Reddit mentions: The best sun hats for women

East Coast Mid Atlantic region perspective

The first thing that comes to mind is flip flops. You could probably also find a slide sandal that's quite casual. Gladiators, leatherish, and most statement shoes wouldn't fit in as well where I'm from. It's not my thing, but sockless vans, keds, converse, etc are also fair game. Sanuks, Rainbows, Reefs, etc. have had their peaks and valleys for trendiness, but remain popular across age groups.

IME in a beach town, a lot of the look comes not from buying beach clothes, but from re-purposing clothing for the beach lifestyle. Old sweat pants and jeans become cut-offs. Brothers' outgrown sweatshirts get the necks cut off and a button down with a stain that won't come out is now a cover up. Of course, there are resort and surf brands that also contribute to the dominant fashions where I'm from. And non beach-influenced fashion lines that are popular tend to be more casual or familiar.

Locals wear a lot of tunics and dresses that can be worn at a casual bar/restaurant and the beach alike. But that's really closely tied to my particular beach culture, where you head off on your bike in the morning and you end up going from house to house and you never know if you'll be taking a real shower or where the day will bring you.

Visors are more popular than most would imagine, especially baseball cap styles and straw styles, but not the plastic-y kind. Sun hats borrow a good deal of inspiration from lifeguards, boaters, and fishers, and general beach goers, but I can't remember the last time I've seen an actual large floppy hat. [This] (https://www.amazon.com/Lanzom-Womens-Bowknot-Straw-Foldable/dp/B06XXXQXLN/ref=sr_1_14?s=apparel&ie=UTF8&qid=1523827177&sr=1-14&nodeID=7141123011&psd=1&keywords=floppy+hat) would be a bit much where I'm from.

Swimwear is typically more surf-shop and less pool-side looking. In the 25+ crowd I see more classic one pieces and fewer monokinis. Two pieces tend to range from revealing to more full coverage, but included a lot of surf and floral prints, solid colors, classic patterns (dots and stripes). It's pretty common to have mismatched yet coordinated tops and bottoms. Bottoms are more likely to be solid than tops, since they may have to match both the top of the suit and a rash guard.

A good pair of white jeans or other simple, opaque, white pants screams beachy to me. And fits in with a Miami or New England look depended on how you dress it up or down.

And the most important feature of the beachwear I'm most familiar with is that you keep it for years. Sometimes decades. Not the most fashion forward, but it's also the norm. I think there is something about living in an area where the population and lifestyles fluctuate so much on the off and on seasons that it effects the way you experience seasons and the passing of time. I can't put my finger on it, but I think it has something to do with how off-trend we can seem from the outside.

I was a big fan of Hawaiian print short sleeve button downs when I was a kid and they had a resurgence, and there are one or two I still wear, but I think Hawaiian print had more staying power on a bathing suit or dress. The drawback there is that dresses and bathing suits may be more expensive, and if you DO change your mind about them, you may not get as many wears out of them. Hibiscus prints are a little more common and less trendy, perhaps because they actually grow up and down the east coast.

Hats are the best! I'm a hat queen though, because I've had several melanomas. Wallaroo makes some of my favorite "cute" hats - search for them on other websites too for the best price, as some are a little spendy. If you don't want to spend that much, you can usually find older or discontinued styles for much less on Amazon or Sierra Trading Post (which has amazing deals if you find a good coupon) by searching for "upf hat." Outdoor Research makes some great, lightweight and crushable hats that are priced really well on STP in particular. Oh, and I just got this hat and while it totally makes you look like a farmer, it is reasonably cute and the price is right. Feel free to ask me more questions - I think I'm at about 25 different sun hats at this point.

ETA: And if a hat fits properly, it shouldn't interfere with your glasses. I wear contacts most of the time with HUGE vintage sunglasses from the 70s (they're cool, I swear) and have never had a problem wearing those or my regular glasses with a hat.

if she likes the beach why not like a beach Pack of sorts?? like a bag a hat and a towel?? you can get like customized hats on etsy with like her name on it or something or like a

cute bag:

https://www.amazon.com/Tote-Bag-Rutledge-Designer-Polyester/dp/B07KB9MTYR/ref=sr_1_5?crid=30OEENOFJQNR3&keywords=beach+bag&qid=1563154537&s=gateway&sprefix=beach+%2Caps%2C142&sr=8-5

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hat

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075RPLYJC/ref=twister_B06X3VGTWY?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

This one has like a million different variations of sayings for the hats

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towel

https://www.amazon.com/Bazaar-Anatolia-Turkish-Peshtemal-Camping/dp/B07D3B799B/ref=sr_1_84?crid=1GYV9K8AHJ45K&keywords=beach+towel&qid=1563154786&s=gateway&sprefix=beach+towel%2Caps%2C283&sr=8-84

and this is kinda a cool towel that is kinda different from like your typical towel.

