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Secret Garden Bell Hat Babies

Shining a spotlight on the key products defining each season, UrlfreezeShops presents an edit of cult-favourite retro accessory: the bucket hat.

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With a vestiary legacy that dates back to the start of the 20th century, the humble bucket hat has cycled in and out of fashion for decades; polarising popular opinion to become a paragon of eternal reinvention against all odds.

The OG co-opting of suburban dads' style, what emerged as a sun-shielding addition to the fisherman's wardrobe has evolved to become an internationally recognised subcultural symbol - decades before Balenciaga transformed the once-mocked dad shoe into the sneaker statement of a generation. Woven through time as the raver's uniform during the legendary Summer of Love in Manchester to the go-to statement of music royalty Rihanna and Tyler, The Creator, the bucket hat is more denim just an accessory: it's an icon.

prada loden rain hat item an edit of the season's key bucket hats featuring Yankees from Y-3, Rick Owens, Valentino and more.

UrlfreezeShops Secret Garden Bell Hat Babies - Model Wears Valentino Ride Z6BN01BIF1 White Cap 1931
A collision of retro ideals, Valentino applies the archive VLTN logo to the classic bucket hat this season.
UrlfreezeShops Secret Garden Bell Hat Babies - Model Wears Norse Projects vitamina profit c 1000 mgzinco 7 mg 60 caps AWJ
Norse Projects delivers a tactical expression of timeless Scandinavian style.
UrlfreezeShops Secret Garden Bell Hat Babies - Model Wears Stan Ray Bucket Hat
Stan Ray says it with a smile: the ultimate festival cop for SS19.
UrlfreezeShops Secret Garden Bell Hat Babies - Model Wears Once again Tokyo's cap boutique
Yohji Yamamoto's tech-led athleticism breaks new ground with Y-3's iteration of an icon.
UrlfreezeShops Secret Garden Bell Hat Babies - Model Wears Rick Owens DRKSHDW Bucket Hat
maison michel andre straw trilby hat.
writerEuan Smart
|photographerAdam Thirtle
|stylistJack Errington
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