Anya Taylor-Joy's Take On the Hat-Maxxing Trend Nearly Fills Up Her Premiere Red Carpet
Similar styles were all over fall, spring, and couture runways.
I'm convinced Anya Taylor-Joy can pull off every hat trend. Name any silhouette—sun hats, fascinators, skull caps, top hats, even the humble baseball cap—and none has felt too daring. Just when I thought her potential for floppy, four-feet-wide headgear peaked at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, Taylor-Joy super-sized the average sunhat to new cartoon-ish heights.
It seems Taylor-Joy collected a "Super Mushroom power-up" before Super Mario Galaxy's press tour stop in Japan: Her Princess Peach-colored Jacquemus hat took up half the red carpet. Stylist Ryan Hastings knew she was up to the challenge, the challenge being the satellite dish-sized brim atop a short, nearly-invisible crown.
Anya Taylor-Joy returned to her oversize hat-wearing ways for Super Mario Galaxy.
From some angles, the hat looked like it was floating beyond her blonde hair, similar to her character's bejeweled tiara. The gravity-defying decoration was a perfect shade match to her barely-there bandeau top and mermaid, peplum-hemmed midi skirt. Pearl earrings and two silver Knot Rings from Tiffany & Co. kept all eyes on Taylor-Joy's hat, and rightfully so.
Turns out, she sourced one of her favorite luxury hat creators.
Despite refreshing Hastings's socials every minute, the label behind her "Super Anya" hat remained a mystery until three hours post-premiere. Somehow, that made me adore the spacious serve even more. My first guess was Jacquemus, obviously: She wore not one, but two larger-than-life, straw Jacquemus hats to Cannes in 2024. I'm proud to say, I was right. Turns out, creative director Simon Jacquemus created the "bespoke" style from one of the nine almost-identical headpieces seen during his Fall 2026 fashion show. None were pink, but he re-colored the black and beige variations just for her.
A model wore a shockingly similar hat on Jacquemus's runway.
Now I know Jacquemus made Taylor-Joy's mega-hat happen. But he's not alone in his affinity for statement headgear. Remaining in the Fall 2026 realm, Willy Chavarria super-sized his UFO-looking hats, too. It was the collection's most voluminous headpiece by far, but the Mexican-American creative paired it with an equally-striking, tomato-red shift dress.
Willy Chavarria followed suit on his Fall 2026 runway.
Spring 2026's circuit welcomed one colossal headpiece after another, especially on Couture catwalks. Robert Wun—a Hong Kong designer known for his avant-garde imaginings of headwear—traded his signature veils for the year's longest hat yet. What started as a face-covering tip extended far beyond the model's head, looking more like a blade than a hat.
Georges Chakra's Spring 2026 Couture show got the memo, too. This label's headpiece was also the closest color match to Taylor-Joy's I found. Similar styles even got the ready-to-wear Spring 2026 treatment, thanks to a black-and-pink option from Matières Fécales.
Robert Wun's black-and-white gown was made for a hat this fabulous.
Georges Chakra made the silhouette slightly more daytime-appropriate.
Matières Fécales let the wide-brimmed hat do all the Spring 2026 talking.
Even before Jacquemus stepped forward, I didn't need a name to verify that hats are back and bigger than ever. Before Taylor-Joy, Priyanka Chopra, Keke Palmer, Rihanna, Cynthia Erivo, Greta Lee, Miley Cyrus, and more boarded the bold hat bandwagon. I'm still not over RiRi's feather-trimmed Balenciaga baseball cap at the 2025 Gotham Awards, either. Here's hoping 2026's trend cycle only gets more hat-centric from here.