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Hope that helps :)

I highly recommend these Scala large-brim hats
The black one makes you look like you're going to breakfast at Tiffany's and the rest of the colours are great too. The best part is they are foldable and when you unfold them they still hold a great shape. I've had mine for at least two years now and they still look great. Just don't put them in the dryer because that's how my red one became a smaller brimmed hat.

Read this ->http://breakingnews.ewg.org/2012sunscreen/infographic/
Buy a sunscreen from their approved lists or at least one that isn't above a '5'.

Also, you need a hat. A really awesome, floppy gardeners hat. I have this, but it's probably a little big for your needs. However, the company, San Diego Hat Company, makes hats that have sun protection built in. Can't beat that.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0032AMW10/ref=oh_details_o02_s01_i00

ETA: To remove, use actual face wipes first, not baby wipes. Like the kind made by Dove or Neutrogena. Then use a very gentle, mild cleanser. Then a hydrating moisturizer, like something with Hyaluronic Acid in it. Hyaluronic Acid is incredibly moisturizing and pretty safe for sensitive skin. Once a week or so, use a moisturizing mask with 'brightening' properties. You should be set with that!

Ooooh following. But my plans this far are:

2 SPF products - my usual Biore Watery Essence every morning and a Neutrogena spf 100 face milk for the really big exposure days. (Different, thicker, sunscreen for the rest of me)

I also bought an awesome sun hat that came with an attachable scarf that covers my neck and secured under my chin - very little left to exposure.

Snail Mucin 96 by CosRx

Coola Radical Recovery After Sun Lotion

Plan to not use my chemical exfoliants or retinol this week. Only active I plan on is my vit C, and CeraVe PM mixed with squalane. Generally just gonna be about cleansing, moisturizing and protection!

Edited to add: here’s a link to the hat. It’s adjustable, easy to pack, and secured in the back like a ball cap so my hair can be up and pulled through (more secure in wind!).

YESSSSS HATS! Bring back hats! I love summer hats and winter hats. Fuck I love hats. They keep you so cool and protect you so much, and they’re cute as heck.

For summer, I wear a paper straw hat I got on Amazon with as adjustable chin strap. I wish more hats had these tbh, here in Chicago one strong breeze will blow your hat right off. I also have a collection of varying summery floppy hats from TJMaxx.

link

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07VVPBS4Z/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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Not exactly a knockoff. I have the black one and the tan one. Love them. The wire is floppier than it looks in the picture and I'm not sure you can get it to stand up like the models (for this or the Jacquemus original). But you can shape it into lots of cute shapes. Wearing it folded like an oversized bonnet for maximum sun protection actually looks surprisingly cute. The hat is so big that even if it's flopped around your head and neck, it still has a roughly circular silhouette. If you really wanted the edge to be stiffer, I'm sure you could replace the wire or otherwise alter the hat to make it stiffer.

• Gloridea electric toothbrush for $18. It's like a better Philips Sonicare: lighter, smaller, more handsome, and a third of the price. It charges via USB rather than a charging base, and the battery lasts 1–2 months.
  
• Cheap folding straw hat covered with mylar for $2. A strange and wonderful mix of the traditional and futuristic: woven natural straw fibers coated with lightweight waterproof mylar. Super dorky but highly functional; I get lots of compliments. It is available on Amazon, but without the mylar coating, which loses its ability as a rain hat.
  
• Yes4All Lightweight Camping Hammock for $10 (now $15). The fancier, more expensive travel hammocks I've seen are even slightly larger. This one rolls to the size of a large burrito. Replace the include rope with a high quality lightweight climbing rope. Perfect for a nap while waiting for those 4am trains.

