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Should I buy a panama hat for the summer??

Patek

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It depends. Do you live in Panama?

I think it is one of those things that if you have to ask...
 

Thin White Duke

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Of course you should.
I’ve been saying for ages that for anyone a bit shy of getting into the (brimmed) hat game Panamas are the best way in as they serve a seriously necessary function in sun protection especially for a pasty Nordic Blondie like me.

I have seven Panamas, aside from the tradtional beige I have dark blue, dusty mid blue, coffee brown, sage green, raspberry and gold.

Here’s a recent pic of the dusty blue ...

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VinceCompost

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Yeah, but you might do better with one of these:


Or if you weren't thinking to remortgage the house in order to finance your summer headwear purchases, perhaps one of these:

 

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