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Posted: Aug 02 2007 at 12:17pm | IP Logged Quote Matilda
If so, do you love it? Is it comfy? What's it called and where can I find it?

All of the ones I have seen in the stores look very "rugged". My husband has one of these for working outside, but I would like something a little less Indiana Jones and more feminine. Any suggestions?

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Posted: Aug 02 2007 at 1:31pm | IP Logged Quote ~Rachel~
I do, yes.
My favourites, absolute, are the Slogger brand. I got an el cheapo one from Penny's, which is OK. I only got it because DH always complained about my hat blocking his view. I think I am going back for another one anyway .
You can find my hat at the link
Here's a pic from the sloggers site. (I get mine from the local garden centre)


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Posted: Aug 02 2007 at 1:36pm | IP Logged Quote Matilda
Ooooooooh. Pretty. And some of them have matching bags!

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Posted: Aug 02 2007 at 2:49pm | IP Logged Quote SeaStar
Yes, I wear a sun hat I got from this site. You pick the style and the material, and the hats are made of UV protective material. I love mine.

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Posted: Aug 02 2007 at 3:23pm | IP Logged Quote doris
I would love to wear one, but I've got a MASSIVE head. (No smart comments, please!!) I think I'd have to get one made to measure to find one to fit...

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Posted: Aug 02 2007 at 3:50pm | IP Logged Quote J.Anne
Matilda, Calloway's carries some cute sun hats. I have two - no three. I think they run in the mid 20's.

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Posted: Aug 02 2007 at 5:39pm | IP Logged Quote Macmom
I love my Scala hat. (I had to replace it with an exact duplicate after 7 years of continuous wear here in Arizona.)
http://www.hatsinthebelfry.com/page/H/PROD/df-women/LP17-tst

I bought the first one from Coldwater Creek. The replacement I got cheaper on ebay.

And I wear it everywhere- in summer I wear it to mass, to shop, to run errands, whatever. It has a tie, so you can adjust the size and not worry if you have a big head or a small head.

Scala makes some great canvas sunhats as well.

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Posted: Aug 02 2007 at 6:48pm | IP Logged Quote asplendidtime
I just wear a wide brimmed straw hat, I call it my fishing hat! Dh thinks I look so nice in it. I feel so feminine and love to wear them.

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Posted: Aug 02 2007 at 7:45pm | IP Logged Quote Betsy
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I really like all the suggestions...I love wearing hats!

I have two hats (Brook and Outback) made by Tula. They are great quality and I get lots of complements.

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Posted: Aug 05 2007 at 7:08am | IP Logged Quote Matilda
Jennifer,
Do the ones at Calloways offer the same SPF protection as some of the other ones mentioned? We might have to stop by there before looking on line?

Thanks!

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Posted: Aug 05 2007 at 9:57am | IP Logged Quote J.Anne
I have no idea. Here's a link to the hat I have:
Scala Hat
It looks like they cost a bit more than I remembered.

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Posted: Aug 05 2007 at 9:06pm | IP Logged Quote chicken lady
Fun sites....I love hats, years back when I lost my hair due to cancer therapies I quickly became attached to hats. I have a great collection, I love adding to it

Elizabeth I have a big head as well, I can however usually find ones that fits me in regular stores. My mother cannot, I feel for you!!!
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Posted: Aug 06 2007 at 9:06am | IP Logged Quote JennGM
I kept meaning to answer this! I wear a sun hat, but am in the market for another. We are very, very, fair-skinned in this family and it's so much easier to put on a wide-brimmed hat.

The one I have now is from the Outer Banks, embroidered Scala Hat. Mine is the blue one I've been quite pleased with it, but I hate that it's an advertisement.

My husband wears a Tilley hat, and I was thinking of getting this one for my son.

But for me, besides the Scala, I was also looking at Shady Lady for a sun hat. I like the broad brimmed feminine kind, also, but not floppy brim.

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Posted: Aug 06 2007 at 10:56am | IP Logged Quote ~Rachel~
JennGM wrote:
I kept meaning to answer this! I wear a sun hat, but am in the market for another. We are very, very, fair-skinned in this family and it's so much easier to put on a wide-brimmed hat.

That's why I liked the slogger's hat... it is SPF 50, AND it shaded my face nicely
My only complaint is how I wreck my hats with sweat stains... if anyone knows how to get them out of straw hats...

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