Nowith the Brigitte Bardot diva hat, not the French Riviera panama, not the maxi brim from Instagram photos. The straw hat of summer 2026 changes shape and becomes a bucket hat. Lower, more practical, more urban. Maintains the holiday look of raffiabut boasts an anti-diva bucket hat silhouette.
Less scenographic, more practical; less Sixties Riviera, more weekend away: Stars and luxury brands alike like it and low cost ones. Here is the identikit e the best proposals to put in your suitcase, and in your headwithout thinking too much.
The casual twist on the straw hat
Wide brim, dark glasses, scarf in her hair, poses of a diva fleeing from the paparazzi: the fame of the straw hat precedes it. In summer 2026however, the silhouette changes course. The straw remains, as does the raffia, but the hat lowers, softens and takes the shape of bucket hat. Or, to put it in Italian, del fisherman hat. The trend does not erase the charm of the classic wide-brimmed hat, but updates it by focusing on an easier shape to wear and to put in your suitcase. The straw or raffia bucket hat retains all the summer flavor of natural materials, but translates it into a more urban and everyday key.
The anti-diva hat of summer 2026
Its strong point is the perfect mix between the charm of raffia and the practical silhouette of the bucket hatnow essential in the summer wardrobe. The stars also demonstrate this. With Kate Hudson choosing it for the beachwith bikini and sarong on the French Riviera while Lily Collins wore it during the Roland Garros finalcombining it with a linen blazer for an impeccable total black look. Two different styles, one single accessory.
Lily Collins at Roland Garros 2026 with the summer’s black straw hat. (Photo by Pierre Suu/WireImage)
Natural yes, predictable no
The most current way to match the straw fisherman hat is subtract it from the classic beach combination. Not only caftans, bikinis and straw bags, therefore, but also tank tops white, men’s shirts oversized, Palazzo trousers, lace skirts And flat sandals. In the city it works with a minimal dress and a leather bag, precisely because it creates a small short circuit between holiday and everyday life.
From the Elie Saab Spring-Summer 2026 show. (Spotlight Launchmetrics)
Those who love boho aesthetics you can choose it with embroidered cotton dresses, crochet tops and golden jewelry. Those who prefer a cleaner look can focus on a model in natural raffia, to be combined with white, black, sand and light denim. The important thing is don’t treat it like an overly cutesy accessory.
The straw hat of summer 2026, therefore, no longer wants to be a diva. He prefers to appear practical, lived-in, casual. In a word: bucket.