It’s not a hat,
it’s a movement.
TheHatGirlCo was created as a symbol to help put a stop to sexual violence. The hat is a symbol of privacy and protection, to allow people to feel invisible and essentially tells others around them to just go away.
Whether you are working out at the gym and someone keeps staring at you, or you are solo traveling and don't feel very comfortable, TheHatGirlCo was built to be that item to allow you to shut out the rest of the world & be able to feel comfortable.
The HAT GIRL
TheHatGirlCo was founded by Arizona native Fabs Abi-Ad, inspired during her gym training in Switzerland. In 2016, while at a Scottsdale gym, she faced harassment from trainers who would follow her, leading her to wear a hat after a fellow gym-goer suggested it as a way to signal for personal space. This hat empowered her, and she became known as the "hat girl." After moving to Switzerland for her master's, Fabs encountered more unwanted attention at a new gym. Frustrated, she boldly told an admirer, "If you can read my hat, you're too damn close." This sparked the idea for a hat representing privacy, leading to the creation of TheHatGirlCo in Fribourg, Switzerland in 2021.
"I never want anyone to feel the way I ever did when I was getting harassed at the gym or during my travels. I understand that checking people out is human nature, but following people, moving with their every move, and everything else is just flat out uncomfortable and wrong. To me, when I put that hat on my head, no it doesn't stop people from still doing that, but it gives me a sense of privacy, like it's just me in there and I can have my space" -Fabienne, founder
