John Lennon Breton cap

The hat that was made famous by John Lennon, He first wore the black Greek fisherman style hat during the first Beatles tour of America in 1964. The breton cap then became so associated with The Beatles singer that it  gained the name "Lennon cap".

These days Facebook even has a John Lennon cap page that you can "Like" and Beady Eye singer Liam Gallaghers company Pretty Green sells the hats as the "Lennon cap", The legend lives on.

The lost art of wearing a real hat

The Daily Breeze has a good article on the lost art of wearing a real hat. "I'm still a blind sucker for hats, real hats, not baseball caps" as headstart hats is a no baseball caps zone, we loved this article.

Paul Newman in checked flat cap

Classic picture of legendary actor Paul Newman in a rather dapper check pattern flat cap

Happy Easter from Headstart Hats

Myleene Klass sporting a Straw Trilby Hat

Ex Hearsay singer Myleene Klass pictured at an airport in a battered straw trilby hat.  

pictures from holy moly website

Myleene Klass style straw trilby hat

The Trad Blog - Vintage hat adverts

Cool selection of vintage hat adverts on The Trad Blog

Ex Sugababe singer Keisha in a Bowler hat

Ex sugababe Keisha Buchanan in a Black bowler hat

Go Retro Blog with hat wearing rock stars

Go retro blog has a nice selection and picture gallery of hatted rock stars.

Style Tip, Hats feature on posh24.com website

Hat style tips on Posh24.com. Pictured is Kylie Minogue in a straw hat

Surfs Up - Unisex Black and White Bucket Hat

Get set for Summer with this Cool Heavy duty reversible cotton bucket hat. This unisex surfer style hat is made from thick cotton, making it a good durable sun hat and the extra thickness gives you that extra protection from sun. This hat also has the added bonus of being reversible, so just turn it inside out and you got a plain white hat. So surf's up with this groovy bucket hat for Beach boys and girls.

Headstart Hats Easter Opening Hours

No deliveries on Good Friday 22nd April and Easter Monday 25th April, otherwise it's business as usual.

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Retro Easter image from glenmullaly.com

Hat awards for Franklin, Steffani and Diaz

Singers Aretha Franklin and Gwen Steffani and actress Cameron Diaz win hat awards from the headwear association.

Hat wearing detective Batista from TV series Dexter

From the TV series Dexter, Straw Hat wearing Detective Sergeant Angel Juan Marcos Batista

Hat friendly Tom Boy Blog

Check out fellow blogger site Tom Boy Style Blog

Brit actress Sienna Millers Hat collection

1938 Hat designer advertisment poster

Vintage hat designer poster from  Retro snapshots

Hollywood hats: Salma and Eva in Breton caps

Mexican Actress Salma Hayek sporting a Breton style cap

Bad Lieutenant star Eva Mendes  wearing a Greek fisherman cap

Bulletproof Bowler hat

Perhaps this is where oddjob from the James Bond film Goldfinger got his steel rimmed Bowler hats made

Here comes the Summer. Straw Trilby Hat time

Straw Trilby hats have had a revival over the last few years, they have gone from hats worn at the Seaside (sometimes with the addition of a "Kiss me quick" slogan) to being the choice head wear for celebs like Kate Moss and Cheryl Cole.

They have also become popular head wear at UK festivals, The Libertines Pete Doherty and Carl Barat were probably responsible for setting off the trend amongst indie inspired Teenagers. During The Libertines peak, Listing  a "Pete Doherty Straw Trilby Hat"  on ebay would take the price of the  Straw Trilby sky high.

The panama style straw trilby hats have always been popular. The panama hat conjures up images of Gents lounging in the French riviera or a day out at the races in Newmarket. These days though, you are just as likely to see someone wearing one while grooving away in the dance tent at Glastonbury festival.


As the hats have become more popular over the years, there are now more variations of style and colours made. There's the natural  straw coloured ones, the classy looking panama style hats and pork pie style coloured ones. With such a choice it makes it easier to keep an individual look, whether you are dressing for a formal occasion or going casual with shorts and T Shirt on the beach.

So, get ready for te Summer with a straw trilby hat. Headstart hats have a wide range of stylish straw hats for ladies and gents. Whether you are going for a beach holiday abroad or spending the weekend at a music festival, the straw trilby hat will keep you looking and feeling cool.

Check out our celebrity straw trilby hat gallery

Oscar award winner Natalie Portman in a Trilby hat

Oscar winning actress Natalie Portman in a trendy traditional style Black Trilby hat

It's a Jazz Thing -Monkish Hats

Desperate houswives star Eva Longorias Hats

Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria certainly knows how to wear a hat.  Here you can see her going urban style in a black cadet cap, as well as the more traditional Black and Straw Trilby hat.

Hang up your hat on a Retro Hat Rack

Need somewhere to hang your hat, then check out this groovy multi coloured retro hat rack. Available from Glint website for a reasonable £11.50

Hat Etiquette at GQ magazine

Should you wear a hat indoors? Learn about Hat Etiquette at GQ Magazine.

Hat quote of the week - Woody Allen

It is impossible to travel faster than the speed of light, and certainly not desirable,

as one's hat keeps blowing off.

 Woody Allen  US Director/Comedian/Actor

Deerstalker hat man - Racing Driver Tom Bryce

Deerstalker wearing racing driver Tom Pryce at Brands Hatch 1974

Hats at home

Hats displayed at home, pictured on the style fizz website

Bombshells in berets

The Beauty Bombshells website has a selection of actresses from the big screen wearing the classic style iconic French Beret.

Spring is here

Indie inspired fashion

Want to get that Indie look? then take a look at FHM magazines guide to indie inspired fashion. Headstart hats were pleased to see  the Straw trilby hat at the top of the list, "Hat full of Straw".

Flat Caps

The flat cap style can be tracked way back to the 14th century, but in recent times the flat cap has made it's way from the head of Albert Tatlock in  Coronation Street to Brad Pitt in Hollywood, making it a timeless hat for any age, class or gender.

Headstart Hats has a varied selection of flat caps in different  stripes, checks and textures.

60s vs Now

Beatles Beach hat

How to wear a hat

How to wear a hat guide, visit about.com for a guide of hat wearing dos and don'ts

Knit a beret

If you are handy with a pair of knitting needles, take a look at the  Pussycat magazine website. They have a knitting pattern download for a retro style ladies beret with a bobble.

Barak Obama Hat

Here's a rather cool and youthful looking Barak Obama in a stylish looking fedora hat.

Check out similar straw trilby hats  and other cool headwear at Headstart hats