Wide-brim visor - big-hat shade without the heat trapped underneath

A sweeping brim flares down past the forehead and takes the light off your eyes and face. With no crown above it, warm air leaves upward instead of building in a dome. The inner band grips lightly and clears the temples.

Why choose this crownless visor?

Heat is the usual reason a big hat comes off by mid-afternoon. Remove the crown and the shade stays while the warm air goes. It fits heads around 56 to 57 cm and leaves your hair where you put it.

• Oversized flared brim: a broad downward sweep that blocks direct light across the whole face.
• Open top: nothing above the band, so rising heat has somewhere to go.
• Structured inner band: holds its position on the head without squeezing at the temples.
• Hair clearance: buns, braids and ponytails sit above the band rather than under it.
• Light woven build: barely registers over a long afternoon in the garden or on the sand.

Shade across the eyes, open sky over the head.

Sit the band low on the forehead so the brim shades your eyes rather than your hairline. Near water a slight forward tilt handles glare coming back up off the surface. Wipe the contrasting sweatband with a damp cloth now and then; it dries in minutes.

Specifications

• Lightweight woven construction, quick-drying
• Open-top crownless design
• Head circumference 56-57 cm (about 22-22.4 in)
• Wide downward-flared brim
• Contrasting inner sweatband

Put it on and stop squinting at the afternoon.