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Paper Boater, Flat top, flat brim, grosgrain band. Nothing about it is soft.
Paper straw braid photographed backlit — Even braid, stiffened — light shows along the seams only.
The braid against the light. What you see is what gets through.
The inside of the crown, showing the sweatband stitched to the weave
Inside the crown: the sweatband and the underside of the weave.

B-04 · Paper straw

Paper Boater

USD 62USD only · tax shown at checkout

Stiffened throughout, so the top stays flat and the brim stays level. It does not fold, it does not pack, and it does not forgive being sat on. In return it looks the same in September as it did in June.

How open the weave is

Even braid, stiffened — light shows along the seams only.

Braid woven in Zhejiang, China · hand-blocked in Gata de Gorgos, Spain.

Head circumference

Measure just above the ears, level across the forehead. Between two ranges, take the larger.

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This hat does not fold or roll. It needs to travel keeping its shape — a hat box is the reliable way to do that, and it is not added automatically.

Straw is a plant

Four things
this hat does.

Printed before you buy, not after you complain. A hat that cannot carry all four lines does not go on sale here.

  • Cracking

    Paper straw does not so much crack as crease. A hard fold leaves a permanent line down the twist.

  • Fading

    It pales noticeably after a full summer outdoors, faster than wheat or rye.

  • Reshaping

    Humidity softens it. Once soft it takes a new shape easily and keeps it — including shapes you did not want.

  • Weave gaps

    Even, regular gaps run between the twists. Backlit, they read as thin bright lines across the whole crown.

Specification

Straw
Paper straw
Weaving origin
Braid woven in Zhejiang, China · hand-blocked in Gata de Gorgos, Spain
Construction
Machine-woven straw braid, hand-blocked
Brim width
6.5 cm
Crown height
10 cm
Weight
126 g
Packing
Neither folds nor rolls
Sweatband
Cotton twill sweatband
Sizes
55–56 cm · 57–58 cm · 59–60 cm · 61–62 cm — head circumference ranges, never a single universal size.

Care

  • Keep it out of dry heat

    Never leave it in a parked car or against a radiator. Dry heat is what makes straw crack.

  • Mist, do not soak

    A light mist of water two or three times a season keeps the fibres supple. Do not soak it.

  • Reshaping

    Mist lightly, press flat between two cloths and leave it on a flat surface overnight.

  • Storage

    Store it upside down on its crown, or in a hat box. Never stack anything on the brim.

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