A hat is the difference between wearing clothes and wearing a costume; it's the difference between being dressed and being dressed up; it's the difference between looking adequate and looking your best.
A hat is to be stylish in, to glow under, to flirt beneath, to make all others seem jealous over, and to make all men feel masculine about. A piece of magic is a hat." #Martha Sliter
2015 Summer Beach /Sun hats
Beach hats are wide - brimmed that goes all around the hat to protect the face and neck.
The Sun's Ultra Violet (UV) rays skin damage can lead to skin cancer. Apply sunscreen on your neck and jawline.
Apply sunscreen with a sun protection factor (30 -50 SPF) all over the body before you arrive
at the beach. Reapply after you swim.
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Beach/Sun hats
Wedding Hat
 Church Hat 
Fascinator
The Beret began in the 19th Century in France and Spain.
A soft flat round crowned hat, usually made of wool, felt, or crocheted cotton.
Berets are worn in the military and police worldover.
Cloche hats were fashionable from 1908 - 1933, it was the iconic hat of the 20s.
Bell contour shaped with a bulbous crown added height to the wearer, minimal trimmings, worn low over the brow just above the eyes, with a short hair style. Brims were only on summer cloches, they acted like a visor to protect from the sun's rays. Lucille Ball ('I Love Lucille') was responsible for the popularization of the cloche.
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Cocktail hats were designed for evening wear, they may be decorated with beads, jewels or a veil, worn on the side of the head.
A Fascinator in the 19th Century was a knitted or crocheted hood worn on the head and tied under the chin.
Milliners were inspired by the 1960s cocktail hat which was designed to fit over the backcombed and heavily lacquered hairdos.
Milliner Laura Whitlock designed fascinators on impulse, to her surprise her clients liked them. However, Stephen Jones and Philip Treacy are responsible for their popularity.
Modern Fascinators are hairpieces worn on the side of the head, are made with feathers, flowers, embellished with beads, crystals or loops of ribbons.
They are attached to the hair by a comb, headband or clip. A substantial Fascinator is bigger than a Barrette.
Fascinators are worn on occasions where hats are usually worn, weddings for example or as an evening accessory. However, they are not allowed in the Royal Ascot's Enclosure.
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| Hatinator |
A Hatinator has the combined features of a Hat and a Fascinator.
Pillbox 1930s made out of velvet, mink, lynx or fox fur, wool and other material, they were un-accessorized but may have a veil.
The first lady of the USA (1961 - 1963) Jacqueline Kennedy was known for her 'signature pillbox hats.'
Jacqueline Kennedy (1961-1963)
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| Picture hat |
Picture hats dates back to the 18th Century, the name come from the way the hat frames the face like a picture frame, sometimes known as the the Gainsborough hat, similar to the Halo or Cartwheel hat at the end of the 1920s. They are large broad-brim embellished hats.
At the end of the 1920s picture hats were changing shape, higher front to the crown, the most recent turned - back brim at the side. Picture hats are still popular for weddings and events such as the (Races) Derby and Royal Ascot.
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| Cartwheel |
The pre-war Cartwheel hat, a wide circular or saucer-shaped design with a low crown, worn at an angle to show off the curve of the brim. Secured with a hat pin.
Paris Milliners created straight and curled brim designs in 1934. Cartwheel hats appeared in films and fashion events. Vivien Leigh wore a Cartwheel hat decorated with green ribbons in the film 'Gone with the Wind,'designed by the Hollywood and Broadway celebrity Milliner Mr John P.
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| Cartwheel 1930s |
