This was exactly what I ordered, and honestly I think it looks better in person. Wasn’t certain which size to get, but after reading some of the reviews and measuring my head, I concluded the large size was for me, and I was right. I will display this on a Roman bust that I have, and maybe wear with a kilt for the occasional costume party, or once a year when I watch Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and pretend to be Colonel Potts. Ha. Anyway, I could not be more pleased with my purchase!

I really enjoyed the website and I enjoyed getting my hat

Lovely and exceptionally lightweight. Could do with an adjustment buckle rather than velcro, but it works and that's what matters.

Despite the fact that the pattern is not exactly the same as the British Army Victorian period models, it is a fine copy and anyone who knows about such things will immediately recognize it. The one thing that caused me to deduct a star is the fact that the inner suspension material--a thin and brittle plastic--will, within a few years, crack and no longer hold the sweatband to the helmet. There are no replacement kits to allow the sweatband to be reconnected to the pith helmet so the only alternatives are to to find some sort of thin and strong plastic and reattach the sweatband to the pith helmet body or to buy a new helmet. Because of the low price, it's certainly affordable but I hate to discard the helmet, which is otherwise perfect, because of the failure of the suspension sheet plastic. I also have the African pith helmet version, which also has failed because it utilizes the same thin plastic sweatband connection.
I am a fan of the helmet and several years ago won a costume award wearing the helmet with appropriate attire at the San Diego Comic-con.