Kathy Hilton on her ‘trademark’ pleated hats and what she bought with her first credit card

From matriarch to mogul to “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star, Kathy Hilton wears many hats.

And now she’s adding another line to her resumé thanks to her continued collaboration with Australian-based creative director Lorna Murray, whose signature sun hats just launched at Bloomingdale’s for the first time.

“I started wearing them on the show, and it was kind of like my little trademark,” Hilton tells Page Six Style. “Now when I’m in airports, people go, ‘Is that hunky dory?’ They recognize the hat!”

Lorna Murray Capri Straw Hat

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She first found out about the designs while scrolling on social media — “I live on Instagram; I don’t watch TV, and I don’t go to movies,” she says — and immediately messaged Murray personally. (The designer says she first thought it was “must be spam,” as it was too good to be true.)

Now, the two are taking their partnership out of the DMs and onto the shelves, with a fourth joint collection and an appearance at the California Love Party at Bloomingdale’s Century City location on Saturday March 21.

Hilton regularly wears Murray’s wares on “RHOBH.” Bravo

It’s a full circle moment for Hilton, as the now multi-millionaire tells us she got her first credit card at the iconic department store when she and her husband, Rick, lived in NYC.

“[We had] a little apartment on 67th Street and we’d wait for the big sale and buy all the pots and the pans,” she says, adding that the store also always had “the best, best lingerie.”

She also shopped at the Lexington Avenue location when pregnant with her two daughters, Paris and Nicky.

“[I would] go to Bloomingdale’s and get a pink robe and a blue robe because that’s kind of my tradition,” she said. “We never found out with all four of our children what [gender] we were having.”

Hilton (pictured at a Bloomingdale’s event in Dec. 2026) is a longtime fan of the iconic department store. WWD via Getty Images

“It’s great for a bad hair day, but it’s also so good for a good hair day,” she says of the summer-ready style statements. Instagram/LORNA MURRAY

It’s only fitting the Beverly Hills icon is returning to the store now, as it’s currently unveiling a California-themed campaign featuring in-store pop-ups and exclusive designs inspired by the coastal-chic style of the Golden State.

“Here they’re very casual,” she says. “It’s a little different in Southampton or even down in the desert …. they’re very preppy.”

Bloomingdale’s California Love campaign dropped this month, bringing plenty of coastal-cool designs and in-store activations. Bloomingdale's

Hilton says she’s been taking style advice from Rachel Zoe, who recently joined the cast of “RHOBH.” Getty Images for Ralph Lauren

When it comes to her own warm weather style this year, she now has new “RHOBH” co-star Rachel Zoe to bounce ideas off of, saying, “If if I pull her arm, I can get her into my closet for an hour to help me edit.”

But while she’s given Murray’s hats to her fellow cast members in the past, it remains to be seen whether the reality stars will unwrap more gifts from her latest line.

“They’ve gotten enough free hats,” she jokes. “They can buy and have their choice.”

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This article was written by Hannah Southwick, Commerce Associate Editor for Page Six. Hannah spies deals on actually affordable celebrity-worn styles, puts celebrities’ brands to the test and finds the beauty products that keep stars red carpet-ready. She consults stylists and industry pros — including celebs themselves — for firsthand product recommendations, trend predictions and more. In addition to writing for Page Six since 2020, her work has been featured in USA Today and Parade.