Oo! This sounds so fun! Matching swimsuits/bikinis (bonus points for crazy colors, flamingos, etc to be “on theme”, Target has great inexpensive swimsuits), a personalized tumbler or wine glass (something like this is metal to make it easy to pack), funky towel, one of those waterproof phone bags in a fun color, a sexy swim cover up, a coconut bra (haha), massage oil set (put the husbands to work!), crazy sunglasses (1, 2, 3), a tropical pajama set, an oversized floppy hat (1, 2, 3). Have fun!!

coverage is honestly the best thing you could do for your skin. this style suit with a wide brim hat are the best ways to protect yourself from sun damage.

fyi: i absolutely love the sun. i used to sit out at the beach all day with only coconut oil for spf and would never burn. since incorporating actives and heavy-hitting sun protection, i’ve noticed a transformation in my skin. no new freckles, lines or sun spots. dewey complexion. while i occasionally miss my formerly bronzed skin, i do not miss the rough texture, wrinkles, or itchy-tight feeling i used to get after baking.

Hats!!

I just recently bought my very first hat that I actually enjoy! I ordered this from Amazon and I've fallen in love with it. I call it my Winona Ryder hat. It's great for the summer heat, and protects my sad, pale, Irish skin. Every once in a while I'll clip feathers or silk flowers to the band and it's really cute. It's also pretty versatile for more 'normal' days.

Amazon has a lot of different style options, they come up when you type "upf hat" or "sun hat" or terms like that. I just got one that has a really wide, broad brim and goes down on the head pretty low which is great, plus it has this scarf thing attached to it which covers the back of your neck, and can clip in the front to cover the front of the neck! This was very exciting for me haha. It's this one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01HAA3KKE/

Hats are for outdoors. If you spend a lot of time indoors you see less hats. Hats were invented for protection. By a cave man I'll wager. Protection against sun, rain, snow, and injury. I wear a hat as part of my my wardrobe. In the winter is a beanie as i think many people do. In the summer its a big ugly wicker thing.
Do the other boys make fun of me? You better believe it. I never hear the end of it. Function over fashion as you get older.
Wide brims give shade. I'm looking at you sombreros. Our wardrobes used to be a lot more functional even in formal wear. I heard tell them Ten Gallon hats were for the air to flow around up there. The Tri-corner hats; were super wide brimmed and folded up when that wide coverage wasn't needed but eventually permanently because fashion.
We didn't have the high-tech climate control we have now between our cushy cars and homes and places of (white collar) work. We also didn't have such high rates of skin cancer way back when (that we know of). Many people just don't wear hats anymore because they just don't think about it because they don't need to. But when you're inside making copies and you're looking out the window at the Mexicans working in the field across the street in your weird farm/business district and see they're all wearing cowboy hats and long sleeves, and the like, remember, Pedro's Copy Center (or wherever you work) is your hat now.
I burn easily. I install Internet. Its the kind where a dish goes on your roof. I wear a hat all the live long day as I am outside a lot. Before that I was in construction. I wore a hard hat all the time. Sure they were required. They protect you from injury. I always requested the wide-brimmed kind as it protected my ears from the sun better. I also wear long sleeves all through the summer. I don't want skin cancer.
Yes I have heard of sunscreen and I often use it in conjunction with my desert-dwelling wardrobe.

TL:DR cars and buildings are our hats now.

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I've tried several hats and found the Tilley to be the best for me. http://www.amazon.com/Tilley-Unisex-Cooling-Special-Underbrim/dp/B001648SIU?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage

There is good airflow through the top without the need for sunscreen as I don't have much hair up top. Good shade coverage and seems to be the best in terms of staying cool in Texas. Wind can blow it off but there is a good chin and back of neck strap so I've never lost it. I think every hat can be blown off unless you want a tight band squeezed onto your head.

Expensive but it is similar to buying an expensive cooler once or more coolers over the years.

[This is Max] (http://imgur.com/a/VbH6k)

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[I <3 this so hard] (https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B017NNHUEU/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=1QXNC833Q6U3W&coliid=I1R5LHUJ4990UR&psc=1) and [this too] (https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00K9ZMBEO/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=1QXNC833Q6U3W&coliid=I10XSZCNOL7QV3&psc=1)

I was just gifted [this] (https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00V84Q9DY/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=14ZNZQWA660NB&coliid=I325TWT7JEH5PU) by u/rainbowterfly and it's really amazing. It's even cuter in person and it writes really well!

And last but not least, [this] (https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00C4R3HV6/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=14ZNZQWA660NB&coliid=I3DXPA0Q9WGNL1&psc=1)

Hooray cats!

Anyone else here have a murder cat?

The hats can be a bit hit-or-miss in terms of fit, but I have this one and this one that fit me well. What I do with Siggi is always order through Prime, so I can return them if I need to.

If you're concerned, there are other brands that are adjustable like this visor or this other visor or this hat that fit a wider range of head sizes. These are all in my shopping cart to buy in the future.

