straw, raffia--or even twisted sea grass--hats (not to mention your boaters and ball caps) when you're in a hot spot. Scala's got plenty of choice selection, starting with The Saratoga, a genuine Grade 3 Panama hat with a slightly western flavor, woven (not crocheted) in the tradition of the Montecristi. I think you'll agree that The Palm Springs Coconut, a straw fedora, is a great hoot of a hat with its Madras print band, and that The Emerald Dunes (a coconut braided gambler with three-inch brim) will certainly bring you luck on the green (or at least envious looks). New this season is The 8/4 Newsboy, a linen blend cap with full paisley cotton lining and multi-color trim. It's receiving rave reviews for good reason!
Some men are partial to leather hats (and I'm not judging here), and will be delighted to see the lambskin safari hats on hand, The Brad and The Donovan, both great walking hats. There's a very nice rugged ivy cap in a rich hickory-colored suede leather, too, called The Matthew, and the thing is simply flawless in its styling. For wet weather protection, the cap has been treated with Scotchgard. The Colby is a different kind of ivy cap altogether: it's made for driving and available only in a very sharp black leather. Greek Fisherman caps from Scala are made in leather and they also come in the more traditional wool, as well as cotton, each as appropriate for your captain's chair as the other. Leather newsboys are always popular men's caps too and The Antonio, an Italian patch leather cap from Scala, shows lots of sassy attitude with its contrast stitching (even on the brim). For a classic take on the eight-panel, The Justin in supple black is one seriously swank newsboy, while the gender-bending unisex Leonard is an earthy newsboy cap constructed of genuine antiqued leather, and goes great with your favorite pair of jeans. Like all leather hats, The Angus newsboy is (like Scala's cotton rain hat) water resistant, and even though it's a soft cap made from rich wolverine suede, it's also plenty tough and durable.
I'll leave you to your hat collecting, then. You and your head are in good hat hands with Scala.