Hayden Panettiere in Chagoury Couture Spring 2012 Collection

Spotted! Hayden Panettiere looked stunning at the launch event for Y & J Multiplicity by Robert Verdi Jewelry Collection at the Glasshouse in NYC on November 17, 2011.  She wore a stylish leather jacket with an elegant red dress from the Chagoury Couture Spring 2012 Collection.

Blake Lively as Serena Van der Woodsen on the set of Gossip Girl. Photo Credit: fashionistazlife.com

Since the summer months are sneaking up on us, it is time to find the perfect hat to block your beautiful face from those harmful UV rays. Whether you’re strutting the street in style like Gossip Girl and Chanel‘s new spokeswoman Blake Lively, or hitting the beach like actress Hayden Panettiere, these head coverings are the cutest and most effective way to protect your face and look great. Style Seen Daily has found some of this season’s hottest hats to make sure you look fabulous while frolicking on a hot sunny day.

Floppy

Vanessa Hudgens looks effortlessly beautiful in jeans and a t-shirt. Photo Credit: Fabsugar.com

Nothing says Look At Me like a big floppy hat. The next time you want to look casually cool like Beastly actress Vanessa Hudgens, just throw on a big floppy hat.

Collection XIIX Bold Stripe Floppy Straw Hat. Photo Credit: nordstrom.com

This Collection XIIX Bold Stripe Floppy Straw Hat from Nordstrom, priced at $38, is perfect for a day shopping or a day at the beach.

Cowboy Hat

Hayden Panettiere on beachside in a cute cowboy hate. Photo Credit: igossip.com

The newest trend of this season is the cowboy hat. Traditional hats you’ve seen on Minka Kelly in Friday Night Lights are back and have grabbed the attention of fashionistas like Hayden Panettiere, Ashley Tisdale, and Sandra Bullock. We love the casual feel and how cute they look on just about everybody.

Top Shop Corsage Band Cowboy Hat. Photo Credit: Topshop.com

This Top Shop Corsage Band Cowboy Hat, priced at $50, is dressed up with a floral corsage and ribbon to add a flirty style to your rugged look.

Fedora

Cameron Diaz looks so LA in her pastels at the airport. Photo Credit: GVK/ Bauer-Griffin

Fedoras have been in style for a few seasons, and we here at Style Seen Daily, are here to tell you they are still a huge part of summer 2011 style. Try adding color ribbon like The Green Hornet actress Cameron Diaz strutting through the airport, or a pattern or stripe, or even go bold with a bright colored hat, whichever way you wear it, these hats are perfect for spring and summer.

Juicy Couture Straw Fedora. Photo Credit: shopbop.com

This cute Juicy Couture Straw Fedora, priced at $68, is an upgrade from the simplistic, the patterned stripe and feather add a little 2011 edge.

Gerard Butler, Paul Haggis and Lee Daniels at Artists for Peace & Justice hosted by Brioni & Vanity Fair

Brioni and Vanity Fair supported Artists for Peace & Justice, dressing celebrity attendees like host Gerard Butler, Ben Stiller, Jon Hamm, and Paul Haggis. Other guests included; Producer Ryan Kavanaugh, Actress Olivia Wilde, Cuba Gooding Jr, Diane Lane, Hayden Panettiere, Kristen Bell, Maria Bello, and Terri Seymour. The fashionable crowd aimed to raise awareness and funds for Haiti.

Artists for Peace & Justice, established in early 2009, is a fundraising effort founded by Paul Haggis and friends that encourages peace and social justice and addresses issues of poverty and enfranchisement in communities around the world. The organization’s immediate goal is to build schools to serve the poorest areas of Haiti, providing an education, hot meals, clean drinking water and regular medical treatments to the children living in the slums. www.artistsforpeaceandjustice.com

It just shows you that once again, the most stylish people are those who are concerned about the scene around the world and using fashion and media to bring together hope is something we can all feel good about. When you buy Brioni you know you’re buying a product that gives back to those in need. Luxury can in fact make a difference.