A straw hat is a summer essential. Every summer, I invest in a new straw hat to add to my collection. Since I already have so many natural color straw hats, this year I decided to have a little fun with color.

I’ve been really into red recently so I went with this woven hat with a red mix (you remember it from my Instagram chatting about eBay). It’s a little pricier than my usual hat purchases but my mom actually recommended me to the designer after she got back from Europe. It’s totally packable (I tested it out last week in Wyoming!) so it will keep year after year, making it worth the investment. I keep wearing it to add a fun factor to everything from bathing suits to jeans and a tank.

Shop Colorful Straw Hats

Photos by Michelle Kyle

Hat: Eric Javits
Top: J. Crew
Jeans: AGolde
Shoes: White House Black Market (on sale!)
Bag: Street Level
Necklaces: Covet, Dana Rebecca and Stella & Dot
Rings: Gorjana, Catherine Weitzman and Wanderlust + Co
Lipstick: MAC “Lady Danger”
Nails: Essie  “Excuse Me Sur”