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 festivities to celebrate this remarkable monarch’s 60 years on the throne.
Read MoreIs 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.
Read MoreThe big hat is the big buzz at New York’s Fall fashion Week this year. Tuesday, Marc Jacobs ’ Valentines Day runway show set them all talking about the huge hats, lavish use of fur, and a look that is a cross between Victorian valentine and urban grunge. It’s a whimsical combination of Captian Hook and Anna Karenina and it totally works.
Read MoreIn the 1940’s and 50’s the name Mr. John was synonymous with elegant hats and high fashion.
Read MoreKissy kissy Lady Gaga. You didn’t disappoint the little monsters with your outfit or your performance. And we love that hat. Watch the video— it will take you right to Times Square for the 2012 ball drop.
Read MoreNobody wears hats like Lada Gaga. Nobody has her style, her guts, and her fabulous voice either.
Read MoreLady Gaga stepped off the plane Saturday in Sydney in smashing, gaga-esque style— a vision in black and white from head to toe. Her hair was her hat and her underwear her outerwear and as always she looked fabulous and uniquely Gaga
Read MoreNo sooner do we get over the brouhaha of the hats of the Royal Wedding (the shocking chapeau of Princess Beatrice in particular), then The Duchess of Cornwall, and the newly minted Duchess of Cambridge, (aka Camilla and Kate) are caught posing in a pair of over the top toppers on the occasion of the annual Garter Ceremony this past Monday. Check them out!
Read MoreWhen I came across this poster of him looking fabulous in a fur hat, along with the marvelous quote that is pure Johnny, I had to blog it. I love the fact that he’s not afraid to be himself and not afraid to wear fur.
Read MoreNot since Carol Burnett descended a staircase wearing curtains and a curtainrod in her unforgettable Gone With the Wind skit has clothing caused the kind of stir that Princess Beatrice’s hat caused at the wedding of Prince William and the former Kate Middleton.
Read More“Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.”—Albert Einstein
Read MoreThe world watched Kate Middleton wed Prince William this morning and so did I. I was all tucked up at 5am this morning in front of my flat screen TV, laptop by my side, and I loved every minute. I knew that as soon as the first pix appeared on the internet of the hats of the wedding guests appeared, I was going to gather them up for a blog post so here we go with my faves.
Read MoreOn the eve of her wedding, I can’t resist re-blogging this fabulous hat photo of Kate Middleton from The Fab Life.
Aren’t those hats to die for?
Read MoreAmong other things, she looked great in hats and was not afraid to wear them. She was never one to shy away from a strong fashion statement all through her 79 years of life. She will be eulogized elsewhere, but it is appropriate here, I think, to celebrate Elizabeth Taylor through the hats she wore at various important times in her life.
Read MoreThe oohs and ahs were not just for her fashion sense and royal aplomb ( thought both were impressive). Ahhhh no— the real kudos were reserved for her hat— a cunning little ” fascinator” perched at a jaunty angle atop chestnut hair. It really looked beautiful and was ( to coin a phrase) the crowning touch. I know we are soon going to be seeing a lot of these fascinators everywhere, and that is definitely a good thing….. just one more sign that hats are back in a big way.
Read MoreHenry Clarke photographed the best of Fifties fashion for a variety of publications including Harpers Bazaar and Vogue ( French, British, and American editions). A transplanted American who lived and worked in France, his fashion photography of the 1950’s and ‘60’s, particularly for French Vogue, chronicled the post WWII era in women’s fashion on both sides of the Atlantic with unmatched style and verve.
Read MoreKhloe 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 MoreUpmarket 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 MoreDesigner, 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 MoreWho 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.
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