Cool hats for hot summer

One of the best ways to keep the harsh sun from burning you this summer is to wear a hat.

It's not only a way to stay cool, it's a way to look it!

And they're summer's hottest accessories.

On "The Early Show on Saturday Morning," Amy Goodman, author of "Wear This, Toss That. " offered tips on finding the perfect "chapeau" for you - whtehr you're a man or a woman.

Among them: cowboy hats, driving caps, and even a bowler.

Hats seen on segment:

Western Cowboy Hat from Burlington Coat Factory, $10

Bowler Hat from Burlington Coat Factory, $13

70's Floppy Hat from Burlington Coat Factory $13

Driving Cap by Wyatt Smyth from Nordstroms, $24

Swan Hat from Filene's Basement, $20

Panama Hat from Scala, $66

The hats worn by the anchors were provided by Eugenia Kim, Lord & Taylor and Black House White Market.

[sipeswoman]

You guys look great but the story has problems. Love hats and would love good advice, but the errors were terrible - a bowler is a hard uncreased dome shaped felt hat with a narrow brim. What you kept calling a bowler was instead a trendy narrow brimmed fedora in a braided straw (guessing on the straw).
Panama hats are not just a variant of fedoras, they have many shapes but are made of the same hand plaited leaves of the straw plant. They can be planter's hats, fedoras, hombergs etc...