I bought this hat because I loved the colour.  Now that we have it I even love the feel of the fabric and how easy it is to put on my babies head.  Some hats we have tried are not as stretchy and therefore more challenging to put on an infants head.  What kid likes having a hat put on their head?  I have not washed the hat many times, so I can't speak to how it functions after multiple washes.  The hat seems to be true to size.  Our child is in the top percentile of head size at 2 months old and it fits comfortably.