Purchase the DAVEK ELITE umbrella ($149) and receive the DAVEK SOLO BLACK umbrella ($115 value) for FREE.

If you’re willing to spend a lot more money for something with real style, this umbrella is a great option.
If you’re looking for a classically styled stick to go with a suit, look to the Davek Elite. It feels sumptuous, with a stitched leather handle, a fiberglass frame, and a 44-inch microfiber canopy that the company says is "190 thread count." It also has a hefty $150 price tag, which makes it the most expensive of our picks. However, that cost is partially justified by Davek’s easy-to-use lifetime guarantee (which includes 50 percent off a new umbrella if you lose your original). It performs exceptionally in the wind: Thanks to its flexible ribs, in our tests it didn’t become a kite in the gusts; instead, it turned inside out and then easily recovered. Note that the cane handle measures 5 inches across, which is quite a lot for a smaller hand to manage. The Elite comes in three colors: black, blue, or the handsome copper, pictured at the top of this section.

During our most recent round of testing, we tried the newly redesigned travel-size Davek Solo, a past iteration of which we’ve recommended. The $115 collapsible umbrella was the best we tested, with a comfortable round handle, a strong canopy, and a surprisingly convenient metal belt clip. It was also the only umbrella that elicited comments from other New Yorkers, with one person excitedly telling James all about his own Solo, which he’d had for years. But it’s hard to justify spending so much on something so small and easy to lose, especially when our picks are almost as good, at a fraction of the price.