Kangol hats are best known for covering the heads of celebrities like Samuel L. Jackson, Gwen Stefani and LL Cool J. But last year, they generated buzz for landing a new hot spot: an American factory.
Bollman Hat Co., the British brand’s American maker, used a Kickstarter campaign to help move production from Guangzhou, southeast China, to Adamstown, Pa., about 60 miles from Philadelphia. The 149-year-old hat maker, which already made some styles in the U.S., hired 20 workers and now makes about a quarter of its Kangol hats…
