Hand-shaped hats · Radu Itu · Est. 2018

Never the same hat twice.

Radu Itu in a wide-brim hat
Radu ItuI
Radu Itu in the workshop, holding up two finished hats
The workshopII
Deep red wide-brim fedora with a distressed, darkened edge and a dried flower tucked into the band
No. 01 — CrimsonIII

Every hat is shaped by hand by Radu Itu and made exactly once. There is no stock — only the hat made for you.

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Bespoke

Each model is unique. Yours will be too.

Place your order through our mailbox and tell us your wishes. You choose — we shape it, by hand, for as many hours as it takes.

Commission card

  1. I. Material Felt or straw, raw and distressed or clean and sharp
  2. II. Colour From quiet greys to madder red
  3. III. Accessories Bands, pins, chains, flowers, hand-painted details
  4. IV. Size Shaped to your head, and only yours

Price €300 – €600

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The archive

The Collection

These hats have already been sold. They are here for inspiration, so you can get an idea of what The Wild Hatter is made for.

  1. No. 01 Crimson Red felt, worn in by fire and time. Sold
  2. No. 02 Sunshine Gray A grey day, interrupted. Sold
  3. No. 03 Blue Melody A hat that hums. Sold
  4. No. 04 Country ΣI Brown felt, green bandana, one symbol. Sold
  5. No. 05 Ocean Blue Deep water, calm surface. Sold
  6. No. 06 Classic Pink Soft pink, serious lines. Sold
  7. No. 07 Desert Sand Sun-bleached and sentimental. Sold
  8. No. 08 Misty Rose Always keep a card up your sleeve — or in your band. Sold
  9. No. 09 Chestnut Harvest, worn on the head. Sold
  10. No. 10 Charcoal Dark, with a little gold at the edges. Sold
  11. No. 11 Imperial Red Burnt, scarred, regal. Sold
  12. No. 12 Fairy Tale Once upon a very pink time. Sold
  13. No. 13 Madder Just colour. Nothing else needed. Sold
  14. No. 14 Raisin Black A black hat, and one pale rose. Sold
  15. No. 15 Eerie Black For people who are never quite lost. Sold
See all 15 models
Radu Itu steaming and shaping felt in the workshop
Steam & shapeFig. IV

The atelier

Passion, patience, and a few solid hours of work.

  1. I

    Write to us

    Tell us what you have in mind — materials, colours, the story behind it.

  2. II

    Shape the idea

    We talk it through, settle the details and take your size.

  3. III

    Made by hand

    Steamed, shaped and finished on the block and at the bench.

  4. IV

    Yours, only

    One hat, made once. Nobody else will ever wear the same one.

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Lookbook

The Mood

Woman adjusting a decorated blue hat in a car
Blue, in motion V
Woman with long hair in a wide brown hat
Chestnut felt VI
Curly-haired man in a black wide-brim hat
Black, wide brim VII
Woman seated on a tiled floor with pink roses, wearing a black hat
Roses & black felt VIII
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Let us make yours.

The price ranges between €300 and €600, depending on the model, the specifications and the features you choose.

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