I've been through half a dozen hats before I found this one. The brim is a little stiff and very shiny, but can be curved like a baseball hat. The brim extends up into the cap to keep the front stiff; I may need to trim that part slightly so the peak doesn't sit too high. The band is adjustable, which is great if you don't have a huge head like most of these seem to expect, and the cap part itself isn't terribly huge either. Not a really high-quality item, but good enough for a costume party and better than almost everything else out there.