The Boobie Beanie for Hip Nursing Babies
The Boobie Beanie— invented by doula, Sara Hanson, has caught on and gone viral on the mommynet. Sarah can’t keep up with demand. Over the past year she has knitted and sold 800 all by herself and...
View ArticleThe Hat Lover's Garden
Welcome to the hat lover’s garden.This marvelous photo is from Facebook. The photo was re-blogged there but originally came from a delightful blog devoted to recycling and re-purposing all sorts...
View ArticleColumbia's Easter Bonnet from 1901
wikimedia commons, copyright expired This is quite the fashion statement from the cover of Puck Magazine in April of 1901— The battleship chapeau probably reflects the Spanish American War which had...
View ArticleAmazing Paper Hats at the Annual ADCD Paper Fashion Show
The Monarch Butterfly look Yes folks, I said a paper fashion show. It’s an annual fundraiser put on by The Art Directors Club of Denver (ADCD) and it is quite the occasion. The event features a giant...
View ArticleI'll Eat My Chocolate Hat
The world’s largest event, devoted entirely to chocolate, takes place annually in November in New York City. It’s The Chocolate Show and it features more chocolate things than you could ever imagine,...
View ArticleAfrica and The Wonderful World of Gele Headwraps
Geles are those stunning African headwraps that you see on African women (and women of African extraction) everywhere. Gele ( pronounced sort of like GAY-LEE) is a Yoruba word and the name is a...
View ArticleWho Is Lara Jensen?
Is she milliner, costume designer, or just plain fabulous creative artist? No matter what you call her, Lara Jensen is causing a stir with her head turning, show stopping headgear. Much of it is not...
View ArticleCocktail Hat vs. Fascinator. One Is A Hat, The Other A Head Ornament
1956 silk cocktail hat by Mr. John..What’s the difference between a cocktail hat and a fascinator? The answer is not much. Both are small, elegant, whimsical fashion statements and, these days, the two...
View ArticleA Tip of The Hat to Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee
Queen Elizabeth won’t be the only one wearing hats during her Diamond Jubilee celebration this week-end. People all over the UK, well, let’s make that all over the world, are joining in the...
View ArticleThe Hat of the Month for June is The Hummingbird Hat
The minute I saw this rather unique contraption, I knew I had to share it here and to that end I have named it the Hat for All Seasons “Hat of the Month” for the month of June. It certainly deserves...
View ArticleChoosing the Right Hat For Your Face,Body, and Individual Style
Almost every woman can look great in a hat. It just has to be the right hat. The trick is paying attention to a few important principles. The right hat can make a whole outfit really pop. The wrong...
View ArticleHats Off To The Fourth of July
source It’s the grand and glorious Fourth of July— the day Americans celebrate their national day not with shows of military might or governmental pomp, but with back yard barbeques and trips to the...
View ArticleETSIS Hats: High Fashion Sunbonnets for Sensitive Skin
ETSIS stands for ” Escaping the Sun in Style” and that is exactly what ETSIS hats are all about. Women have known for generations that excessive sun exposure produces wrinkles and pre-mature aging....
View ArticleChecking Out Cowboy Hats At the Calgary Stampede
Nothing beats a kid in a cowboy hatThere is no better place to get a good look at the classic cowboy hat than at The Calgary Stampede in Alberta, Canada. The annual ten day event, billed as the ”...
View ArticlePhilip Treacy Wows Paris Couture Week with Fall 2012 Hats
Philip Treacy, just in case the name doesn’t ring a bell, is the bigtime British milliner who not only designs hats for royal heads, as in Princess Eugenie’s show stopper at the royal wedding last...
View ArticleHats Go Seriously High Tech With the ZapHat
Imagine an app that when it reads the logo on your hat, can turn you into the zombie of your dreams or whatever you want to be? I ran across Zaphat this morning on TechCrunch and could barely...
View ArticleEdwardian Ladies in Vintage Straw Hats
Looking back on the Edwardian era, when women wore wide brimmed picture hats festooned with flowers, feathers and other goodies. Note the high crown which balances out the lavish floral decoration....
View ArticleRepublicans and Democrats and Convention Hats
Whatever your politics you have got to love the hats that appeared on the floor at both the Republican Convention last week in Tampa and now, at the Democratic Convention unfolding in Charlotte. I'm...
View ArticleBold and Beautiful New York Fashion Week
New York Fashion week ended yesterday and it didn't end with a whimper. It was big and bold, featuring strong colors and contrasts, big bags and bodacious hats. No Victorian frippery or soft lines...
View ArticleHalloween Hats For Dogs on Etsy
I'm usually not big on doggie dress up, but Halloween is an exception because everybody is dressed up, and dogs in Halloween hats just add a bit to the fun. Etsy is full of hand made hats for dogs...
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