It all began in 1947. The war ended, but my great-grandfather Primario lost his job as a metalworker. He tried everything to guarantee a dignified future for his son, my grandfather Roberto, but he only took doors in the face.

During yet another day of research, walking along Via de Calzaiuoli, he was struck by a shop window... the writing posted outside reads "artisan wanted".

Head doctor, who grew up in a family of tailors and arrived at the factory with no hope of getting out, doesn't think twice.

He abandons his research as a metalworker and chooses to reinvent himself, starting from scratch: he will become a hatter!

Over time they specialized in new manufacturing techniques, until they founded their own hat shop in 1976 in the historic headquarters in Via Lavagnini in Campi Bisenzio (FI), where they produced one hundred thousand hats a year!

Grandfather Roberto carries on Primario's dream and in turn passes it on to my father, Umberto, who wants to bring the Antica Cappelleria to a new level.

Once again a courageous choice: in the world of low-cost products that arrive from the other side of the world, my family decides to invest in tradition, continuing to sew every single hat by hand .

After the first months of stoppage, from the union of all our strengths Hatproof was born, a brand created by Simone (that's me!) now in its fourth generation of hatters.

So, alongside hats, we start producing masks : design studied down to the smallest detail and very high filtering standards, seasoned with comfort and elegance - our trademarks.

Hatproof was a light of hope in a sea of ​​uncertainties, but now we feel the urgency of returning to the historical values ​​of the hat company founded in '76 by my great-grandfather Primario.

It is to him that we owe everything, so our handmade hats bear his name again: the name of Made in Italy craftsmanship that combines fine materials and timeless lines.