After reading countless articles on how to protect your skin from irrevocable sun damage, one thing became clear: when outside in the Sun, I need a perfect Summer hat. (SPF cream is too obvious to mention) I wanted to find out more about the origins of straw hats and I read that they have been around since the Middle Ages. Many centuries later, straw hats are considered to be a major fashion statement. Stylish sun hat is hard to travel with, especially if you are on a plane, which I found last month while flying to Sanibel Island, FL. After hours spent at the airport, being squeezed in my hands, hidden under the seats, my hat was never restored to its perfect, fashionable self. This week I really laughed hard reading Grace Dore's hilarious description of her experiences traveling with Panama hat to sunny destinations. (Travel Kit).
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If you find a great sun hat, which matches your fashion personality, on a humid day in the dusty city, it can make you feel like you have escaped the colorful runaway of a resort collection. At the moment, I have 3 straw hats and I take every opportunity to wear them; from the day at the beach to a walk in the park; as dermatologists recommend. Hats have become a very unisex fashion statement and some of them require quite an effort to be manufactured (Check out the article on Panama hat making on Shoplatitude Blog.)
The right kind of a straw hat can be very hard to find. It is quite a challenge to find the one which fits your head perfectly and does not make you look like you have just escaped from the house on a prairie. However, life often surprises us. Few years ago, my friend and I went to the Hamptons for the weekend and we quickly discovered that staying longer on the beach would be unbearable without something to protect our heads. 7-Eleven, the least expected of all fashion destinations, came to our rescue. I had that khaki fedora for many years and it received a lot of compliments.
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Summer Hats
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There are so many beautiful sun hats available out there and their prices are great, as it is Summer sale season. I have become obsessed with straw hats decorated with colorful pom-poms (e.g., Yosuzi's classic straw hat inspired by Venezuelan mythology.) Wearing a hat like that on the city streets requires some gusto but that is what Summer should be about: fun and joy!
I am really interested in your thoughts on Summer hats!
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