Specialties
Wallaroo Hat Company offers a vast collection of high-quality, stylish sun protective hats for women, men, and children. Wallaroo remains at the forefront of innovation with new technologies and textiles, allowing them to continue providing the best possible hats for the next great adventure. From our home base in Colorado, we focus on quality craftsmanship and functional, fashionable designs -- adjustable, packable, and comfortable. The majority of Wallaroo hats provide a UPF 50+ rating which means they block 98% of the suns harsh UV rays. Wallaroo is also a Certified B Corporation - a new type of business that balances purpose and profit and is required to consider the impact of their decisions on their workers, customers, suppliers, community, and the environment.
*Our Boulder location is a warehouse, not a retail location. Please visit wallaroohats.com to purchase or to find a local retailer near you.
History
Established in 1999.
For more than two decades, Wallaroo Hat Company, a woman-owned business in Boulder, CO, has offered a vast collection of high-quality, stylish sun-protective hats for women, men, and children. When Stephanie Carter started Wallaroo, she was sure of her purpose -- to craft sun-protective hats that make you look and feel great. Inspired by a visit to Australia -- where the threat of skin cancer has long been understood -- she wanted to share that awareness far and wide. Her dedication to this effort is the driving force behind both the design of our hats and our involvement and contribution to philanthropic efforts within the community.
Meet the Business Owner: Stephanie C.
Stephanie C. has been entrepreneurial since a young age and starting Wallaroo was no exception. She was a pioneer in the sun protection industry by introducing hats with a UPF rating of 50+ long before any other companies had even considered the idea. Stephanie introduced the idea of UPF rated hats to the US market in 1999 and set the trend for years to come. The majority of Wallaroo hats provide a UPF 50+ rating which means they block 98% of the suns harsh UV rays. Stephanie has partnered with various organizations around the US that provide skin cancer education, research, prevention, and screenings. She has worked with the Skin Cancer Foundation, the Colorado Melanoma Foundation, and the Melanoma Research Foundation, to name a few. Every year Wallaroo donates 1% of its net proceeds to an organization that dedicates itself to these causes.
