Store your straw hat upside down on its crown, on a clean surface or in a hat box to keep the brim from flattening out
Use a mild soap solution such as woolite and water and a very soft brush. You can also try baby wipes. The hat needs to dry at room temperature.
Avoid exposing your hat to the heat from stoves, radiators, lamps, car windows and enclosed cars in the summer. The combination of the heat and perspiration will shrink the sweatband
.To put on or remove your hat, hold the brim in front and back, handle the crown as little as possible.
Your hat will last a lifetime while following these important instructions.
