AWMS x PAPA NUI "THE CORRESPONDENT" BUCKET HAT

We are inexplicably connected through our collective histories.

It’s a parallel universe where contemporaries are joined in the ether by like-mindedness, by experience, by travel, by interest. 

And so it is with Papa Nui and AWMS.

John and I have long talked about collaborating on ideas and now we have joined forces after finding an intersection that combines both our sartorial commonalities.

Taking my own stylistic preference for bucket hats, we’ve taken the common ‘On Golden Pond’, and turned it into something quite extraordinary.

Using the conceptual premise that visiting Congressmen, government officials, and Newspaper Correspondents to the Vietnam capital of Saigon wanted to blend their civilian occupations with in-country style, we’ve created a wonderful ‘what if’, where non-combatants meet martial styling at the hands of Mama-san’s workshop.

THE CORRESPONDENT comes in an all cotton Japanese milled olive drab herringbone twill. It features a red and blue ribbon band, a detail synonymous with the bucket hat styling and reminiscent of the colours of Grenadier, Coldstream, Scotch, Irish and Welsh regiments.

It comes with an in-country made BAO-CHI CORRESPONDENT patch which can be hand sewn at your preference.

Available in sizes Medium (57-58cm) and Large (59-60cm)

"I've always admired John's single minded dedication to the co-mingling of his muses -  surfing and military clothing - and have been a follower and customer of his foremost 15 years. When thinking about the kind of products I wanted to make that did not already exist in the world, Papa Nui was right on top for inspiration. Putting our collective heads together, we wanted to hit that sweet spot where militaria and civiliana meet, where clothing gets adapted to fit the task in hand." - AWMS