I'm 5'2, petite, and very fair. I think the size of a hat is relative to what the person desires. I originally bought this hat to wear with my hard to match bikini. It is a nice deep dark brown so it went flawlessly. The crown of the hat is small enough that it fits my small head without slipping down. There is a nice ring of liner around the inside of the crown so it isn't wool that is touching your forehead. The brim is wide enough to keep the sun off my face and neck but not so large that I feel like I have an umbrella on my head. Plus it fits in my bag nicely. On top of all that  since it is made of a nicer material then most hats I feel comfortable wearing it to things like the union street fair and gay pride in San Francisco so I don't get burned. You can't beet this hat for the price.