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"The weather this summer is cray! Drenching downpours one minute (luckily, Laurel has cute rain shoes covered) and a sun-scorched heat wave the next&amp;amp;#8212;it&amp;#x27;s so unpredictable! Which is why a fashionable umbrella or parasol (I love saying that&amp;amp;#8212;it&amp;#x27;s so Lady Mary) is the must-have accessory of the season. Just look to these celebs: The ageless (key word here) Gwen Stefani isn&amp;#x27;t messing with the hot, hot damaging UV rays. She&amp;#x27;s protecting her flawless complexion with a hat, sunglasses, I&amp;#x27;m guessing tons of sunscreen, and an adorable black-and-white polka-dot umbrella. Plus, she&amp;#x27;s print-mixing like a pro. Matching a large umbrella with her to-die-for laser-cut dress (I want it!) and chunky-heeled sandals, Kylie Minogue kept her entire look summery and monochrome. Let&amp;#x27;s first note that the &amp;quot;Umbrella, ella, ella&amp;quot; singer doesn&amp;#x27;t have a handler toting hers, and she&amp;#x27;s considerately shielding her friend from the London June drizzle&amp;amp;#8212;how cool is that? Rihanna&amp;#x27;s massive golf-style has a superstar sparkly sheen to it&amp;amp;#8212;perfectly accenting but not taking away from those insanely killer over-the-knee boots. Sarah Jessica Parker, however, has the privilege of an umbrella assistant, courtesy of hubby Matthew Broderick. (Awww, aren&amp;#x27;t they sweet?) I think Carrie Bradshaw would have appreciated the cheerfully fun stripes to brighten up a rainy New York City afternoon. Shop out some stylish umbrellas right here: More Marc by Marc Jacobs... Would you carry a parasol/umbrella to protect yourself from the sun? (I&amp;#x27;m seriously considering it since the summer sun is rapidly burning through my SPF 70!) Which one do you like best? Photos: Corbis Images"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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