Bold and Beautiful New York Fashion Week

New York Fashion week ended yesterday. The Spring 2013 collections were all about bold statement from retro to space age, and hats were definitely front and center.

Women Through Time

I took one look at this video and knew I had to share it here. I love the sound, the look and the feel of this time lapse video and once you watch it, you will see why I wanted to post it on a blog about hats. Both the images and the music are hypnotic, transporting the viewer through time and space.

Halloween 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...

Lady Gaga Has an Eye for Hats

Lady 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.

Another week-end hat pic

This week-end’s hat is a stunning chapeau made from a rattle-snake skin. Yes, I said rattlesnake. Take a look. The hat was designed by 22 year old milliner Ashley Lloyd, whose inspiration was a rattlesnake skin given to her by her father. He shot it and skinned it and she turned it into a hat… and a very lovely one it is too.

Military headgear through the ages

Ever since the day some caveman threw an animal skin over his head to keep it warm, headgear has been for protection. And since, as a species, we have been bellicose from the beginning, protective military headgear has been a fact of life ever since cavemen started banging each other over the head with clubs and fighting over territory, food, and females.

week-end hat pix

Here’s my pick for this week-end. It’s a vintage style felt creation by fabric artist Rae Stimson — an asymmetrical felt cloche complete with a little felt chickadee nestled on top. It has a 1940’s feel with a modern, almost surrealistic twist.

Where Did you get that hat?

Join us here on A Hat for all Seasons as we explore the wonderful world of hats, including who wears them, how they are made and where to buy them. Where did you get that hat, anyway?