Hats, hats, and more hats…! With designer Philip Treacy’s hats adorning the royals at the Royal Wedding as well as many of the mannequins at Alexander McQueen’s record-breaking retrospective at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, hats are what this summer is about. Although I am a fair-skinned gal and my dermatologist (and my colorist as well!) chide me mercilessly to stay away from the sun, wearing a hat because it dresses up an otherwise ordinary summer event is reason enough. 

Out in my flower garden perusing the perennials this straw hat with a quirky shape and large brim is nonpareil when I need to dash out to cut flowers for the table. Light and airy is another plus as this summer hit record temperatures. I found this little hat in a Santa Monica shop and carried it carefully on my lap the whole six hour flight home. I keep it by the back door to grab on my way out and am always happier while wearing it…

This snazzy fedora was another of my tucked away in tissue paper hats, primarily because it is a treasured hand-me-down from my grandmother. After I discovered a slight fray along a top crease, I thought this the summer to wear this hat out before time does that for me… Complete with a polka-dot band, wearing this hat makes even my Monday workday feel like a party is just around the corner.My grandmother formed the bend in the brim decades ago so while I wear it I coast on her je ne sais quoi style.