Adding a hat to one’s outfit is a sure-fire way to add more than a dash of fashion. But when the hat you add is from Tilley, you are adding as much function as fashion. And with winter just now about ...

While Detroit Free Press Travel Writer Ellen Creager is away, here is one of her reader-favorite columns from 2012. Ann Bagley was on a Galapagos Islands ferry when she spotted the Tilley Hat Man.

Tilley is a Canadian apparel and hat company inspired by life outdoors with a focus on sustainability and an emphasis on sun protection. The brand was founded in 1980 by Canadian businessman Alex ...