Wide Brim Sun Hat

A wide brim sun hat is the one accessory that is genuinely useful rather than just decorative. The brim is the whole point: it puts your face, and the back of your neck, in shade for as long as you are outside. Everything else about this hat is deliberately simple, which is why it goes with whatever you happen to be wearing.

The material is cotton, and that matters more than it sounds. Cotton lets air move through the crown instead of holding heat against your head, which is the difference between a hat you keep on all afternoon and one you take off after twenty minutes. It also softens as you wear it rather than staying stiff. Actual height measures 5.1 in, so the crown has enough depth to sit properly on the head without perching on top of it.

It comes in one size and in four shades: black, brown, khaki and beige. Beige and khaki are the classic summer answer and disappear against linen and denim. Black is the one that reads sharper and works with a swimsuit or a black dress. Brown sits somewhere between the two. Wear it to the beach, to a garden, or on the long walk where there is no shade anywhere. Pair it with sunglasses and a linen shirt and you have handled the sun without thinking about it again.

Why you will love it

• Wide brim that shades the face and neck
• Cotton, so it breathes in the heat
• Crown height of 5.1 in
• One size, offered in black, brown, khaki and beige
• Material: cotton

Care

• Care instructions are not specified for this item