The classics will define headwear this spring, says Joey Pauline, who co-owns The Laundry Room, a fashion boutique in Fresno, Calif. Many hats, however, will sport a modern look. "It's pretty much classics redefined. It's a look that's already happened, but it's funked up a bit," Pauline says.
An array of colors, from bold to earth tones, will be trendy this spring, says Susan Lee, merchandise manager for The Village Hat Shop, with stores in San Diego, Long Beach and Sacramento, Calif.
...and among those hats being revived?
TRILBY
A soft hat with a narrow, flexible brim and deeply indented crown. Trilbys are similar to fedoras but have a narrower brim. The name comes from a play based on George du Maurier's 1894 novel "Trilby," in which the title character wore this style of hat. Trilbys traditionally were made from rabbit hair felt, but tweed or wool is common. A new style is the Arnie Trilby, a bamboo cotton/polyester blend named after golfer Arnold Palmer. Inspector Clouseau, the character played by Peter Sellers in "Pink Panther" films, wore a Trilby.