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you wear tomato A floppy straw cha- peau deflects rays ($15, Target stores). Holly Bass is known both for her provocative dance performances and her cool hats. Here, she adds a silk scarf and a fl ower pin to ILLUSTRATIONS BY ZOHAR LAZAR (FOR EXPRESS) PHOTOS BY MARGE ELY(EXPRESS) a Target topper. top it off ‘When people wear hats to events, they act more like ladies and gentlemen,” says D.C. artist Holly Bass (Hollybass. com), who collects both new and vintage ones, inspired by her mother’s lifelong love of headwear. Here, she shows how “You can fi nd really good A length of striped ribbon to transform a plain cloche ($15, Target fl ower pins at H&M,” says Bass, (buy at fabric stores or Mjtrim. stores) into several party-worthy styles. who simply planted some on the com) turns the hat into a hat’s existing black band. picnic-ready piece.