A Bit About Cowboy Hats
We call them cowboy hats, ten gallon hats or Stetsons, and little boys and Hollywood heroes as well as ordinary ranchers in Texas have worn them for generations. But where did the cowboy hat come from?
Read MoreA Heads Up on Hats For Men
Maybe it was movies like The Blues Brothers and maybe it was just the cyclical nature of fashion and the celebs who set the trends, but young men have embraced hats in the past two years, and made them their own… adding a dollop of 21st century style to what at first glance seems like a retro trend. Hats are hip. Hats are cool and haberdashers are happy.
Read MoreThe Winter of The Panda Hat
I’m not a celebrity, or baseball fan or planning a trip to China, but I do think the Panda hat is a cool trend and I am going to be watching it, and maybe even trying it myself, this winter.
Read MoreHats Off to the New Year
Here comes 2011. How did it get here so fast? Well, lets ring out the old and ring in the new. May 2011 bring us all peace, prosperity and lots more wonderful, beautiful hat facts and hat folks to ponder.
Read MoreBrockton Massachusetts Sets Worlds Record for Santa Hats
Brockton, Massachusetts is back in the Guinness Book of World Records for having the most people in Santa hats gathered in one place. 872 Santa hat wearers gathered in the town square on November 23, 2010, to wrest the title back from the town of Mulingar in Ireland-- which had unseated Brockton for the honor in 2009.
Read MoreLOLCats Haz Hats
Brockton, Massachusetts is back in the Guinness Book of World Records for having the most people in Santa hats gathered in one place. 872 Santa hat wearers gathered in the town square on November 23, 2010, to wrest the title back from the town of Mulingar in Ireland-- which had unseated Brockton for the honor in 2009.
Read MoreKhloe Kardashian Loves Faux Leopard
Khloe Kardshian loves her new ” ear hats”….. at least that what she says on her blog where she posted pix of her arrival in the big apple wearing this wonderful faux leopard hat. Fun, fashion- right and warm too.
Read MoreThe Art of The Hat
Georgia artist, Margaret Warfield, created this wonderful piece called ” It Is All About the Hat.” Warfield has an impressive resume and an even more impressive artistic vision. Here’s a quote to whet your appetite:
Read MoreHalloween Spam
Calling all geeks. This post is for YOU. Taking the kids trick or treating? Invited to a costume Party and don’t have a costume? Just slap the spam hat on your head and you’re good to go. Conversation piece and all that. I think it’s a hoot and you can order it right from your laptop or smartphone...
Read MoreSeventh Inning Stretch San Francisco Style
So, in the middle of the seventh inning at Thursday’s baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the San Francisco Giants Terry Nelson sailed onto the field during the traditional seventh inning stretch and belted out God Bless America for the fans. We are talking a big lady in an even bigger hat and a scene that was pretty flamboyant, even by San Francisco standards.
Read MoreHalloween Hats For Your Little Pumpkins
Looking for a baby gift for a new or not so new baby? Taking the older kids out for trick or treat and need a nice warm hat to use as a ” costume” for the tiny one in the stroller? Or maybe you are just a proud granny looking for a gift opportunity. Whatever— look no further.
Read MoreDesigner Hats Literally Made from Roadkill
Scottish designer, James Falkner, brought new meaning to the expression ” fashion roadkill” last spring by exhibiting 36 fur and feather hats that were literally made from roadkill. Falkner, a student at Edinburgh’s Telford College, got the idea after finding a dead bird in the middle of the road.
Read MoreSongs About Hats
Amazing what you find on YouTube when you start rooting around looking for songs about hats. I thought I’d share a few of my cooler finds. I’m going for the less obvious choices here and I hope you’ll enjoy them. So here goes.
Read MoreNaked With Hats At London Fashion Week
Upmarket wig and hat designer, Charlie Le Mindu, created quite a stir recently at London Fashion Week by concentrating on big hats and no clothes. That’s right. Charlie sent his models down the runway wearing nothing but shoes, hats and a pouty face. Now I am a hat fan, but I really found this one a bit over the top.
Read MoreCarolina Herrera Loves the Gaucho Hat for Spring 2011
Designer, Carolina Herrera, never disappoints when it comes to timeless elegance. Her Spring 2011 presentation at New York Fashion Week is definitely up to her usual standard, especially when it comes to her use of hats.
Read MoreBella Abzug: Hat Person of the Week
Who can forget Bella Abzug? To know her was to either love or hate her. Nobody was lukewarm about Bella. She was a passionate feminist, anti-war protestor, liberal. leftie New Yorker who served in Congress in the ‘70’s, spoke loudly and often, and always always wore a hat.
Read MoreThe Summer of the Big Floppy Hat
Celebs have gone big and floppy in this hot hot summer heat. The heat has been bad but the hats have been fabulous. Here are a few more examples of celebrity floppy chapeau to feast your eyes on.
Read MoreThe Hats of the Gilroy Garlic Festival
Gilroy, California is the garlic capital of the world and just so you won’t forget that important fact, they hold a festival every year to remind you. It’s a wonderful event full of food, fun, and everything garlic, even hats.
Read MoreThe Omo People of Ethiopia
German photographer Hans Sylvester spent six years in Ethiopia photographing the amazing body decor of Surma and Mursi peoples of the Omo Valley. These semi-nomadic tribes people re-paint and re-decorate their bodies up to three times a day, the way we might change oufits. Their body decor often incorporates intricate and beautiful headpieces or “hats” constructed of natural materials.
Read MoreBastille Day Chapeau
I’m not sure how I feel about the dress and shoes— but I love love love the hat. She puts it all together so well and you gotta love her fabulous sense of style. Vive La France!
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