Jumping on the Hat-wagon for Today
20 Aug 2010 Leave a Comment
I’m sure every fashion blog out there will have Philip Treacy posts today on the heels of last night’s Project Runway show (enjoy hilarious article here). Just for today, though, let’s pretend that being original is overrated and enjoy some of his zany creations!
I’m not the biggest hat person myself – but only because my head is too big for the cloches, pillboxes and toques that I’d really like to wear. (NB: This is not a metaphor for great intellect, snobbery, or any other figurative types of big heads. It’s a physical fact – my head is actually too large in size to fit these hats.) I do love admiring these vintage hats, though, and dreaming about how I’d wear them if I could. If you’re in the mood for some light reading, here is an excellent article on Vintage Fashion Guild about the history of hats.
I like Philip Treacy hats because they’re what I think hats should be: things to add fun and whimsy to your style. As you can imagine, the girly, frilly ones are always my favorites 
I love this one in particular, available on Net-a-Porter.
Veil schmeil! This hat is so way cooler. If $2,000 was in my budget for a headpiece, I would wear this without hesitation. Alas, though. This is another of those dreams “slightly” beyond reach 
This hat wasn’t on the show last night (probably a bit tame for the challenge), but if it had been and I had been designing for it, I think I would have gone a Grace Kelly in To Catch a Thief route:
Raise your hand if you’re not surprised that this is my favorite hat (though not outfit – bah) from last night:
Happy Friday!
