Fashion’s latest trend is turning heads quite literally, as characterful hats—ranging from bold bicornes to playful buckets—make a striking return from runways to everyday style. High-end designers like Loro Piana, Thom Browne, and Chloé have embraced the accessory, blending vintage charm with avant-garde silhouettes, from mesh-shrouded boaters to space-age creations. The resurgence echoes a decades-old fascination with headwear, proving that hats remain a versatile statement piece beyond the classic baseball cap. Whether for utility or flair, the trend signals a fresh wave of individuality in modern wardrobes.
From pillboxes and boaters to bicornes and buckets, characterful hats are making their way from the catwalk to the high street“Here goes – an order for a million hats,” wrote Jackie Kennedy to Bergdorf Goodman before moving into the White House in the early 1960s. It’s a line that could have been uttered by any number of people working in fashion today, because the hat – and not just the ubiquitous baseball cap – has been enjoying a very characterful resurgence.This season at the turbo-high-end brand Loro Piana, whose clothes are beloved by tech bros and Kendall Roy, almost every model was wearing a hat. At Thom Browne, straw boaters came shrouded in colourful mesh. At Chloé there were see-through hats to match see-through trenchcoats and white sailor hats atop all-white outfits. Courrège’s hats were space-age, Burberry had big buckets, Bottega Veneta had hats brimming with charisma. Continue reading...
