Best summer hats for the season, from Panamas to Ascot hats
Hetty Lintell makes her pick of the best summer hats for the summer season.


Henrietta grosgrain-trimmed straw hat
£450, Maison Michel — www.net-a-porter.com
Woven visor
£59, Toast — www.toa.st
San Diego Panama hat
£275, Lock & Co — www.lockhatters.com
Maureen grosgrain-trimmed straw sunhat
£330, Gigi Burris — www.net-a-porter.com
Jazzy hat
£70, Le Hat by Rae Feather — www.raefeather.com
Panama hat
£275, Jess Collett — www.jesscollettmilliner.com
The Ascot hat
£55, Osprey London — www.ospreylondon.com
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Hibiscus sunhat
$200 (about £140), Sarah Bray — www.sarahbraybermuda.com
Portofino fringed straw Panama hat
£210, Artesano — www.net-a-porter.com
Hemley Fedora in Natural
£74, Hicks & Brown — www.hicksandbrown.com
Men’s Panama hat
£97.50, Oliver Brown — www.oliverbrown.org.uk
Courtney satin-trimmed hemp-blend hat
£237, Eugenia Kim — www.net-a-porter.com
Yosuzi hat Corina
£220, Paolita — www.paolita.co.uk
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Hetty Lintell masterminded the launch of the magazine’s Luxury pages back in 2012 and has overseen them ever since. She also edits Gentleman's Life, Country Life’s annual men’s lifestyle supplement, and styles and art-directs all of the magazine's fashion and still-life shoots. Her real forté, however, is compiling top-notch goodie bags for any party the magazine hosts. The best-dressed member of the team, Hetty can normally be found darting between Bond Street and a photographic studio in East London.
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