Hoorah! Summer is starting to look just a little bit more normal; WhatsApps are flying left, right and centre about which pubs we'll be flocking to come July 4, when we'll finally be able stand just one metre away from those we love.
But for all of the sun-drenched season's frivolity and fun, stylistically it can often prove a bit tricky, never more so than in the arena of sun hats.
To wear one, or forgo it altogether? We stand firmly on the side of purchasing one, if not just to channel Audrey Hepburn in Paris When it Sizzles.
This year, for all the flirting with bucket hats that's gone on and the frissons with retro baseball caps, it looks set to be a straw-cher of a summer, with straw hats taking centre stage.
Fashion's revived love of the straw bonnet can be dated back to the spring/summer 2017 runways when French cool-girl brand Jacquemus included a series of seriously retro wide-brimmed hats as a focal point in its collection.
In the years since, the straw hat has firmly found its way back into the fashion lexicon, and this season is far from an exception: searches for straw hats are up 27 per cent on this time last week, according to Lyst.
With no holiday packing to contend with, this summer may just be the time to embrace a straw bonnet like never before. These are the best 10 to upgrade your game with.
Avenue the Label Azzurra floral-print ribbon-trimmed straw hat, £64, buy now
Toast Mei Wide Brim Straw Hat, £32, buy now
H&M straw hat, £9.99, buy now
& Other Stories Large Straw Hat, £27, buy now
H&M Straw hat, £9.99, buy now
Greenpacha Mallorca toquilla-straw hat, £93, buy now
Arket Wide Brim Straw Hat, £29, buy now
Sensi Studio Trinado drawstring straw hat, £62, buy now
Avenue the Label Greta ribbon-trimmed straw hat, £72, buy now
Lack of Colour Spencer boater hat, £90, buy now
