I purchased this for my petite 17 year old God daugher for Christmas 2012. I have not given it to her yet as it is still November of 2012; however, I did get it out of the package and checked it out. As other reviewers have noted, it does run small....which is precisely why I chose this Hat....as Molly, who is 17 is very small and petite for her age, so I wanted something small so it would fit. Just by stretching it, eyeballing it, trying to put it securely on my head, seeing if it would fit me nicely, I determined that it was just the right size for her. It comes no where close to fitting me properly, and I have a relatively small head for an adult female. I cannot recall the exact size as I am not a "hat" person myself, but the smallest standard women's size fits me perfectly. This sits way up high on my head and my ears show and it looks rediculous. It will, though, look just lovely on Molly who likes things like Angora, pink and hats with flowers, even if they are the same color as the hat. I found her some nice, feminine pink angora gloves to go with the hat and she should be set for her walk to school (God forbid in today's day and age that she have to walk,,,where IS the child's car? I am rather tongue in cheek!)<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Soft-Pink-Angora-Knit-Gloves-With-Silver-Buttons/dp/B005O1BCPC/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Soft Pink Angora Knit Gloves With Silver Buttons</a>.

I think she will like these, but if she does not, I have until Jan 31 to return them which is quite nice of Amazon. So I am happy with the hat because it runs small; I found gloves to go with it; and all can be returned if needed. Heck of a deal.

But, if you are looking at this as a regular woman's hat, I would purchase it only if your are a very petite lady. It is beautiful....but as so many beautiful pieces of clothing are....it is only for a small princess, not a large one!