Hat manufacturer for Australian brands and retailers
Engelite has been manufacturing hats for Australian brands since 1956. From the bucket hat that defines a summer range to a structured felt style for winter, we develop and produce hats to your design, your fit and your quality standard.
Hat styles we manufacture
- Bucket hats and packable styles
- Wide brim and floppy hats
- Straw, raffia and panama styles
- Felt hats, fedoras and trilbies
- Sun hats and beach hats
- Boater and cloche styles
If you have a style in mind that is not listed, send it to us. Seven decades of development means we have almost certainly made something like it, and we can build to your reference.
Custom and private label hats
Every hat we make is built for your brand. You choose the shape, the brim, the materials, the trims and the branding, from an embroidered logo to a custom woven label and a printed lining. We turn that into a tech pack, sample it, get your sign off and manufacture to match.
Materials and finishing
We work across natural and blended fibres, straws, felts, cottons and technical fabrics, with finishing options including embroidery, applied patches, printed linings, custom eyelets and branded hardware. We help you balance the look you want against the landed cost you need.
From sample to season
Hats are a fit and proportion product, and getting the brim, crown and sizing right is the difference between a style that sells and one that sits. Our sampling process locks all of that down before a single production unit is made, so what arrives in your warehouse is what you signed off.
Why brands trust Engelite with hats
Consistent sizing and quality run to run, reliable delivery timelines you can plan a drop around, and a local team that manages your program end to end. It is why hats from Engelite sit on the shelves of Australia's leading retailers and emerging labels alike.
FAQs
Can you make a custom hat shape from my design?
Yes. Send a sketch, tech pack or reference sample and we will develop a hat to your shape, fit and finish, then sample it for sign off.
What branding can you add to hats?
Embroidery, woven and printed labels, applied patches, printed linings, custom eyelets and branded hardware.
Do you make hats for both summer and winter ranges?
Yes. We manufacture straws, raffias and bucket styles for summer and felts and structured