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04-17-2010, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Columbine View Post
Just personal preference. I know it's literally 'summer hat' but it's such an old-fashioned idea it's hard to envisage. So I put straw hat because that automatically brings up the idea of what this vague "summer hat" actually is.
I think this is actually a good translation choice. I honestly have never heard the phrase "summer hat" in my life. Maybe they don't say it in the US?

When I hear "summer hat" I immediately think of a girl with a white straw hat with a bow and in a sun dress. If I had to think of a man wearing a "summer hat," I think I'd think of a straw fedora/trilby.
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