In cyber crime thrillers, “black hat” operatives are the bad guys, hacking away at the systems that support the establishment in order to wreak havoc, but in 2018, black hats are the hero of the accessories world. In fact, the hat in general is one of the year’s biggest trends thanks to a confluence of reasons: climate change causing unpredictable weather patterns, anti-establishment symbols like the beret making a comeback in a politically charged global society – the list goes on and on.
While Dior cornered the market on the hat trend earlier last year with berets and fedoras that we saw everywhere at Fashion Month, they were also a major presence on the catwalks of Marc Jacobs, Jacquemus, and Michael Kors for Fall/Winter 2018, meaning the trend will carry through the whole year. Not only are major high-fashion brands and high-street retailers alike getting in on the trend, but every conceivable hat style is also in fashion right now.
We’re talking bucket hats, fedoras, cowboy hats, berets, baseball caps, baker boy caps, biker hats, oversized straw hats, and more. Suffice to say, 2018 is the year of the hat, and celebrities are out to prove it in droves. For a walk through this month’s chapeau-centric installment of The A-List – complete with shoppable details – browse through the gallery below.
Regional style influencer Karen Wazen gives us hat envy by donning the Dior style du jour.
Adwoa Aboah makes a political statement with a beret embroidered with the Venus symbol, which stands for the female gender.
A rare moment off for model-of-the-moment Kaia Gerber involved catching some rays while protecting her perfect face.
Olivia Culpo does head-to-ankle black leather in a classic off-duty model look that we will quickly be copy-and-pasting onto ourselves.
Dana Hourani does tomboy style better than anyone else, as evidenced by her bold mix-and-match combinations of sneakers, a Balenciaga baseball cap, and an oversized wool coat.
Soraya Bakhtiar deviated from the color scheme to embrace a baker boy style in plaid, a pattern that happens to be wildly trendy for 2018.
Caroline de Maigret channeled everything that makes us love French style, right down to a luxe, well-placed fedora.
It’s hard to compete with Lady Gaga in a custom-made Versace beret, but we found a similar style on ASOS for a fraction of the price.
Beyoncé looks so fabulous in this Eugenia Kim leather beret that the brand named the style after her.
