Maverick Style: Inspired by the West

Shady Brady Hats from Smith and Western

Spring is in full swing, and summer is fast approaching. And during those hot, sun filled days, you will need a fashionable hat to keep those damaging rays off your face. Fortunately, the Shady Brady Hat Company comes to your rescue with a wide variety of straw hats that look great and can be packed in a suitcase.

My new friends Dolores and Eric Smith of Smith and Western have a great selection of Shady Brady and other stylish hats in their boutique in Wickenburg, Arizona, and on their website as well. Featured below are the Raffia Front Pinched Hat, with a suede hatband finished with a turquoise stone ($97), the Crushable Black Hat that you can customize by tying up the sides ($65; This style was worn by Julia Roberts in "The Runaway Bride"), and the Chocolate Crushable Raffia Hat with turquoise embellishments on the hat band ($121). I think I may need to add all three styles to my summer wardrobe!

Smithandwesternonline can hook you up with a fabulous selection of straw hats, as well as Western inspired clothing, belts, handbags, jewelry, home decor, and much more! Don't forget to check out their sale items on the Deal-e-Bobs page.