DAVID AND YOUNG Marled Straw Ponytail Floppy Hat

I love love love how this looks on and it's adjustable, so fits my huge head, unlike many other hats out there. However, the hat is constructed as far as I can tell from one straw "ribbon" that is held together with the thinnest thread available. It splits at the seams over and over. I tried to stitch it back together a couple of times, but it doesn't look great. For $15, I've decided to get another one and reinforce the stitching before I wear it. We'll see how that goes.

This hat is super cute and stylish, but ripped apart at in 2 spots, like the stitching came a apart in 2 separate sections that it was bent at (foe example, if my purse was laying on it or a shopping bag). The first time i thought ok no biggie i sewed it by hand because i really liked it but the 2nd time it was a longer/bigger section and threw it away. I forgot to take a pic of it because was so mad about it happening twice. Bought in Aug, thrown away in January.... I have a vincent camuto hat made in the similar material and always gets bent but has never came a part at the stitching/seams.