Speaking of dress hats, make sure you don't miss the offerings from Biltmore, like their Torino fedora. I hate to see grown men cry, and cry you will if you don't at least consider The Biltmore Milan Homburg (available in several shades, but Beautiful in Brown) or either of The Telescope hats (solid or two-tone) with their distinctive low crowns and stingy brims. I know you'll get a kick out of The Duma Panalite Flat Top--the band alone makes it a stand-out choice.

Politically correct and environmentally friendly, hats made out of natural fibers are simply the right hats to wear. Just look at The Joshua Outback, a crocheted raffia gambler, or The Figi, a safari hat made out of twisted seagrass, and tell me you don't feel somehow a bit more virtuous than you did just moments ago. As a matter of fact, several of the Scala hats, like The Lifeguard, The Raffia, and The Joshua Outback (among others), are marked with an authenticity stamp, certifying that the raffia used is organic and naturally harvested.

Go on, put on your straw hats, men. Save the world.