Driving with the top down: help me find a hat!

[TheBoyWithaSORNedMX5]

I've come to the conclusion that what I need is a legionnaire's hat, perhaps even with a chin strap. But this would look

Boden have a big sun hat but a. it's spotty, so it will look odd if I'm wearing somethin else patterned and I think that's a bit too ditzy even for me (or is it?) and b. It might blow away.

Can anyone suggest a stylish alternative? Please?

Headscarf a la Grace Kelly?

I'd say just get a funky skip hat, as even with sunglasses on the sun still hits your forehead and can be pretty hot!

It's not helpful, but the look on my boyfriend's face when he looked over and saw me sat next to him wearing this:

www.hatsandcaps.co.uk/Elope-Aviator-Hat-P190498/

Was worth every penny..

Every hat I have tried to wear in my convertible has ended up blowing off unless it is a hideous baseball cap type. You're better off with a scarf. Or driving at OAP pace.

All hats blow off. Wear a scarf.

What's a skip hat?

only nobs drive convertibles
SO NO DIcE

Not even fluffy ones?

Is there a knack to headscarf wearing, so I don't end up looking like a washer woman?

Indigo - what's a skip hat?

Claire - helloooo! I'm the US president's Ford Transit/ water loving mammal in a Czech car. Hope you're well.

chunky. I might be tempted...

I am a nob

I have a nice convertible.
I don't wear a hat or scarf . I have sexy tousled hair.

Hello transit like old friend, how're things with you? I'm not so good today tbh, same crap as we both experienced before, confirmed earlier this afternoon. Have had a couple of glasses of wine already and trying not to dwell.

I have scarves that are long strips rather than squares, the key bit is to cover your hairline I think.

Not all people who drive convertibles are nobs, I have a 1965 Triumph TR4a in pale wedgewood blue, it's a thing of immense beauty, italian design, british manufacturing when they could do it well.

My car looks like this it's gorgeous.

OMG Claire - it is gorgeous!

I've just bought a black MX5. Not as lovely as your Triumph of course but good lord it's lovely to drive.

I really am so sorry to hear your news. Possibly not the most practical help, but I have Pimms here. You'd be more than welcome to some. I forgot to put cucmuber in my first one so I'm having to make another...

pag I am a nob. I have tousled hair. And burnt ears.

@ bobbie

(sorry, I was a little slow on the uptake there)

Thanks, I had a couple of glasses of water to try to sober up then gave up on that idea, back on the wine!

My sil has a mazda mx5 I've heard they're very sporty with good handling, they're also very pretty which is important. Hopefully you get nice weather to enjoy it this weekend!

my black mx5 is the best car I have ever bought, amazing handling and awesome power. I should have said 'baseball cap' like thing, I've never had my hats blow off on me and I don't drive conservatively either....But if I go without my sexy tousled hair ends up obscuring my view of the road and sticks to my lipgloss

this is my convertible The trouble is putting the roof on and off takes all summer then it rains. It's great fun tho. you might have to follow 2 links to get to picture.

Grace Kelly look fine, but I'm always a little freaked out by the story of what happened to Isadora Duncan. I'd embrace the baseball cap nob-look in preference to decapitation. ...

Gosh yes, oxcat.

trumpton oh yes, lipgloss. I imagine it's compulsory when driving and mx5

trumpton I do like your Landy - it must be great fun!

headscraf is your way forward. my tips, although i hav enever mastered a proper tie (nor the nobbishness of which some of you speak) is to:

fold into a triangle

pop over head, encompassing more forehead than you may thing flattering

knot ends over / under / around ponytail / bun / knot of hair

but the key is to do it looser than you think you should

but i have a pin head

Thanks, racemeraceme. Good advice, I think. I am cack-handed so I need all the help I can get; back in my waitressing days, colleagues used to tie my apron for me because they found it too painful to watch when I did it myself... I can do a tie though, so there's hope.

I'll get into town and pick up a stylish headscarf. I imagine Monsoon/Accessorise would be the place to go.

"oh yes, lipgloss. I imagine it's compulsory when driving an mx5" - that was for Indigo, not trumpton. Sorry!