Straw Boater Hat Guide - Formal Summer Hats for Men

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Physical attributes of the Boater Hat

Straw boaters are most typically made from a type of stiff flat straw referred to as Sennit. This can be any type of flat and naturally colored straw and it's typically plaited or braided at angles to construct a straw boater. The finished boater will be slightly elliptical in shape and it will also have a flat brim and a flat crown, also known as a telescope crown.

History:

Interestingly, it was worn by women and children as early as the 1860s but it wasn't adopted as a staple of menswear until about 20 years later in the 1880s. Much as the fedora was also originally a woman's hat, so too was the boater. Once adopted into a man's wardrobe, however, it quickly became popular as a formal summer hat, the warm weather alternative to the Homburg. It experienced its greatest period of popularity in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and was most frequently used not just as an everyday summer hat but also for boating and sailing activities hence its most common name.

Where might you still see boaters being worn?

Unfortunately, boaters are a bit of a rare sight these days although they can still be spotted in certain settings. Examples would include sailing or rowing events like we mentioned before as well as theatrical or musical performances. You may recall that straw boaters are a standard feature of many barbershop quartets, for example. Boaters are also frequently seen as part of school uniforms in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. A notable example of this would be at Harrow school in London where boys wear boaters with shallow crowns and wide brims that are frequently referred to as Harrow hats.