For a neglected section of society, few other phrases are so divorced from reality as one size fits all, when sewn inside a hat. A more accurate version would read: It makes no economic sense for us to make multiple versions of this product. Or: We don't care about people with really big heads.
I measure my head's circumference, just above the ears: 61cm. Good head-girth data is scant but what evidence there is suggests I do have a large head, but also that all bonces are bulging as populations grow taller and fatter.
Lock & Co hatter Maxwell decks Simon in a brown Fairbanks hat, specifically shaped to his head. I remember my grandfather, who had the same problem, bodging adjustments to his straw hats.
As a middle-aged dad, I tend to reach for a baseball cap. I would probably go for an outdoorsy Patagonia number, but such one size offerings either won't fit or they leave behind a headache and a dent.
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