Raindrops are falling on my head: part 1

Well it's been a bit rainy recently, and I shouldn't complain, as I was getting fed up with the snow, to be honest, so at least it's milder. But rain comes with its own sartorial problems, and you have to follow a few rules if you don't want to end up entering the office like a drowned rat of a morning. So I thought I'd take the opportunity this week to cover a few rainy day style basics, today focusing on hat hair, in case, like me, you like to sport a stylish piece of headwear (see Hat weather).

When it's rainy and blowy out there, a hat can be a good option if you don't want to be dragging around a sopping brolly that blows inside out at the mere hint of a breeze. However, as stylish as sporting a hat can be, the resulting hat hair when you take it off is less so. Therefore, I recommend the following tricks when donning a titfer:

Penelope Cruz braves the rain in a stylish trilby

1. Always carry a can of dry shampoo in your bag. After removing your hat, a quick spritz through the roots and a run-through with your fingers while shaking your head upside down should regain volume and rid your barnet of flatness and dents. Alternatively, spray some through the roots before putting your hat on then just massage it in after the hat comes off to bring the volume back.
2. If dry shampoo isn't to hand, dampen your hair in the loos then do a quick root blow-dry with fingers or a brush underneath the hand drier (check for said hand drier before wetting your hair, though...).
3. Think about your hairstyle: if you're wearing your hair down, a centre parting will get flattened against the sides of your head under your hat, so wear your hair parted to the side (you can always change your parting once you take your hat off). But if you don't want to worry about restyling at all once the hat comes off, a good 'do is wearing braids pinned up onto your head like a head band. As the plaits sit close to your head, they won't be flattened by your hat. It's also a big look for SS11.

Batiste dry shampoo spray

Braids at Emanuel Ungaro SS11

 Pictures: Barcroft Media, Vogue.co.uk