner hats!
Aussie Wool Crusher Hat](https://yotpo.com/go/85OHCCJU)
- Robin C.
Verified Buyer
09/27/26
Was perfect for my trip
Was perfect for my trip to Scotland- love the style and it kept me dry!
Free Unlimited Return for Store Credit or Exchanges + Package Protection Valid in US.](https://yotpo.com/go/llIFJYAh)
- Greg G.
Verified Buyer
10/04/26
Fit perfect, got a lot
Fit perfect, got a lot of compliments while wearing it in my band!
Quincy Water Resistant Wool Gambler](https://yotpo.com/go/hK8nHkiR)
- Gilbert A.
Verified Buyer
10/03/26
Awesome derby!!!
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Jackeroo Crushable Wool | Outback Hat](https://yotpo.com/go/cU2HEgUk)
- Marc W.
Verified Reviewer
10/03/26
100% Pleased
Delivered on time ,undamaged ,in a hat box , very pleased with fit . Thank you Conner Hats
Austin Cattleman Cowboy Hat | Mens Wool](https://yotpo.com/go/dQjnuTlM)
- Wesley C.
Verified Buyer
09/30/26
Good quality hat love it
Good quality hat love it
American Cowboy Hat | Wide Brim](https://yotpo.com/go/9jM93tG8)
- Carlos C.
Verified Buyer
09/29/26
Incredibly comfortable, fits perfectly and
Incredibly comfortable, fits perfectly and feels great! The quality tells me this hat will last me years and years! Found my favorite new hat company!
Free Unlimited Return for Store Credit or Exchanges + Package Protection Valid in US.](https://yotpo.com/go/llIFJYAh)
- Robert K.
Verified Buyer
09/28/26
Love the hat and have
Love the hat and have had many positive comments. Great value for the price and super customer service from Conner hats!
Aussie Wool Crusher Hat](https://yotpo.com/go/85OHCCJU)
- Robin C.
Verified Buyer
09/27/26
Was perfect for my trip
Was perfect for my trip to Scotland- love the style and it kept me dry!
Free Unlimited Return for Store Credit or Exchanges + Package Protection Valid in US.](https://yotpo.com/go/llIFJYAh)
- Greg G.
Verified Buyer
10/04/26
Fit perfect, got a lot
Fit perfect, got a lot of compliments while wearing it in my band!
Quincy Water Resistant Wool Gambler](https://yotpo.com/go/hK8nHkiR)
- Gilbert A.
Verified Buyer
10/03/26
Awesome derby!!!
Read more
Jackeroo Crushable Wool | Outback Hat](https://yotpo.com/go/cU2HEgUk)
- Marc W.
Verified Reviewer
10/03/26
100% Pleased
Delivered on time ,undamaged ,in a hat box , very pleased with fit . Thank you Conner Hats
Austin Cattleman Cowboy Hat | Mens Wool](https://yotpo.com/go/dQjnuTlM)
- Wesley C.
Verified Buyer
09/30/26
Good quality hat love it
Good quality hat love it
American Cowboy Hat | Wide Brim](https://yotpo.com/go/9jM93tG8)
- Carlos C.
Verified Buyer
09/29/26
Incredibly comfortable, fits perfectly and
Incredibly comfortable, fits perfectly and feels great! The quality tells me this hat will last me years and years! Found my favorite new hat company!
Free Unlimited Return for Store Credit or Exchanges + Package Protection Valid in US.](https://yotpo.com/go/llIFJYAh)
- Robert K.
Verified Buyer
09/28/26
Love the hat and have
Love the hat and have had many positive comments. Great value for the price and super customer service from Conner hats!
Aussie Wool Crusher Hat](https://yotpo.com/go/85OHCCJU)
- Robin C.
Verified Buyer
09/27/26
Was perfect for my trip
Was perfect for my trip to Scotland- love the style and it kept me dry!
Free Unlimited Return for Store Credit or Exchanges + Package Protection Valid in US.](https://yotpo.com/go/llIFJYAh)
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Responsibly grown, beautifully made
What your hat is actually made of
Our materials are third-party tested for formaldehyde and toxic chemicals in dyes. Here is where it stands today.
GOTS organic cotton
Non-GMO, grown without synthetic pesticides and traceable from fiber to sweatband, with fair and safe working conditions verified at every step.
GOTS certified
Non-Mulesed wool
Sourced from certified farms that champion animal welfare, land health and clear traceability. Naturally water-repellent, breathable and biodegradable.
Responsible Wool Standard
Bloom algae foam
The padding inside your hat is not petroleum foam — it is harvested invasive algae biomass, which returns cleaned freshwater to the habitat it came from.
Bloom partner since 2018
Recycled plastic bottles
Lightweight outdoor styles use Repreve fibers made from plastic bottles and other single-use plastics, with around five bottles per hat. Strong, quick-drying and fade-resistant.
Repreve traceable
bluesign approved processes
Materials processed with less water and energy, without harsh chemicals, and away from coal-based energy.
bluesign approved
Plant-based Yulex and raffia
Yulex is the first plant-based replacement for neoprene, and our raffia comes from palm leaves and is biodegradable.
FSC / PEFC sourced
We partner with the best to make our hats the cleanest.
Conner Hats works with GOTS-certified organic cotton, bluesign-approved textile processes, Responsible Wool Standard wool, and Repreve recycled fiber. Independent lifecycle analysis from GOTS and Textile Exchange found organic cotton production uses 91% less water and 62% less energy than conventional cotton — the difference these certifications are built to guarantee.
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Are Conner Hats handmade?
Yes. Conner Hats handcrafts hats using materials like organic cotton, Australian wool, hand-braided raffia, hemp, leather, and more.
What makes Conner Hats sustainable?
Conner Hats sources materials through certified partners, including GOTS-certified organic cotton labels and, on select hats, sweatbands; some hats are made in Responsible Wool Standard (RWS)-certified factories. Recycled hats use Repreve, a bluesign®-approved material, and we also use Bloom Foam and Yulex. The company also runs its original St. Augustine warehouse on 100% solar power (orders now ship from American Fork, Utah).
Does Conner Hats offer a guarantee?
Yes. Hats bought on connerhats.com carry a limited lifetime guarantee on our workmanship: if our workmanship fails we replace the hat free, and we cover shipping in the first 12 months. After 12 months we provide a 40% replacement discount. If a hat is ever lost or stolen, we offer 50% off the same hat. Read the full guarantee.
What is Conner Hats' shipping and returns policy?
Conner Hats offers free US shipping on orders over $79, plus free exchanges within 30 days in the USA when you select the ReDo option at checkout.
Where are Conner Hats made?
Bill Conner learned leatherwork in St. Augustine, Florida in 1969, then emigrated to Australia in November 1970 and made hats in Byron Bay for over 50 years, where the brand developed its design roots. The company now ships from American Fork, Utah. The hats are made in Australia, Sri Lanka, China, Pakistan and Mexico.
What types of hats does Conner Hats sell?
Conner Hats sells cowboy hats, outback hats, fedoras, sun hats, hiking hats, golf hats, and more, in materials ranging from felt and leather to organic cotton and raffia.
What sizes are available, and do you make big sizes?
Most styles run small through XXL, and a dedicated Big Sized range fits larger head circumferences. Measure around your head just above the ears and match it to the size chart on the product page.
How do I care for and reshape my hat?
Spot clean cotton and mesh styles with cool water and mild soap, brush wool felt with a soft brush in one direction, and let leather dry naturally away from direct heat. Shapeable brims can be bent and reset by hand, including after getting wet.
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