Tilley Endurables is a Canadian hat company founded in 1980 by Alex Tilley, which also manufactures travel clothing and some accessories. Tilley expanded the product line to shorts and pants designed for sailing, but soon found that many of the Tilley products were being used for travel. Tilley then expanded into "lightweight, easy to pack, practical travel clothing". Most Tilley products are made in Canada, primarily at a factory in Don Mills, Ontario." In 2015, Tilley sold the company to the Canadian subsidiary of the UK-based

Hilco Capital Hilco Capital is a British international company that specialises in restructuring and refinancing other companies. Notable projects Hilco has been involved with these companies, and in some cases owning and operating them for a period of tim ...

. In 2018 Hilco Capital sold the company to Toronto, Canada base
Gibraltar & Company
The original hat was made of

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and included a brim that snaps up. As the hats were originally made for sailing, they include two straps to prevent them from blowing off. Tilley customers often write stories on the Tilley website, explaining strange experiences they have had with the hats. One such story (and shown as part of an advertisement) includes a hat being eaten by an elephant, and defecated out later that week entirely intact.

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* {{Official website 1980 establishments in Canada Manufacturing companies based in Toronto Clothing companies of Canada Hat companies