They're everywhere! Hatwear fashions by Gilligan
Fishermen wear them, tourists wear them and now teenagers have joined in, adding style to those little white sailor hats Gilligan once wore on "Gilligan's Island."
"Almost everyone in my class wears them," said Joanna Lee, a 13-year-old attending Our Redeemer Lutheran School.
Joanna first saw the "bucket" hat (also known as a pie hat) on a high school guy at a Pac-Five football game. It was brown with Hawaiian print, Lee said. A month later, two of Lee's girlfriends came to school with similar hats. One had a plaid print and the other had a Hawaiian design in red, yellow and orange. Many of Lee's friends have their own hats, but not Lee. "I borrow my friends'."
Anuhea Malczon, a 14-year-old Castle High School student, has her own hat, but also borrows her cousins' or her sister's, depending on her attire of the day. Some hats have a stiffer brim and higher crown (like the fisherman's hat) and others are softer and more floppy looking (like Gilligan's). Both fall into teen wardrobes as the new fashion statement.
The hats, which range in price from $7 to $32, can be found at most surf shops, as well as Sears, Foot Locker and Fila in Ala Moana. They come in solids, florals, Hawaiian prints, plaid, retro and camouflage and are made from cotton, nylon, denim or corduroy. Many have signature logos or company names on the brim, such as Gotcha, Adidas and Nike's "swoosh." Warner Brothers even has a brown corduroy hat with Tweety and Sylvester on it.
For $22, Kunah's in Ala Moana has a reversible Gotcha hat - solid black on one side and camouflage print on the other. Or Hawaiian Island Creations has a $21 cotton hat - Hawaiian print on one side, solid color on the other.
Of course, since money is always a problem for teens, there's always Dad's faithful fishing hat. Ask him for it and let him know he's in style.
Michelle Ramos, Special to the Star-Bulletin
