The Brim Decides the Face
A flat brim draws a hard horizontal line and squares off a round face; a pre-curved brim softens a long one. That is most of the choice, and it is worth trying both in front of a mirror before worrying about the colour or the badge on the front.
Structure Is a Commitment
A structured six-panel keeps its height whatever your hair is doing, which is useful on a bad morning and stubborn on a good one. An unstructured dad cap collapses to the head and disappears into an outfit. Neither is better; one is a garment and the other is a habit.
Bucket Hats Are for Weather, Not Occasions
Full shade all the way round, packable, washable, and completely indifferent to how it looks by the time you get home. If you own one hat for travelling, this is it – and the plain washed cotton versions age far better than anything printed.
