This hat is brand new and very soft to the touch wool. It's been protected and has an insert in the head area to keep its shape.  This is flawless.  Brand new.  So classy!.

Straight from the Kangol website.

The Wool Player has a self-fabric band & is a versatile trilby whose brim can be worn up, down or with a back flip.

The seamless, knitted & blocked

construction is purely a KangolQ

innovation & wool is the original

material that Kangol@ has built its name.