While in Nice last week we found this clever and stylish sun hat design by La Chapellerie Ganterie. We talked about smart hats before, but sun hats are a different beast.
This one is genius for two reasons; 1) It rolls up! taking up no room in your suitcase and saving itself from damage at the same time. 2) It has a velcro attachment at the back which means if you have a weird shape or size of head (me) then it can be adjusted to fit. It's also a lovely shape (the bow goes at the back) and can guarantee glamour around the pool while safely reading without glare due to its shadowy brim. The blondes amongst us around the pool appreciated the lack of crown -it helped improve the highlights!
The hat comes from La Chapellerie, which has shops in Nice and Marseille and also has a website La Chapellerie Ganterie . The site doesn't seem to sell online but invites you to either call or fax in an order, or email info@chapellerie.com. Our hat cost 29 Euros, about £29 at the current tragically low exchange rate.
PS Shopping in Topshop in Westfields yesterday, we spotted a quite nice version of this sunhat , doesn't have the clever back fastening and roll-upableness, but nicely floppy and tres chic.
That hat reminds me a lot of ones that a lot of Japanese ladies here wear - they always look so cute in them. Are you not a little worried about sun stroke though ? exposing the top of ones head is a sure way to get sick in extreeme heat - so you should be fine in the uk - ha ha ha !!!
Posted by: Becky | June 12, 2010 at 12:24 PM
I know Becky it is a bit of a risk, TWR reader Dinah pointed this out to me as we wizzed around Westfield's Topshop admiring its version....the chances of getting sunstroke in the UK are minimal, but mustn't be underestimated....Still a lovely pool side number tho!
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