HATS

A bucket is a soft hat with a brim running right around the head, and the kids' selection of surf.inc hats is cut entirely in that shape. Nothing tightens and nothing ties under the chin, so it settles by itself. The corduroy versions are built on 96% cotton, with elastane making up the rest. A sherpa version comes in 100% polyester. The full composition sits on each product card, and every card here carries a note about production in Europe.

Cord Kids Bucket comes in White Sage, Soul Kids Bucket in Deep Purple, and each of those is corduroy, with embroidery. Sherpa Kids Bucket in Berry Ice Cream is the outlier: a pile surface over a lining, the one to reach for when it turns cold. Most of what you see here is therefore corduroy, most of it embroidered, and the exact composition is printed on every product card.

Worn, the brim runs all the way round, so the shade comes from every side rather than from the front alone. Corduroy catches light along the ribs, so Pink Kush, White Sage and Deep Purple all read as texture before colour. The embroidery sits on those corduroy versions. With no strap there is nothing to retie halfway through the day, and inside the sherpa version the lining is what a child feels on the forehead.

When the sun goes, the same head takes a beanie; when it is high, a cap shades from the front instead. Below that we pair these surfwear hats with tees, hoodies and sweatpants, then finish with socks or something from accessories. The whole children's range sits under clothes and kids.

Does a kids bucket hat adjust? No. There is no cord and no strap, so it holds by its shape.

Which one for cold days? Sherpa Kids Bucket in Berry Ice Cream, 100% polyester with a lining. The corduroy ones are lighter.

What is the corduroy made of? 96% cotton, elastane for the rest, with the full composition on each card.

Where are they made? In Europe, and every card carries that note.

Is there an adult version? Yes, the adult shapes sit in women's hats.