To paraphrase that great antipodean philosopher of my youth: "Now that's.... a hat!"

An exceedingly functional and (to me, anyway) very stylish form of warm-weather headgear. Unfortunately, in our current social climate, impossible to wear without incurring the international wrath of the politically-correct statue-topplers who are dictating what our values and behaviour are supposed to be. In other words, unless you're going out trick-or-treating dressed as Colonel Mustard, pith helmets/sun helmets are ganz verboten!

I'm just sorry I only discovered this fun thread too late to see many of the pictures, which are too out-of-date to be visible anymore. Any of the OP's still on the forum, maybe you could repost them so us newbies can enjoy them too.