Astrawhatcanrefertoanybrimmedhatthatiswovenoutofstraw.Thishatisdesignedtoprotecttheheadfromthesun,aswellasprotectagainstheatstroke.
Thereareseveralstylesofstrawhats,butallofthemaremadeofwovenstraw.Manyofthesehatsareformedinasimilarwaytofelthats;theyaresoftenedbysteamandformedbyhandoroverablock.Finerandmoreexpensivestrawhatshaveatighterandmoreconsistantweave.Sinceittakesmuchmoretimetoweavealargerhatthanasmallerone,largerhatsaremoreexpensive.
Strawhatsarecommonlyblockedintoshapesusuallyfoundinfelthats.