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A handful of us have always known that the UP is cool. Unspoiled, expansive, raw, Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has stood as an outpost, a place where only the brave dare to tread.

Well, a UP (Upper Peninsula) company, Stormy Kromer, has been making their iconic hat for 100 years, but recently, the hat has been gaining notoriety in the fashion and travel world. Today, I noticed that the cool kids at Uncrate have featured the hat.

I own one, purchased at Marquette’s Getz’s, a great old fashioned department store. Not that I want to see Hollywood celebs donning the wool cap, but it’s nice to see a classic Northern hat getting its due.

By Moss & Fog Staff

Open your Cabinet
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Ben VanderVeen is the founder and editor of Moss & Fog, one of the web’s longest-running visual culture destinations. Since 2009, he’s been finding and framing the most beautiful, surprising, and thought-provoking work in art, architecture, design, and nature — reaching over 325,000 readers each month. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

1 Comment

  1. Gina Thorsen

    Hi Ben – Thanks for this post. Please stop by the Stormy Kromer factory and say hi if you are ever passing through Ironwood!

    Gina Jacquart Thorsen
    Stormy Kromer/Jacquart Fabric Products

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