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A straw type hat that you can fold but bounces back into shape

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WellTidy · 01/06/2016 15:20

Does such a thing exist please? I need to take a hat on holiday with me, and I like straw type ones, rather than cotton ones. But every time I've folded up a hat and packed it into my case, it has become completely misshapen.

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squoosh · 01/06/2016 15:23
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Doik · 01/06/2016 15:28

I've had a great one for many years now that looks like straw but is made of paper. I think it was from BHS but the most similar one I can find now is this: www.bhs.co.uk/en/bhuk/product/natural-woven-floppy-sun-hat-4170134

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NetballHoop · 01/06/2016 15:30

Panama hats are foldable straw hats. They do remind me of cricket umpires though.

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gonegrey56 · 01/06/2016 15:35

John Lewis have a brilliant range in a sort of straw that springs back into shape - I have both a wide brimmed one and a Panama style one . Not expensive and durable but stylish . Both have a black ribbon .

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Doik · 01/06/2016 15:37

These are all described as crushable holidayhats.co.uk/top-searches/crushable-hats/.
Are any of those what you had in mind?

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WellTidy · 01/06/2016 15:53

Thanks so much. I need a wider brim than a panama, and other suggestions are out of stock, but some of those crushable holiday hats ones would be absolutely fine. Never occurred to me to search crushable. Thanks very much.

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BusyNothings · 01/06/2016 17:20

I wear big wide brimmed hats. Pack the case with a little hole where the head bit of the hat would fit. Then I pack inside the head bit out with bras/underwear that will pack tightly and hold the shape. Then I put more flat layers on top. Works perfectly.

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