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Packable, ethical straw hat

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janglemycoppers · 25/07/2026 14:41

Help me find a hat like this!

So me and chatgpt were chatting, and we discovered that a hat like this would be perfect for me. But obviously it's hideously expensive and it ships with tax etc from abroad.

So do you wonderful people have any suggestions for a packable, natural and reasonably ethical sun hat? I'm nearly 40, but feel much younger at heart, but want to protect my sensitive skin and not get any more wrinkle.

I think I have a round face, but he tells me it's heart shape. I've got short hair.

Any ideas?

Desmonda

Desmonda

Shop the Desmonda Fedora in Natural. Hand-crafted raffia crochet with a 10cm crown and rollable, packable design for travel. Free shipping over $100.

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janglemycoppers · 25/07/2026 14:42

This is the hat. I'd maybe like something slightly darker, or brown/olive green.

Packable, ethical straw hat
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Sesquioxides · 25/07/2026 14:43

Sorry you’re going to have to explain to me what might make a straw hat unethical so I can discern if ones I have seen are suitable? I’m imagining organic straw…??

FeliciaFancybottom · 25/07/2026 14:46

Oh, the irony of using ChatGPT to find something ethical.

hellospring26 · 25/07/2026 15:26

Weather hat on the plane.

greencrab · 25/07/2026 15:30

I have a foldable straw hat from muji. it is a different shape but they tend to change design slightly each year....I think their ethics are ok?

janglemycoppers · 25/07/2026 16:08

FeliciaFancybottom · 25/07/2026 14:46

Oh, the irony of using ChatGPT to find something ethical.

Haha fair point

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janglemycoppers · 25/07/2026 16:09

Sesquioxides · 25/07/2026 14:43

Sorry you’re going to have to explain to me what might make a straw hat unethical so I can discern if ones I have seen are suitable? I’m imagining organic straw…??

I just mean that I try to avoid fast fashion and I’d rather buy something that lasts.
But also, I can’t afford to spend £200 on a straw hat

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janglemycoppers · 25/07/2026 16:11

greencrab · 25/07/2026 15:30

I have a foldable straw hat from muji. it is a different shape but they tend to change design slightly each year....I think their ethics are ok?

I did look there but couldn’t see anything. I’m not sure I’m a bucket hat kind of person

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janglemycoppers · 25/07/2026 16:25

IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads · 25/07/2026 16:17

Tilly makers of excellent hats for all weathers.

Thank you. This might be exactly what I’m looking for :)

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BurntBroccoli · 25/07/2026 16:51

I got one from Mountain warehouse in the sale.

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