“I moved to Dayton from Boston in 2012. I’ve always been a hat person, and in my old Boston neighborhood there was a great hat shop. I couldn’t find anything like that in Dayton, so I bought this building, painted it yellow, and opened a hat shop for men and women. As is turns out, there wasn’t another hat shop in this region, so we regularly get people coming here from places like Indianapolis or Columbus.”
“When the virus hit, we had to shut down for a while. We used that time to improve our website. I’m happy with the result. The site has good photos and all of the size information a shopper needs. Our selection of hats for men and women is really unique. We design some of the hats ourselves, and have them made in the country’s oldest operating hat factory. Other hats are made specifically for our shop by designers in New York. We also have some other interesting products, like Jewelry from artisans in India or skincare products from a retired cricket player in New Zealand”
“We’re open for walk-in customers now, and operating as safely as possible. We’ve changed the store layout a bit to help with social distancing, and everyone wears masks. Business isn’t as good as it was, but between the walk-ins and the website we’re doing OK.”
Brim
464 East Fifth Street
The Oregon District
Dayton, OH 45402
Sun 11am- 4pm
