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, 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, sending a signal that you don’t want to be bothered.
The HAT GIRL
TheHatGirlCo was founded by Arizona native, Fabienne. Inspired during her gym training while living in Switzerland in 2021.
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 at the gym as the "hat girl." After moving to Switzerland for her master's, Fabienne 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. When I put that hat on my head it gives me a sense of privacy, like it's just me in there and I can have my space" - Fabienne, founder
