Where Else to Buy Paper Planes
Paper Planes is in large retail. Hat specialists, department stores, streetwear chains, boutiques and marketplaces all carry it, alongside the independent wholesale network, the SoHo flagship and the official store at paperplane.shop.
So the useful question is not whether you can find it. You can. It is which route suits what you are actually after, and those routes give genuinely different answers. The shops named below are examples of each kind, not a complete list; retail relationships change and the brand's own account list will be longer than anything visible from outside.
Lids, for fitted size depth
Lids became the first national retailer to carry Paper Planes headwear, launching the Crown Fitted, a New Era 59FIFTY, in six colourways. It runs more than 1,200 North American locations and is the largest 59FIFTY seller in the country.
If you wear fitteds, that matters more than anything else on this page. A fitted has no closure and is sized in eighths, so the only question that counts is whether they have your crown size. A hat specialist with 1,200 doors usually does.
Hat Club, for the fitted-collector end
Same logic as Lids, narrower and deeper. Hat Club is a fitted specialist and its customers are people who care about crown, brim and colourway rather than just finding something that fits.
Nordstrom, for apparel, not just caps
Snipes and Shiekh, for the streetwear floor
Both carry Paper Planes as part of a wider streetwear assortment, which means you see it next to the brands it sits alongside rather than in isolation. Useful if you are still deciding.
The 63 independents, for range and neighbourhood
The wholesale network is where the brand's own distribution thinking shows. Small shops in Canarsie, on Livernois, on 125th Street, places a national chain would not open, chosen deliberately.
They carry things national retail does not: brand-specific colourways, limited runs, collection pieces allocated in small quantities. And the person behind the counter usually knows what came in this week.
The SoHo flagship, for everything
252 Lafayette Street. The only store the brand owns, the full range, in-store exclusives, and future-season collections roughly a month before they launch online.
The short version
| What you want | Where to go |
|---|---|
| A fitted in your exact size | Lids or Hat Club |
| Apparel, or a gift with easy returns | Nordstrom |
| To browse streetwear generally | Snipes or Shiekh |
| Colourways and limited pieces | An independent stockist |
| The full range and exclusives | The SoHo flagship |
FAQ
Where can I buy Paper Planes?
Widely. Hat specialists like Lids and Hat Club, department stores like Nordstrom, streetwear chains like Snipes and Shiekh, independent boutiques, the SoHo flagship,.
Does Lids sell Paper Planes?
Yes. Lids was the first national retailer to carry the brand's headwear, launching the Crown Fitted 59FIFTY in six colourways, across 1,200+ locations.
Does Nordstrom sell Paper Planes?
Yes, including the apparel line rather than only headwear.
Which retailer has the best size range for fitteds?
Lids and Hat Club are hat specialists, so they generally carry the most depth in crown sizes.
Are all of these authorized?
The retailers named here carry the brand through legitimate channels, and they are examples rather than the full list. Marketplace and resale listings are a separate question. How to verify a retailer →