Our Story
It only started with Mina, the founder's endless search for a simple, wide-brimmed straw hat over 20 years ago. The hunt led her to the hat factory operating over five generations near Tokyo (where She is originally from), in Kasukabe, where it has a long history of farming natural wheat straw and producing the items.
Quickly, Mina acknowledged their craftsmanship and dedication over 140 years; She started designing and making straw hats in collaboration. The first piece was a small boater hat, which still stays as our best seller, Vivien the boater. She named a small business after traditional trimming for hats, Grosgrain.
It has been her passion to create something beautiful and thoroughly hand-crafted, which brings joy to wear every time you touch. It is also important to preserve and protect the genuine and ethical hat-crafting process and introduce it widely to the world.
We choose only fine quality handwoven (yes, literally handwoven!) materials ethically sourced from China. Each piece is hand sewn individually with the highest standard of Japanese craftsmanship. Natural wheat straw hats are not only aesthetic but very breathable, lightweight, and comfortable to wear. Customers are amazed by how long-lasting they are compared to any synthetic materials, and they are biodegradable, too. Our hats are made for the people who mindfully chose the way to minimise its impact to the environment.
We hope our collections bring you joy and brighten up your day, and will stay as your long-lasting favourite.
Grosgrain Director
Mina Maeda
last updated April 2022.
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