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Hats Are Back! All the Ways to Wear Fall’s Jauntiest Accessory

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HIGH AND MIGHTY
Understatement has its merits, but so too does a bolt of pure whimsy—just ask model Abby Champion (near right) and her corker of a Stefan Cooke hat; stefancooke.co.uk. Miu Miu coat; miumiu.com. Model Ugbad Abdi wears a J.R. Malpere hat; jrmalpere.com. Ferragamo coat; ferragamo.com. Fashion Editor: Max Ortega.
Tall or flat, solid or patterned, close-knit or wide-brimmed: Fall’s jauntiest accessory is also its most dazzlingly variable.
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SHEER GENIUS
Is she dressed for Ascot—​or to parade down Astor Place? Champion would rather keep her answer tucked under her gloriously frothy, silk gazar hat from Albertus Swanepoel. Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello bodysuit, skirt, and bracelets; ysl.com.


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THAT’S THE SPOT
Actor Sarah Pidgeon, a star of the Tony-winning play Stereophonic, doffs her cap to the kingdom animalia in top-to-toe Dior; Dior boutiques.


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EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN
Actor Juliana Canfield, one of Pidgeon’s Stereophonic costars, steals away into the sunlight in a coruscating skirt suit, turtleneck, and chic chapeau from Hermès; Hermès boutiques.


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MAIN SQUEEZE
Champion and her younger brother, Luke Champion, feel the love in bold hats and boxy coats from Prada; prada.com.


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UPTOWN GIRLS
From the flat caps down to the tweedy skirt suits, there is something distinctly anachronistic—and enduringly appealing—about this tableau. Canfield wears a Chanel hat, pullover, and pants; select Chanel boutiques. Pidgeon wears a Chanel hat. Jil Sander by Lucie and Luke Meier jacket and skirt; jilsander.com.


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BELL DE JOUR
You can almost hear Abdi’s glimmering, shimmering knit cap—a work of raucous maximalism tethered to the earth by a very good coat. Both from The Row; therow.com.


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WELL SUITED
Model Alton Mason wears a McQueen by Seán McGirr hat; alexandermcqueen.com. Max Mara coat; maxmara​.com. Louis Vuitton Men’s shirt and shorts; select Louis Vuitton boutiques. His younger brother, Alston Mason, wears a Giorgio Armani hat; armani.com. Louis Vuitton Men’s jacket, shirt, and shorts; select Louis Vuitton boutiques.


In this story: hair, Dre Demry-Sanders; makeup, Francelle Daly; manicurist, Mayumi Abuku; tailor, Cha Cha Zutic. Produced by BOOM Productions.