Every girl should have a hat.

Maybe even a couple of hats.

Why? Because a hat is a great excuse to act silly, an inconspicous way to hide your face or a bad hair day, and ultimately a way to drag attention to yourself to stand out in a crowd.

My hat is red.

I sort of fell into the color when I was shopping for my beach gear for a trip to Los Cabos a few years ago. I found a cute Tommy Hilfigher bikini in Century 21 and than saw a hat to go with it. Not that I needed the hat, but something tempted me to buy it.

When we got to the airport the day of our departure, we were late a missed the check in by one minute!!! The gate was closed and our flight was rebooked for the following morning. I was devastated, but when we finally landed in Mexico the next day, the blazing sun forced me to put my hat on and than it hit me - I'm on vacation! Everything went perfect after that.

The hat had followed me since.

A year later, I wore a little black dress from H&M to a wedding, accessoriezed with loud blood-red Pour La Victoire pumps with invered heels and a matching clutch. I was stressed out about going to a wedding because my fiance and I were having a hard time planning our event. I was looking at myself in the mirror, all dressed up, and I just kept thinking - "something is missing here!" Than it came to me again! I took out my red hat and just couldn't stop laughing at my reflection. I didn't wear it to the wedding, but I did take a few pictures (It was just too good to pass up ;)

So there we have it. My hat is red.

You are yet to find yours.