Hats are wonderful things. They shade your eyes when sunglasses aren’t enough, they shield your face when you’ve forgotten your umbrella, and they divert people’s attention on those days you couldn’t be bothered to do anything with your hair. There’s just one problem with hats in the summer — they get unbearably hot. So, here are an assortment of summer hats whose makers have shown mercy and given some thought to wicking away heat and sweat…

Junya Watanabe trilby

$491 at Colette

Larose Paris X White Mountaineering cap

$170 at Colette

Lanvin straw fedora

$350 at Mr. Porter

Rag & Bone fedora

$175 at Barneys

Just Don It python cap

$695 ar Barneys

Thom Browne hat

$352 at L’Eclaireur (via Farfetch)

Vivienne Westwood newsboy cap

$182 at Case Study (via Farfetch)

Hermès linen cap

$580 at Hermès

69 “Sunblock” hat

$320 at Opening Ceremony