"Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the mid day sun...” Well in 1932, Noel Coward was probably right – or he believed he was right because the African sun can be very harsh at midday on a pale complexion.

If you are wearing one of African Queen’s stylish suede hats, however, you can go anywhere – at any time of the day. Whether it is on safari in the Okavango or lunch at a tony little bistro in Sandton.

“Sometimes I like to co-ordinate,” says Nicola Leitch” then I wear one of the suede hats with a matching handmade leather bag. Other days, I just put the hat on my head with any old thing I’m wearing – these hats are comfortable, look good and really keep the sun off your face.”