Hat by Martin Margiela

Far from going unnoticed, this season's collection created by Antonio Marras for Kenzo was enthusiastically received by the critics and the fashionistas. As well as rendering homage to the Kenzo Takada silhouettes, the borsalinos topping off numerous looks made us want to spend the upcoming season under a masculine bit of felt.

When at the end of the Kenzo show, the models crossing the Jardin des Tuileries were seen wearing the borsalinos à la Diane Keaton that had decorated the show, it was noted that the girls were initiating a new trend. Quickly diffused on the street-style websites followed by the magazines, the photos of these young women mixing well-developed looks with a fall felt hat led many fashionistas to swear that they would try the same this upcoming season.

However, although these hats are surely desirable and eminently timeless, they still risk losing some of their charm next October when all the fashion editors, journalists, buyers and other socialites will be seen wearing them en masse around the Louvre. In other words, if wearing felt is in the air, it would be advisable to opt for one of the variations, in order to avoid looking like a clone.

In this case, who better than the house of Martin Margiela to renew a basic by altering it slightly in order to give it a unique style? The timing is perfect: under the famous ligne 6 label can be found a curious accessory that has rocked the proportions of the said-classic hat, while preserving its clean lines and an obvious casualness.

This version of the hat is to be adopted without hesitation - in addition to rendering the conceptual accessible, it also succeeds in discreetly making a place for itself in the feeling of the moment. The icing on the cake? This Martin Margiela creation has a much softer price tag than the 300 euros for the Kenzo version.

Hat by Martin Margiela, 160 $ at Maison Martin Margiela:
http://www.maisonmartinmargiela.com/collection-mm6/