Today is May 15, Straw Hat Day! Time to retire your felt hats for their summer rest and bring out your panamas and your other straw hats.
Etiquetteer splurged a bit this year with two new straw hats from Salmagundi: the Nizza, a traditional panama by Mayser,
and this dashing blue-and-gray bordered number by Bailey of Hollywood. Which do you like best?
Unfortunately, this year’s Straw Hat Day weather is not conducive to wearing straw hats. When Etiquetteer first researched the origins of Straw Hat Day, it was learned that the day used to be decided locally. When enough gentlemen start wearing hats again, maybe the locals can take control of the hat calendar again.