The Hat That Makes Me Look Like Paddington Bear

And other recommendations for your summer.

The pose, the sunglasses, the SHORTS. One of Carrie’s best looks. My perma-summer inspo. Photo: Screenshot.

I am always one purchase away from the one SSENSE sale/sunscreen/candle that will change my whole life. It never happens, but sometimes through word of mouth, a friend, a random list, an overheard conversation, I find something that changes my life in some small meaningful way. (The Nike shorts I put on every morning to walk Remy, or the candle that I start burning when it’s time to work.) I love reading The Strategist’s What I Can’t Live Withouts and

Maybe Baby

’s lists of Best Things; this is like a summer specific version. None of these products are affiliate links or spon, but three were gifts (noted with an asterisk).

Please remember: The only thing you need to do summer right is an Italian villa with your troubled significant other, your horny ex, a sullen rando, class anxiety, a dead body, and no AC. Alternatively: a lazy summer afternoon with a lemonade, doing absolutely nothing. N…