Straw Hats

In the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, the most famous surviving example of an illuminated French Gothic manuscript created from 1412 to 1416, short-brim straw hats are shown mostly worn by men

Straw hats—distinguished by their woven makeup of different types of straw or fibers similar in texture and strength

Fun fact about hats: Historians believe that some type of head-covering piece—as protection against inclement weather—was the first article of clothing ever worn by humans.

When an item is as ubiquitous as that of a straw hat, it’s virtually impossible to determine its original maker or even pinpoint the first documentation of its existence

Next to sunglasses, it’s one of the most obvious accessories to use as protection against the sun’s harmful UV rays, but its origins are less than clear.

reaching for a straw hat to complete our seaside look—or frankly, any summer outfit—is as instinctive to us as say, oh breathing.