Showing posts with label sun hat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sun hat. Show all posts
A Year of Pretty - October 07, 2014
In keeping with the warm fall colour theme, I found this photo of this beautiful red hat. I love hats. I have a number of them. And this one I really like. It's also a stunning photo. Of which I have no original source. Except our friends at Pinterest.
Today on Etsy - February 05, 2013
A few days ago I posted about hats and how they make people
smile. Since then, I have come across these little lovelies by yellowfield7.
Perfect for Valentine's Day.
Tip of the Hat
The other day I stepped into an elevator. Inside was a
gentleman who I suppose was in his early seventies. I say he’s a gentleman
because upon my entering the elevator, he promptly removed his hat. And I have
to admit that up until that moment, I was having a Bad Monday. Capital B.
Capital M.
But when this man removed his hat at my presence, I couldn’t
help but smile. I had been acknowledged (presumably as a lady); and it made me
lift my chin higher and walk a bit more lightly. And maybe that’s the point.
Why don’t we wear hats anymore? I know men still do (and I’m
not talking baseball caps or knitting caps). Think of the ranch hand tipping
his Stetson with the anticipated “Ma’am”; or the octogenarians playing chess in
the park. But what about us ladies? How many women do you know who routinely
wear nice hats? I mean personally know. The Queen doesn’t count.
Remember those funny looking headpieces worn at the wedding
of Prince William and Kate Middleton? They are called fascinators for a reason.
Love them or hate them, people were in
one way or another …”fascinated” with them. And they needed to be a bit extreme
to capture their youth and whimsy. It wouldn’t work for the young princesses to
wear the same style of hat that the Queen wears; they would come off looking
old and frumpy. Although, the hats that the Queen wears give her a bit of youth
and often add a touch of fun to her ensembles.
Sometimes the hat
does make the man (or in this case, woman).
I love hats, and have several that I wear. In downtown Vancouver.
For no reason. And when you think about it, you’re really wearing the hat for
the people around you. I mean, you don’t see it while you’re wearing it. But each
time I do wear one, at least one person will stop me and say “oh, what a lovely
hat!” Which makes me to smile.
Which is reason enough for me.
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