Hat with adjustable shading and related methods

A shading apparatus operationally configured to transform into different shading configurations to accommodate a wearer's variable shading preferences comprising:

• a cap assembled to be worn over the wearer's head, said cap defined by a headband encircling the inner perimeter of the cap comprising an adjustable fabric so that the headband may be securely adjusted around the head and wherein the perimeter of the headband is adjusted through the clinching or loosening of a first cord attached to a first cord lock;
• a brim with an extended covering to accommodate the contours of the human forehead and to shade a wearer's front face;
• a havelock capable of variable shading configurations for adjustable shading coverage, said havelock defined by a cape draped around the edges of the cap, and a locking mechanism comprising a second cord pulled through a second cord lock in order to secure the havelock shading configuration,
• and provided that the havelock may transform into different shading configurations suited to the wearer's shading preference by pulling or loosening the second cord, wherein pulling the second cord scrunches the cape along the sides of the cape to expose the wearer's neck and ears to the environment, and loosening the second cord unfurls and expands the surface area of the cape to provide variable shading coverage to cover the wearer's ears and neck from exposure to the environment.