Don't bend the brim! Very bad form! In all my life I have never seen any one bending the brim! If you were here, I would put you up against the wall and shot! Nice hat, but please please don't bend the brim, its not one of those John Deere hats or baseball hats you know. Good gracious me........never........seen ..........anything.......................like ................!Give me a very large scotch....... ok then ........brandy.........both? Good Idea!