Worth & Worth

I got a bad experience with #hatshot manager ! RUDE with people with foreign accent!!! Sorry U. S is a land with accents! Is Magical to get people from everywhere in the World !!! I don’t know yet how is the hat because they have 3 weeks late. maybe one day ! The fact is we don’t want to call this business again AND WE ARE WAITING FOR THE HAT ! Maybe once we will get it, we will be happy but really the phone contact with this business is not nice.

Bought a nice hat from Orlando today. Actually, I love the hat. His hats are custom and have any amount of style you are looking for. The felt I selected is the «hombre» with just a touch of red for a faded look. Orlando selected several hats for me to try and took his time until we found the right one. He and his wife were incredibly nice and easy to work with. I’m sure I’ll be back. Thanks Orlando!

Great shop and super friendly owner, Orlando. Terrific service and beautiful hats. Can’t wait to pick up my Madison and buy my next Montecristi for the summer. A must stop if you’re in NYC and want a quality hat.

Consistently great and cool-​looking hat designs. They can also make you a custom hat (where you pick shape, material, everything) for a price that is often less than some high end hats cost at luxury retailers like Bergdorfs, Barneys, JJ Hat Center etc. For example, I was quoted $ 225 for a completely custom Milan straw hat.

Great service, great experience; a must visit for anyone wanting to buy a hat. Orlando, the owner, and his wife are experts and give very helpful, friendly advice. Obviously, if they don’t have in stock what you are looking for, they will make it for you. FYI, they supply hats to movie/​TV productions, for example Boardwalk Empire.

I went in here today And I was assisted by Olando Palacious the creator of worth & worth, he helped me with head measurements, Orlando also helped me select a perfect hat for an event that i have coming up meaning halloween custom and at the same time an everyday hat I can get to wear. Orlando is from Nicaragua and definitively is the creator and will explain to you the material the color going on with the hat, color matching that can happen with the hats he has available. He explains to you the art of shaping your hat. In conclusion great location it is my first hat and i would recommend to buy your hat here !!!

Orlando Palacios and his team at Worth and Worth never disappoint. They are expert hat makers and only the finest hats will leave the atelier with their approval. The most exquisite Monticristi’s and brisa materials make for either a dressed up or laid back hat for the summer season. I have had 6 custom made hats from the atelier and they have all been absolutely perfect. Great people, stellar customer service and the best product that one can expect.

Every gentleman needs a hat and when it’s time to buy yours, this is where you will go. Courteous, knowledgeable, helpful staff with a wide selection. Your head will thank you.

I would say this has been a 5 star experience all the way.
While in town for a few days, the ladies in our lives lined up a boys day for us and a girls day of shopping for them. The boys day started with a sauna and shave at Paul Labrecque with lunch at Armani Ristorante. In between we would be stopping by Worth & Worth for Louis’ annual hat purchase.
As luck would have it, the night before as I rounded a corner the wind grabbed my New Zealand cap and blew it away. It happened so fast that by the time my hand reached my head it was gone and when I whipped around I didn’t even catch a glimpse of it. We could only spend a minute looking for it since we had a show to catch and the others were in the first taxi. A call to the niece and boyfriend who lived upstairs resulted in a fruitless search in the cold.
So during my wintery stroll from E 76^th & 2^nd to Paul Labrecque (W 67^th and Columbus) through Central Park, my thoughts of «I’ll enjoy looking at hats» changed to «I need a new hat ASAP». The even colder walk from there to Worth&Worth steeled my resolve to keep my head warm.
When we arrived to the 6^th floor location we were warmly greeted by Brandon who immediately recognized Louis. The shop was a little busy — Brandon was helping one client and a young woman was waiting for assistance. So we started looking for hats and styles that would suit our needs. In between working with the other client, Brandon would offer suggestions and advice. We also chatted with the young woman who had purchased an expensive hat at another store that doesn’t work on them and it didn’t fit quite right. We, of course, good naturedly teased her about not coming here in the first place and she agreed that she should have.
After finishing with the other client, and assisting the young woman, Brandon helped us. he measured and discussed and narrowed down the choices.
Now you must know — they have a selection of hats ready to wear, but they also make them to order. The workshop is right there behind the showroom with a small team of crafts-​persons. The hat core is usually imported, but he finalized hat is done there in the workshop — the band installed, the blocking, etc.
Since I was visiting from out of town, I was looking for a ready to wear. Louis, on the other hand, was getting one custom made.
By the time I was measured and narrowed the selection down to a Felt hat, the Firenze model, and Louis to his normal selection, the Fellini, the shop had several persons waiting and we were hungry. So we had Brandon set aside the two hats I was interested in, and told him we would be back after some fortification — soup and bourbon at Armani.
Upon our return we met Orlando, the owner of W&W. Between he and Brandon we were taken well care of, finalized our hat selections and were on our way.
I had a slight change to the hat band, so had to return later to pick it up. It was ready to go when they promised. They also gave me a hat bag to keep the hat stored correctly and a brush to brush out the felt after each use.
My final visit during this trip was to pick up an item I left in the store. This time I had my wife and daughter with me. Orlando and Brandon treated them as if they were old friends and showed them around the showroom and even invited them to see the workshop. Each time I was there, there was at least one other person in the showroom. Yet even with the constant stream of people, they handled every person with the personal attention they deserved.
I would not think of going elsewhere for my next hat or cap.

