Boater

Since 1952, the straw boater hat has been part of the uniform of the Princeton University Band, notably featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated Magazine in October 1955.

As such, it is correctly worn either in its original setting with a blazer, or in the same situations as a Homburg, such as a smart lounge suit, or with black tie.

The boater may also be seen worn by the "carreiros" of Madeira, the drivers of the traditional wicker toboggans carrying visitors from the parish church at Monte down towards Funchal centre.

[5] Boater hats of the late 19th century fin de siècle until World War I usually had wider brims than those afterwards.

In some cities, the convention was forcefully observed by young men who would seize and destroy any straw hat worn after the appointed day.

On a number of stock exchange floors, traders wore straw hats with the deliberate intention of getting them destroyed.