In general, rainy days are thought of as, to use the technical term, a bummer. But that outlook neglects to factor in just how supremely cool someone can look when employing the right umbrella in the right situation. We won’t make that mistake. Here are 25 times when umbrellas really made our day:

Gene Kelly

Brigitte Bardot

Gene Wilder

Cliff Richard

August A. Busch Jr. and Lou Brock

Queen Elizabeth

Alain Delon

The Beatles

Cary Grant

Claudia Schiffer

Colin Firth

Björn Borg

Gustave Caillebotte

Patrick Macnee

Martin Luther King Jr.

Jack Nicklaus

Andre Agassi

Winston Churchill

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy

Françoise Hardy

René Magritte

Julie Andrews

Mick Jagger

Rihanna


Photos: Getty Images (Gene Kelly; Brigitte Bardot; Cliff Richard; August A. Busch Jr. and Lou Brock; Queen Elizabeth; Alain Delon; The Beatles; Cary Grant; Claudia Schiffer; Björn Borg; Gustave Caillebotte; Patrick Macnee; Martin Luther King Jr.; Jack Nicklaus; Andre Agassi; Winston Churchill; Franklin Delano Roosevelt; John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy; Françoise Hardy; Mick Jagger)