The wider the brim the better. Giant brim.

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But in all honesty, a nice brim that's long enough where the shadow can cover down to my neck, then I'm good. Mainly these simple ones.

[I found a massive one on amazon and I lived in it in Mexico.](Summer Elegant Derby Big Super Wide Brim 8" Brim Floppy Sun Beach Dress Hat Natural https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00UVSL0RI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_5qDvDb4WV5E2P)

I have this one and LOVE it. I took out the string- you don’t need it for it to stay on your head. Seriously such a good value.

There are a lot of recs on this thread from r/femalefashionadvice. Some of the links are outdated, but I found it was able to lead me to other good hats on Amazon, like this one or this one

Finally somewhere I can help--at least if you're in the US! I have the same problem. Even the size large hats from REI leave dents on my forehead, which is not a desirable look. I finally found hats on an Amazon. I have the Milani one in a couple of colors: https://www.amazon.com/Milani-Womens-Packable-Versatile-Summer/dp/B00LSZXGNO/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1467570723&sr=8-2&keywords=Milani+hat

I also have the Scala big-brimmed hat: https://www.amazon.com/Scala-Womens-Cotton-Black-Size/dp/B0029F269M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1467573609&sr=8-1&keywords=Scala+hat

Both hats fold up to get stuffed in a purse and unfold to look just fine. If your head is not as oversized as mine, there's a drawstring inside both that you can adjust. Since I'm almost a human bobblehead, I removed the drawstrings for extra space.

The final thing I love about them is that you can position the brim exactly how you want it, and it will stay. I keep it down when walking around but fold up the front brim a tiny bit when talking to people or for driving.

The Simplicity cotton bucket hat also works for large heads and features the same positionable brim as the Milani and Scala ones. Honestly, I think all three may be made by the same manufacturer. https://www.amazon.com/Simplicity-Summer-Cotton-Bucket-Fold-Up/dp/B00JVBDSUS/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1467573968&sr=8-3&keywords=Simplicity+hat

I'm a fan of those big, floppy straw hats. Like this Wore one almost every day in my beach vacay to the DR. Also staying in the shade as much as you can & finding a cute cover up.

I went from not owning a hat to owning two, and I want another one.

Not the most fashionable, but my top priority is being able to stuff it in my purse. Here's one I own in a neutral color and this one in the navy blue with flowers under the brim. I'm thinking of adding another hat, one that's bigger but doesn't have to fit in a purse. This one's a classic or this is cute.

Certainly! The hat/scarf thing is this. It wears like a wide baseball cap, so it’s adjustable and I can pull my ponytail through to further keep it secure if it’s windy. The scarf secures to the hat and even has a snap that can secure under the chin.

The headband brand escapes me but it’s similar to these. They are very wide - when folded in half and placed around my head (under hair, over forehead), it reaches from my eyebrows to the back crown of my head. I’ve also used it around my neck while driving just for extra UV coverage if I’ve not gotten my sunscreen on just yet.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XXXQXLN/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_r0Vpzb75N9GC1

I bought this one. Inexpensive ($14) and very well made! I got lots of compliments on it.

I have this hat in a "natural" color. I love it. Except every time I wear it some stranger tells me about their melonoma.

San Diego Women's Ultrabraid X... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0032AMW10?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

It's nothing fancy, but I got this one last summer and quite like it. Here are a couple of pictures of me wearing it: pic1, pic2

I'm going to see how this one works out. Janey&Rubbins Women's UV Protection 7' Wide Brim 100% Cotton Vacation Beach Sun Hat (Jeans Blue) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07D3W6HF7/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_LZYgDbS3PBK84 the huge ones are San Diego hat company at about $40. San Diego Hat Company Women's Ultrabraid X Large Brim Hat,Toast, the huge one One Size https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0032AMW10/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_i8YgDbX6BMRR9

Thank you! It's from Amazon. You can buy it [here] (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00UVSL0RI/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1). I bought the color "natural". The blue ribbon is just something I bought and added to it to give the Marceline look.

Another amazon find!

Here’s the link: The Chic Soul Pom Pom Multi-Color... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071JZZ6S6?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0029F269M

I bought this one a few years ago. I got it in black and it looks great... like I'm in the cast of American Horror Story: Coven 😎

there's a bunch of similar ones on Amazon

this or something similar, plus some yellow ribbon is all you need.

I have a big straw hat and a denim baseball cap. Between the two of them, they go with anything in my wardrobe.