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When Britain’s Queen, Elizabeth II, crossed the Atlantic last week to visit Canada and speak at the United Nations in New York, all people could talk about was her hats. I can see why. The lady has 500 of them and they are all pretty terrific.
Read MoreDoesn’t this delightful feathered fantasy conjure up a world of wood nymphs and unicorns? Designer Zara Carpenter admits that fairyland fantasy is her inspiration for this feathery creation.
Read MoreI love South Africa. I hate the vuvuzelas with that annoying undercurrent of buzzing bees they lend to every match, but I love the enthusiasm of the fans and the amazing outfits they put together. I particularly love, guess what— yes, the hats. Here’s a gallery of some of my favorites.
Read MorePam is a woman of many talents and a writer of many facets. She attributes her creativity, energy and innate fashion sense to finding and wearing just the right tinfoil hat. It helps to have a sense of humor too:-) Find out why she needed an upgrade on her own tin foil hat and other tin foil hat info.
Read MoreThis drawing by Sveta Doroshevan just stopped me dead in my tracks. Sometimes, a picture of a hat is even better than a hat. There’s a whole collection to devour.
Read MoreThis is not about politics. It’s about hats. More specifically it’s about the fashion statement made by the hats worn at events organized by the Tea Party movement all over the United States. Personally, I find the look kind of funny and silly in a down home sort of way. What do you think?
Read MoreLady Gaga sported this one recently in Las Vegas, at the Consumer
Electronics Show where Polaroid announced her as their chief creative
officer. Fabulous! Here's more of her hats for your viewing pleasure.
Rumor has it that Lady Gaga has asked London based designer and milliner to the stars, Philip Treacy, for an internship because she wants to learn the business, and that he is giving the idea serious consideration. Turns out she wants to not only wear hats but to learn how to make them too
Read MoreWhat I’m not carried away by is the bad publicity for men’s hats. In the trailer, the bad guys, the villains, the guys you have to fear are wearing guess what— dorky men’s hats. The message is— Men who wear hats are bad. Men who don’t are good. Bad message IMHO.
Read MoreThe Kentucky Derby is over. The race has been run. The julips have been drunk and the hats have been worn. This one, shading the head of three time US men’s figure skating champion and Sundance Channel celeb, Johnny Weir, caught my eye. I am loving Johnny’s good-natured, up-front, androgynous style, and the hat is just fabulous.
Read MoreNope- Panama hats come from Ecuador and always have. What’s more, they come from only two places in Ecuador where the micro climate favors the growing of toquilla, the straw from which genuine Panamas are hand woven, as they have been for centuries. So, why, you might ask, is it called a Panama hat?
Read MoreSometimes things are more than the sum of their parts and that is the case with this quite wonderful upcycled hat made from antique English stamps bonded to a vintage hat. I can see wearing it with jeans or adding zip to a little black dress — and wouldn’t it be terrific with my London Fog raincoat— oops I mean Macintosh:-)
Read MoreSeems I just can’t stay away from Etsy— today I found the coolest little boy sun hats there, courtesy of Michelle Zipp on The Stir.( a tip of my summer sun hat to her). As Michelle points out, the world is full of cute sun hats for little girls, but boys??? not so much.
Read MoreThere is a theatrical quality about the hats from Topsy Turvy Design, and for good reason. Kim Brown-Dye, the creator of every Topsy Turvy hat, is a theatrical costume designer and milliner who has expanded her range… a lucky thing for you if you want to make a real fashion statement or just love fabulous, one of a kind, hats with a whimsical, vintage feel.
Read MoreThinking of putting your dog in some Easter Bonnets this year? Check out these great ideas.
With the release of Disney’s new version of Alice in Wonderland , The Mad Hatter is in the news again,along with Alice, The Red Queen, The Cheshire Cat, the White Rabbit and the rest of the down down the rabbit hole gang. Maybe I am simply mad as a hatter myself. Have a look at all these Mad Hatter hats available on the internet. As Alice would say, it is all just ” curiouser and curiouser.”
Read MoreAre these High flying feathers cool or what? South Florida designer Barbi Brunton is the queen of the cocktail hat and like all of her designs, this feathered beauty is carefully hand-crafted with attention to quality and detail. What’s even better, is that all her hats are chic and fun at the same time and that is quite a good trick to pull off.
Read MoreSt Patricks Day is a day for green beer, fun parades and silly hats as well as a day honoring the patron saint of Ireland. It is celebrated in surprising ways all across the globe and is the occasion for the wearing of some pretty amazing hats.
Read MoreBilly Collins is absolutely my favorite contemporary American poet. Read this poem, and you will know why. Yes, it is about hats, but also, it is about much more. Read it. You’ll see.
Read MoreTalk about re-cycling! These hats, made from repurposed beer cartons and upcycled beer cans, bring new meaning to the words ” high fashion.” Wouldn’t they be great for tailgating? or the big game?? or the beach?? or a back yard barbeque? or that big St. Patricks Day Parade and party you’re going to next week? I dare you— go ahead. You know you want to. Click on the links under the pix for more info or to purchase.
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