caps of this type - with a top pulled to the peak of the peak at the front and darts at the back of the head - were once part of workwear. The shape quickly spread outside the working world, with a variety of materials, patterns and even variations on the classic shape taking hold. Mayser makes this slider cap from a linen fabric that has thread thickening typical of the material and shows a nice melange effect. Unusual (and fit) is the seam at the back of the head.

When Leonhard Mayser opened his "Hutmacherey" in Ulm in 1800, he could hardly have imagined that Mayser hats would one day become a global brand, with an annual production of 3.5 million pieces in 1963, a record year (unsurpassed to date). Today, the production figures are far lower, but Mayser can still call itself a global brand with sales markets in 44 countries. The secret to the success of the company based in Lindenberg in the Allgäu, the former "Little Paris" of hat fashion, has remained the same for more than two centuries: Quality. While design, purchasing and sales are still based in the Allgäu, production was relocated to Slovakia in 2002. Mayser built its own factory there and also trains its own staff.