You'll find exactly the right look in the Hartford York selection of men's casual straw hats. Once you determine the event, you choose the hat. Evenings at the beachside cabana might call for our little Breeze Ascot, an ivy cap from Bailey, or this Scala raffia and ribbon weave (called The Grady Cap), while summer in the city is well served with those Borsalino straws, The Baku Porkpie, The Sicilian Fedora, (known affectionately as our hemp hat), and of course, The Baku Fedora. If you're anything like me, your casual vacation hats take a beating: they're rolled up, they're packed and unpacked, and once in a while even stomped on. You can enjoy all that and still look great in crushable raffia hats like The Tropic Leisure from Scala. In fact, with touches like the palm trees with pineapples trim on their gambler hat (The South Seas), the big brim of The Lifeguard, and a very sharp braided raffia hatband dressing up The Raffia Summer Hat, even your most casual look is sophisticated. Please note, however, that it is highly unlikely that the hard lacquer-finished straw of The Boater, will be quite as forgiving as the hand-crocheted raffia -- in other words, I wouldn't sit on the skimmer. [more]

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