I have enjoyed seeing posts about summer hats in recent weeks -- everyone looks so fresh and fun! For myself, I love the idea of a sun hat in summer -- I think a simple wide-brimmed straw hat in particular is very fetching and I also like the idea of sun protection.

But I cannot seem to get summer hats to work for me in practice at all.

-My hair comes down to the bottom of my shoulder blades and it is THICK. If it's sun hat weather, and particularly if I am planning to be out and about for long enough to make a sun hat attractive from a practical/sun protection point of view, I probably want my hair up and off my neck. TOO HOT and sticky otherwise!

-But of course hats don't work very well with a ponytail or messy bun or the like. The "bump" makes the hat not fit. Maybe there is a secret hat-compatible updo that I am missing?

-I can't just pile my hair up on top of my head and plop the hat on top. (1) there's too much of it, won't fit under the crown, and (2) it won't stay anyway (too slippery).

-Maybe I need a different style of hat? I feel like I want like a visor, but with a crown -- is that a thing? Or one of those hats with a ponytail hole? Is there a way to wear such a thing that is not hopelessly dorky?

Please share your summer hat wisdom, and feel free to use this thread for other summer hat questions of your own.