When is Straw Hat Day?

[David V]

...and does it very by region?

 

[Bud-n-Texas]

It is the first day that wearing a felt causes one to look like they just dunked their head in a fountain.

 

[RBH]

Here in Arkansas it was the other day when it hit 77 degrees

lol lol lol lol lol

 

[duggap]

Straw hat day

There was recently a thread on that but I didn't find it to direct you to it. Maybe some one who is better versed in computers can do it. But the gist is when ever you feel right about it, then go for it. I don't think we have any rules for our generation. I made up my own rule. If it is cool enough for a jacket or coat then I wear felt, but if I don't need a coat or jacket I wear my straw.

 

[Cacklewack]

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=17215&highlight=straw+hat+day

Matt

 

[Orgetorix]

Straw Hat Day--TOMORROW

Don't forget tomorrow is Straw Hat Day! If you haven't already started doing so, make sure to wear your Panama, Milan, or boater tomorrow.

http://asuitablewardrobe.dynend.com/2007/05/straw-hat-day.html

(Yes, there is lightweight felt that is appropriate for summer. But not on Straw Hat Day.)

 

[RBH]

...and does it very by region?

Its anytime you want to wear one here in Arkansas. :fedora:
Really, here it is when the weather gets warm, and most of the time that is sometime in March.

 

[Dagwood]

I threw the rules out and wore mine today. My head was very happy.

 

[Samsa]

I've been wearing straws (when appropriate) for the last few weeks now. But, as Orgetorix said, tomorrow is straw hat day proper.

 

[bolthead]

I threw the rules out and wore mine today. My head was very happy.

LMAO....:eusa_clap

 

[chucklehead]

when its 60 degrees out

 

[vonwotan]

AAARGH!

It raining on Straw Hat Day.

I still haven't pulled the trigger on a second straw hat, nor do I have a workhorse straw to wear on days when it threatens rain...

How much do other loungers worry about the rain when wearing straw?

 

[TaxMan1]

Been wearing for months, now.

 

[Twitch]

Last Tuesday in LA it was 97 so I replaced my felt with a Panama for the weekly vintage car cruise-in. Today at a high of 72 I'll go back to felt. In this region the old car guys wear straw year round- Panamas, planters' hats and such. Too bad I can't get them to see the coolness of switching to felt fedoras part of the time

The bottom line is go with feels right for the weather.

 

[RedPop4]

Well, hell, today's the fist day in about a week and half or so that the hat I wore is NOT my Panama.

 

[SamReu]

Spokes Man

When do you wear a straw hat? I posed that very question about a month ago. I got a barrage of answers, not all of them nice, and the consensus was: You pop the straw on your head when you feel like it.

 

[TaxMan1]

Been wearing for 2 months.

 

[SinatraStyle]

I got a barrage of answers, not all of them nice, and the consensus was: You pop the straw on your head when you feel like it.

That's about right. Straw Hat Day, when you historically would exchange your felts for straw, was yesterday (May 15). However, with so many different climates throughout the US (and world for that matter) it doesn't make sense to wait until May to wear straws. There are also days after May 15 on which a felt is more appropriate. When it rains you want to be wearing a felt, not a straw hat, regarless of the date on the calendar.

Conversely, Felt Hat Day is September 15. Historically men would punch a hole through their summer straw and bring the felts back out. Once again though, the temperature on a late September day may be hot enough to warrant a straw.

Don't think of them as rules, but rather as traditions. We observe the dates, even if we don't necessarily follow the "rules". The best day to wear a straw is when you feel like it and the weather agrees.

 

[Orgetorix]

I observed Straw Hat Day yesterday:

 

[aliados]

Traditionally straws are work (at least in the NE US) from Memorial through Labor Days.
http://men.style.com/gq/fashion/styleguy/accessories/29
Mine (in and around NYC) have been in use for about two weeks, since the temperatures jumpted into the 70s.