Look at The Tropic Leisure, a crushable hand-crocheted raffia hat, for example: it's as functional in the hot sun as it is handsome on the head (I checked in the mirror). And don't forget The South Seas, in Ice Tea. This is another hand-crocheted gambler made from raffia palm fibers, but its hat band's a ribbon of palm trees and pineapples! Cool coconuts!
Cotton is a natural choice for summer headwear, and Scala obviously concurs, putting forth not only the garment-washed twill Chad Ivy Cap, and The Way Cool Ivy in washed canvas but also The Stan, a tastefully low-key cotton ivy cap. The Greek Fisherman hat is offered in cotton-blend and (like its woolen counterpart) comes in navy and black, the latter called The Captain (with an embroidered anchor patch and rope braid trim). Another nautical cap is The Yachtsman, as comfortable in brushed cotton as I am surveying the horizon from the deck of my (row)boat.
Scala's got plenty of style choice selection, starting with The Jamaican Panama Hat as well as The Saratoga, another genuine Grade 3 Panama straw, this one with a slightly western flavor and woven (not crocheted) in the tradition of the Montecristi. I think you'll agree that The Palm Springs Coconut Straw Fedora is a hoot of a hat with its Madras print band, and The Emerald Dunes (a coconut braided gambler with three-inch brim) will certainly bring you luck on the green (or at least envious looks). Besides the edgy fedoras and big brim straws, I like the Scala expedition hats, and there are several! The Carson is comfy in washed cotton and mesh sides, while both Diamond Head hats have three-inch brims -- and the Diamond Head No. Two boasts leather trim to boot! I always have fun with my Machu Pichu; it's a classic safari hat made out of ripstop cotton, and you'll often find me in the hot daze of summer trying to rip that thing. Never beat it yet.
Everyone knows that The Fedora, a wool felt hat, is one that no well-dressed man should be without, but if that's just too classic for you, give the ascot sport ivy cap a whirl. Similarly, if the wooly Rex Birder with its stingy brim is a tad sedate for your strut, perhaps walking in one of Scala's safari hats in leather or even a suede ivy cap (in hickory, of course) might pick up the pace a little. Some men are quite partial to leather hats no matter the season (and I'm not judging here, you understand), so they'll be delighted to see that the Scala Colby Driving Cap in dark rugged brown is ready to hit the road, and to realize that there are more leather newsboys from which to choose too: The Leonard Newsboy is one that's a favorite of mine, in antiqued leather, and The Antonio is an Italian patch cap that's pure fun and sass (sort of describes me to a T). Another tough little good-looker is a wolverine suede leather newsboy, known around these parts as The Angus.
I'd say it's time for some serious (but casual) Scala hat shopping right now!
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