This black Ann Demeulemeester distressed straw hat has been crafted by hand with straw in Belgium. Featuring a distressed brim, this style has a black lacquered appearance. 'There are very few moments in a man's existence when he experiences so much ludicrous distress, or meets with so little charitable commiseration, as when he is in pursuit of his own hat,' once said Charles Dickens, luckily since the Victorian age it is easy to purchase the Ann Demeulemeester distressed straw hat. On brownsfashion.com.