The front hats piece is the main difference between 5 panels hat and 6 panels hat, 5 panels hat used an whole piece fabric on the hat front but 6 panels are 2 separate fabric pieces stitched together.
Where are the 5 panels pieces on the hats? it's front one piece, sides 2 pieces, back 2 pieces so 5 pieces totally, the 6 paenls are front 2 pieces, sides 2 pieces and back 2 pieces added it 6 panels in total, the others parts including hats fabrics, lining, back buckle are could be same exactly , blow are the picture to shows the different.
Pictures show of 5 panels hat:
Pictures show of 6 panels hat:
Many clients want embroidery or printed their logo on the customization hat, in most cases 5 panels more suitable for printing pattern because it not have the middle sutured line on the front, the 6 panels hats mostly made 2D or 3D embroidery because it affect by the sutured line rarely, of course the 5 panels hats can be make with embroidery also.
So now can you distinguish on below pictures which is 5 panels hat and which is 6 panels hat?
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