I’ve had a turn of the century top hat from Paris for several years now. It’s mostly been for show but on the last few occasions I wore it out on the town & the sweat band broke it also didn’t have a bow on the side when I bought it. I called Worth & Worth to see if they would work on my antique & they did such a beautiful job! They even made the hat fit me better than it did before. I’ll always refer these guys!

Simply the best. I brought in a 20-​year-​old Stetson for resizing, cleaning and blocking and it came better than I could have expected. I even bought a new hat while I was there. Brandon is unbelievably helpful and his ideas on style and design make the entire experience pleasurable. Prices are quite reasonable for the quality available, and the variety of styles, colors and fabrics is hard to imagine for such a small space. Don’t even bother to shop around – just go here and be confident that you’re buying the best.

Went here today to get my husband a classic fedora for Christmas. I couldn’t have felt more at home. The man that helped me was knowledgable, personable and professional. The hat I bought is beautiful yet not overly expensive. Worth & Worth, you have a life long customer!

My husband was in need of a top hat and we heard Worth and Worth was the place to go. Luckily, we had a trip to NYC planned and we were able to stop by in person quite easily.
A previous reviewer seemed to take issue with the demographic of the Worth and Worth clientele. I don’t really know how that relates to the skill of the people who work at Worth and Worth, but the reality is that upper middle class dandies from Wall Street and K Street are probably the guys who pay the rent — and result in Worth and Worth being profiled places like GQ.
We also took the elevator up to the 6^th floor. We walked into the showroom and were immediately helped by a very tall, very skinny, very hip guy who came across as a true craftsman of hats. The showroom was a good size, but not huge. There were hats everywhere, of all sorts. Most of them were men’s hats, but there were some hats for women as well.
The gentleman listened to my husband’s request and came back immediately with the hat in question. He did a fantastic fitting of the Mister’s head and offered to fit the hat while we waited. We took him up on his offer and waited maybe ten minutes before he reappeared with a perfectly tailored hat. The Mister set it on his head and pronounced it ‘the one.‘
We were given the option of having it shipped back to home to Virginia, which we gladly took them up on. We were charged a very reasonable amount for shipping and the top had arrived in its own hat box not long after we got home.
Worth and Worth is a great place, because it is a place that still values craftsmanship. This isn’t one-​size-​fits-​all made-​in-​China crap, but hand constructed haberdashery done well. If you’re in the market for the best hat you can find… find it at Worth and Worth.

I am a huge hat lover of many kinds, and the past few years I have really began a love affair with fedoras, especially vintage ones. Doing some research and talking to other fedora lovers, collectors, and wearers in the New York area I learned that many of the great hat shops are no longer in business. However everyone I spoke to pointed me in the direction of Worth & Worth, one of the few great hat shops still going strong.
When I first arrived at the location and waited for the elevator I was joined by a very business, elitist looking middle aged gentleman who was clearly on his way up to visit Worth & Worth as well. He gave me some dirty looks, as I am younger he seemed to maybe not like that I was wearing a vintage straw hat with a t-​shirt and jeans, as he was decked out in a very expensive suit. I smiled at him and said «hi» but he rolled his eyes and turned away. I had feared that this was going to be the reaction from the staff at Worth & Worth as I also heard and experienced that many hat lovers can be a bit snobby and judgmental. As the elevator arrived I almost turned around and left, fearing that I was going to have a similar experience with the staff.
However I got on the elevator, and I am so glad I did. As myself and the other gentleman walked in we were greeted warmly by one of the workers there. I was immediately helped by a super friendly gentleman named Brandon who immediately complimented my hat and style and made me feel right at home. I instantly had a great connection with him as he is of similar age and we shared a lot of the same opinions about hats and hat wearers! He immediately assisted me with my needs which was getting new ribbons for two vintage hats. His suggestions and help were fantastic. He took his time with me and had so much passion for hats and everything associated with them that it was exciting and inspiring.
Long story short, I had the hats worked on there and when I picked them up a few days later they looked and felt fantastic. I am so happy there is a hat shop of this caliber still around and who not only sell hats but work on them also!
And speaking of the hats for sale, the hats made there are beautiful. I have not purchased an original Worth & Worth yet but they are on my radar. I still have a few hats of my own to be serviced before I can start saving up for one of them, but I look forward to the day when I can have one in my collection.
There is nothing like walking into a hat shop. Especially when the staff is so friendly and welcoming. Worth & Worth is definitely WORTH the visit, business, and experience! Support your local hat shop!!!