Inspired by the initial growth of mushrooms found under cây Tùng Thơm at Que’s garden; Kaarem’s studio director and tender of plants set out to create a hat that evokes the mushroom’s spirit and to help shield us from UV rays whilst keeping us cool.
From that gesture, our first foray into hat making emerged—approached in the same manner as our garments, the hats are made entirely by hand in our Saigon based production studio using remnant fabric from some of our most ubiquitous designs. With functionality and comfort in mind, our design philosophy was to create something that everyone can wear and becomes a part of the everyday.
The result is a lightweight, foldable and reversible hat with seams kept to a minimum that can take the wearer into any activity they embark upon. Below is documentation of some friends in Saigon wearing the Mushroom Bucket Hat in different contexts.

Trang Doan wearing the mangosteen-dyed mushroom bucket hat.



Chuong in the black linen mushroom bucket hat.



Chị Nga wearing the clay pink mushroom bucket hat.

Si Huynh wearing the black linen mushroom bucket hat.



Thy Tran wearing the mangosteen-dyed mushroom bucket hat.
Karen Thao La wearing the mangosteen-dyed mushroom bucket hat.




Anna wearing mangosteen-dyed mushroom bucket hat and her daughter Pali wearing Kids-size hat in seaweed green.

Khoa and Khuê wearing Kids size mushroom bucket hats.


Si Huynh wearing the black linen mushroom bucket hat.


Karen Thao La wearing the mangosteen-dyed mushroom bucket hat at Que Upstairs.

Những chiếc nấm bé xíu được tìm thấy ở dưới gốc cây Tùng Thơm ở Que, đó là một thế giới bé nhỏ bình yên và mát mẻ. Kaarem đã hiện thực hoá nó vào cuộc sống khi lấy ý tưởng từ hình ảnh cây nấm để thiết kế những chiếc mũ nhẹ nhàng thoáng mát cho mùa hè.
Với 2 màu chính được chọn là màu xanh rêu với sự kết hợp tự nhiên của sợi lanh và lụa. Và màu vàng từ linen được Studio của Kaarem nhuộm từ vỏ trái măng cụt . Ngoài ra Kaarem cũng làm thêm nhiều màu và chất liệu khác dựa vào số vải vụn có trong studio.
Vẫn là phong cách của Kaarem khi đưa rất nhiều kỹ thuật làm tay và may để giảm thiểu rất nhiều đường may hiện ra bên ngoài nhưng vẫn giữ được dáng cho Mũ Nấm.

Chuong Pham wearing the black linen mushroom bucket hat.
Credits
Featuring
Anna Dinh
Chị Nga
Chuong Pham
Karen Thao La
Lại Trọng Khoa
Lại Minh Khuê
Pali Dinh Breidenbach
Si Huynh
Thy Tran
Trang Doan