Simchy Zuckerman, owner of ThatHat hat store in Lakewood, New Jersey, has developed the first ever black hat that can be folded and placed in a piece of luggage or even a pocket.

The invention offers a solution for countless travelers that have been experiencing difficulty with stowing their hats on international travel or long-distance journeys where hat boxes can be cumbersome, and even expensive to bring on airplanes.

During travel, hats that are carried or worn, or even those protected in hat boxes tend to bend and get creased or worse. The new hat designed and manufactured by ThatHat is meant to bend and will not leave wrinkles.

Zuckerman has described it as an “extremely light-weight, rabbit-felt hat that can be folded and placed in a suitcase or even your pocket, and will not leave a single crease.”

While Zuckerman admits that the idea was not originally his brainchild, he does claim originality of this particular brand.

“There was no foldable hat available for the Yeshiva or Chabad crowd. I incorporated the idea and manufactured something that is comfortable, stylish, and most of most of all, looks no different than the average black hat,” he says.

According to Zuckerman, the hat is being designed specifically for ThatHat in their factory in Italy and will not be sold anywhere else.



(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)