Thousands of practical and protective sun hats are available, but I’m much too vain for most of them. My summer style does not include looking like I’m in National Lampoon’s Outback Vacation. So I was intrigued when I noticed that the surfers in my San Francisco neighborhood near Ocean Beach were all wearing perfect straw hats.
If surfers do one thing well, aside from looking effortlessly cool, it’s sun protection. The brims of their hats were wide, stiff, and just about flat so they didn’t obscure vision. Some were plain, blond straw, some were woven with simple, earth-toned designs. A little internet sleuthing led me to Tango Zulu and my all-time favorite hat. It might just be your find of the summer, too.
