LOOKBOOK S06
Behind the seams
A short story about how our caps are crafted.
We keep the craft alive and pass it on to the next generations.
For 100 years, every hat has started the same way: an artisan, the material, a tape measure, a pencil.
We draw on the knowledge and experience of our master artisan - Marek Sterkowski, and continue the family tradition.
Precision knife cutting is the key to every hat's perfect look - each piece exactly even.
From the first cuts to the final pressing, each hat passes through an artisan’s hands. Nothing here is done like in a factory. It's the kind of craftsmanship you only find in true workshops.
Time moves differently in the workshop. It's not the clock that measures it, but the care given to every detail.
The fourth generation guarding the craft - Szymon Sterkowski, co-owner of the brand.
The sewing room - the heart of the workshop. It's where our hats are made, and a place you don't get to see every day.
This is how the fabric is stabilized before cutting the hat’s components. It prevents the material from shifting or losing its shape.
The process of shaping a hat on a wooden block. It takes both a bit of strength and the kind of sensitivity that comes with experience.
Marek Sterkowski’s scissors, given to him by his father when he was six. They’ve been with him ever since - used for decades, still in use today.
Working on the brim means bringing several layers together into one stable construction. It may look simple, but it takes a lot of experience.
How do you recognize a good hat? By the comfort that makes you forget it’s even on your head. That’s why we make our hats in one-centimeter increments and measure each one with care.
If a hat is meant to last, it has to be sewn right.
In our workshop, some tools have served us unchanged for decades. Guided by the master’s skilled hand, they deliver a result that simply can’t be achieved in mass production.
We work as a team of enthusiasts, people genuinely obsessed with hats in the best possible way. From start to finish, we stay close to the process and close to the product. And that’s why we’re proud of every hat made in our workshop.
Getting the symmetry right on a newsboy cap takes precision and accuracy. When the crown is stitched to the brim at exactly the right point, the whole cap sits well.
A hat may look simple at first glance, but making one takes dozens of precise steps that all build toward the final result.
Handwork and craft principles refined over 100 years. That’s our guarantee of the highest quality.
Some of these templates have served us for decades. They’re tools passed down through generations, still shaping every new hat we make.
Hundreds of material templates make up our own in-house archive. A unique record of the sewing history inside our workshop.
Every design and every size has its own set of templates. They allow us to make hats in one-centimeter increments, with precision that begins already at the cutting stage.
Sewing a hat is a rhythm and a repetition that never becomes automatic. Every piece moves through the machine slowly, precisely, and under full control.
Even though the needle moves the same way every time, every stitch is a decision and a conscious choice made by the artisan.
Stitching the lining into a beret. We’ve been using this brand logo for 80 years.
A sewing machine is only a tool. The final result depends on the experience of the person working at it.
A good brim has to withstand countless times of putting the hat on and taking it off, as well as frequent reshaping.
For a hundred years, one thing has never changed in our workshop: every single hat bears our family name. It's a promise we've kept since the beginning - a guarantee that every hat we make meets the highest standards of quality and craftsmanship.
The artisan’s everyday helpers. It’s hard to imagine our workshop without them.