<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Brim Report]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Brim Report]]></description><link>https://www.thebrimreport.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 16:22:13 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.thebrimreport.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Denim Files: What Happens When Denim Becomes a Hat?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Denim changes personality when it moves from jeans to a cap. Weight, weave, wash, pattern and construction all determine whether an interesting cloth becomes a good hat.]]></description><link>https://www.thebrimreport.com/post/the-denim-files-what-happens-when-denim-becomes-a-hat</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a70fc072155f73d8804aff4</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 20:37:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f32b17_50bc7a34946c4a9db1657b8a6fd63a33~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_798,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jerry Gault</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Belgian Capmaker With a Wild Side]]></title><description><![CDATA[City Sport has made caps in Belgium since 1898, but one riotously colorful collaboration with FunkyBrims proves that tradition does not have to be quiet.]]></description><link>https://www.thebrimreport.com/post/a-belgian-capmaker-with-a-wild-side</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a70fbef2155f73d8804afb9</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 20:37:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure 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heavyweight Japanese Kuroki denim, but they offer very different ownership experiences.]]></description><link>https://www.thebrimreport.com/post/before-you-wear-sterkowski-raw-denim-shelby</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a70f33210c38ed7f083b8b2</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 19:59:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f32b17_e5f88499735f413a976acbe9a698c470~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_675,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jerry Gault</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Orso vs. Salty Dog: Same Merino Wool, Different Winter Personality]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Sterkowski Orso and Salty Dog use the same extra-fine merino wool, but different stitches give them very different weight, shape, and winter character.]]></description><link>https://www.thebrimreport.com/post/orso-vs-salty-dog-merino-wool-winter-personality</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a70f0aedb6c19f1c2b995c3</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 19:49:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f32b17_d37f822df12d419d86db604d2f17859f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jerry Gault</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Walking Hat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Structured wool, a full narrow brim, patchwork Donegal tweed, and just enough feather: a close look at the practical Irish Walking Hat.]]></description><link>https://www.thebrimreport.com/post/the-irish-walking-hat</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a70edbdd9c2f27b9b12d44b</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 19:36:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f32b17_572d763c81a647fea585a93a8daf6c85~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jerry Gault</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tweed to Tour: How the Golf Cap Grew Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Old Tom Morris’s checked wool cap to Harry Hall’s modern newsboy, golf headwear has spent more than a century balancing weather, performance, personality, and tradition.]]></description><link>https://www.thebrimreport.com/post/tweed-to-tour-how-the-golf-cap-grew-up</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a70eca28766cba726b49c87</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 19:31:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f32b17_268db433aa854bfead6ff503b27b8e6d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jerry Gault</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who Owns the Hat After Filming Ends?]]></title><description><![CDATA[When filming ends, a hat may return to rental stock, enter studio storage, become a gift, reach a museum, or lose the paperwork that proves where it came from.]]></description><link>https://www.thebrimreport.com/post/who-owns-the-hat-after-filming-ends</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a70eb89d9c2f27b9b12cf39</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 19:27:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure 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The costume team has to protect both the actor and the illusion.]]></description><link>https://www.thebrimreport.com/post/what-happens-when-an-actor-sweats-through-a-hat</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a70ea702155f73d88048558</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 19:22:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f32b17_de69ad8e8cf245ed8a46cc2d627cac55~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jerry Gault</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Is a New Hat Made to Look Twenty Years Old?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Costume artists use controlled fading, reshaping, stains, and texture to give a new hat a believable history while keeping every copy consistent.]]></description><link>https://www.thebrimreport.com/post/how-is-a-new-hat-made-to-look-twenty-years-old</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a70e91174653e170f8bee95</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 19:16:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f32b17_deb0d6d0473c4ee49b2883c624437e1f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_570,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jerry Gault</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where Are Thousands of Movie Hats Stored?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hollywood’s movie hats are spread across studio collections, independent costume houses, working wardrobe trailers, and carefully controlled archives.]]></description><link>https://www.thebrimreport.com/post/where-are-thousands-of-movie-hats-stored</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a70e876d9c2f27b9b12c78b</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 19:13:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f32b17_4d9cbe0989a144dbb7b9c960c59a7eb8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_707,h_909,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jerry Gault</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who Looks After Hollywood’s Hats?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Films are shot out of order, hats are repaired, aged, duplicated, and dirtied. 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It was named for generations of people who worked beneath a difficult sun.]]></description><link>https://www.thebrimreport.com/post/the-cattleman-a-working-hat-for-a-working-country</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a70e3ce10c38ed7f083946e</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 18:54:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f32b17_ec1e02db2bcf49c0b9495809e547ed3b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jerry Gault</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Lawson: Finding a Way West]]></title><description><![CDATA[I bought the Akubra Lawson thinking it was named for a writer. 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The Akubra bearing his name does much the same.]]></description><link>https://www.thebrimreport.com/post/banjo-paterson-between-the-city-and-the-bush</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a70dfb5f20e59031dfb7372</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 18:36:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f32b17_93847ce580bd424586143b65c362ff25~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_939,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jerry Gault</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[More Than a Bush Hat: The Akubra Story]]></title><description><![CDATA[Akubra is more than Australia’s bush hat. Its history reaches from Hobart hat mills and city streets to military slouch hats and Kempsey craftsmanship.]]></description><link>https://www.thebrimreport.com/post/more-than-a-bush-hat-the-akubra-story</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a70ddea74653e170f8bd2ca</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 18:28:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f32b17_b4a4be5bf1794f469a27ab0528751fe7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jerry Gault</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Smallest Detail on a Cap]]></title><description><![CDATA[That is only one reason people wear pins, but it is an important one.]]></description><link>https://www.thebrimreport.com/post/the-smallest-detail-on-a-cap</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a70d236284ff888734e98a1</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 17:47:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f32b17_e897acae107f4c569d7186e50d6db84c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_942,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jerry Gault</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Pirate Raid That Stole Nothing but Hats]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maritime Stories and Their Hats Illustration created using AI. 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