‘Tis the season to get headgear happy and with hats of every possible size, shape, colour and style topping off the Resort 2010 collections – think wide-brimmed bowlers for Sonia Rykiel, top hats and flat caps at Moschino Cheap & Chic, berets galore at Vuitton and Oscar de la Renta… – isn’t it high-time you got involved?

Whatever your hat of choice – boater, panama, the ubiquitous floppy –  as any serious Stylista looking for a 2010 trend revamp knows, this summer it’s got to be straw.

For classic Riviera chic appeal choose the floppy, rework with this season’s maxi for a dreamy bohemian look. Throw on a straw boater with Kane inspired oversized gingham and channel your inner school-girl for What Katy Did cute-appeal.  Or opt for the bad-hair-day-cure-all panama; wear with anything for an instant shot of Anglomanic pizazz.

Feeling flush? The Outnet has a fabulous range of this season’s designer headgear at RRP-busting prices:We like the Euginea Kim reduced from £260 to only £91.

Or, why not pinch a few pennies and shop Asos’s collection of classic hats – we heartily recommend a bargain boater browsing session! ASOS Straw Boater is a chiconomista favourite at £15

With quirky cool ruling the Resort roost, look to Lanvin for inspiration and bedeck those brims with a sizeable helping of bohemian bric-a-brac (ribbons, scarves, flowers and feathers were all massive on the s/s runways) or why not try a veiled-fascinator for a touch of fifties going-out glamour a la Christian Dior’s animal print, veil-trimmed pill box hats…

To rock Resort retro-glam for less, head to Accessorize your one-stop shop for treasure, trinkets and all sorts of bits and bobs to ensure yours is the most fashion-forward noggin of them all…

Or check out M&S’s range of black-tie fascinators for a touch of elegant extravagance…

by Heather Carpenter