From a reader down there in the Seersucker Belt: “Derb—Actually,

seersucker may be worn on any day between Memorial Day (not ‘Memorial Day

Observed’)and Labor Day, but in order to pull it off one must be generally

considered either handsome and dashing, or hopelessly eccentric. If one

falls slightly short, a straw boater or trilby may provide the necessary

boost.”

Those of us who are both “handsome and dashing” **and** “hopelessly

eccentric” are therefore more or less obliged to where seersucker. But

where can I get a straw boater?