Brown Pastel Mink Fur Hat – Winter Cap with Ear Flaps for Men

Men's Fur Hats

Most winter caps protect the top of your head and leave the rest to luck. Ears go red, the back of the neck catches every gust that slips under the collar, and by the time you reach the office you're rubbing your ears with both hands.

This one hides a solution inside the crown.

Brown Pastel Mink Winter Cap with Ear Flaps and a Neck Guard

From the outside it's a neat mink cap with a visor: light, warm-toned fur, a firm brim and a slim leather band around the base. Tucked inside are two earflaps and a back panel. Pull them down and the cap closes around your ears, jaw and the nape of your neck, the spot most hats ignore and most wind goes for.

Fold them back in and the cap looks plain again. Nobody can tell they're there.

A Fur Hat That Changes with the Forecast

On a still −8°C morning, wear it closed like a regular cap and let the visor keep snow and low sun off your eyes. When the wind turns and the thermometer heads toward −20°C, everything comes down, and the visor still does its job above the flaps. That combination is rare: most winter caps with ear flaps lose the brim, and most brimmed caps can't cover the ears.

The mink is a natural pastel brown, light and warm, the kind of shade that sits well with camel, grey and denim. The leather band isn't only decoration either. It reinforces the seam where the flaps fold in and out every day, which is the hardest-working join on the whole cap.

Handmade in Ukraine and built to last 15 to 25 winters. For a full-fur shape with bigger flaps, see our ushanka hats collection, and for lighter caps without flaps browse the mink caps and hats.

Sizing

Sizes run from 56 to 61 cm. The crown is structured, so pick the size that matches your tape exactly.

Specifications

• Material: Brown pastel mink fur (farm-raised), leather trim band
• Construction: Visor cap with hidden earflaps and back neck panel
• Lining: Insulated, hand-stitched
• Sizes Available: 56–61 cm (see size guide above)
• Color: Natural brown pastel
• Season: Winter, −10°C to −25°C (14°F to −13°F) with flaps down
• Care: Fur brush for mink, conditioner for the leather band
• Origin: Handcrafted in Ukraine

One cap for the mild mornings and the brutal ones. Pick your size and it's yours.

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More models of mink caps with ear flaps on our official website Caps&HatsUA.

Questions People Ask

Between 60 and 61 cm around the head: XL or L–XL for this earflap cap?

Go with XL, the 61 cm size, rather than L–XL. This cap has a structured crown, so it doesn't stretch to fit, and the earflaps and neck panel are stored inside it. A cap that's slightly snug leaves less room for them to tuck away neatly, which pushes the crown up. With the right size, everything folds in flat and the cap sits low and level on your forehead, the way it should.

Where do the earflaps and the back panel go when I don't need them?

Inside the crown. Each flap folds up along the leather band and rests against the lining, so from the outside the cap looks like an ordinary fur cap with a visor. To lower them, reach inside, pull the flaps down and tie the earflaps under your chin or behind your head; the neck panel simply drops into place. Folding everything away again takes about ten seconds.

Does the back panel protect the neck well enough to skip a scarf?

On most days, yes. The panel covers the nape and tucks into a coat collar, which closes the gap where cold air usually sneaks in between hat and jacket. In strong wind below −15°C, or with a low-cut coat, a scarf is still worth wearing because the front of the throat stays open. For a typical commute, though, many people find they stop reaching for one.

Is the visor still useful when the earflaps are down?

Very much so, and it's the main reason to choose this cap over a classic ushanka. The brim stays in front with the flaps lowered, so it keeps falling snow off your glasses and shades your eyes from low winter sun and bright snow glare. Drivers and people who wear glasses tend to notice the difference first. Without a visor, snowflakes land straight on the lenses.

How do I keep light mink clean where the earflaps touch my face?

The inner edges of the flaps rub against cheeks and stubble, so they pick up skin oil faster than the rest of the cap. After a cold-weather day, let the cap air out with the flaps down, then brush them gently with a soft fur brush. Every few weeks, wipe the leather band with a barely damp cloth and add a little leather conditioner. Once a year, before summer storage, hand it to a furrier for a deep clean.

Is a mink cap with ear flaps better than a baseball cap and earmuffs?

For most people, yes. Earmuffs cover the ears but leave the neck bare and slip off whenever you turn your head quickly. Here everything is one piece, so nothing shifts and the gap behind your collar is closed too. You also have one thing to carry, not two. Earmuffs make sense only if you already own a cap you love and want to keep wearing it.

Does this fur hat look good with the flaps down, or only folded up?

Both, just differently. Folded up it reads as a tidy city cap. With the flaps and neck panel down, the light mink frames the face and the look turns more alpine, closer to a mountain or ski-lodge style. The pastel tone softens it, so it looks warm rather than tactical. Many people keep the flaps down all day in January simply because they like the shape.

Earflap version or the plain baseball version in the same fur: which do I need?

Both use the same light brown pastel mink, so the choice comes down to coverage. The baseball cap is lighter and simpler, ideal when cold mostly bites the crown and your days outside are short. This cap adds earflaps, a neck panel and a leather band, so it handles wind and deeper frost. If you often wish your ears were covered, this is the one.