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"A hat is a flag, a shield, a bit of armour and the badge of femininity.
 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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Hat for the Races

                                   

Wedding Hat

                 Church Hat                                                                     

                                                       Fascinator                                                                                          

       
                                                                             

 Beret

                                                                                                                

     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.

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.

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)                                                                        

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.

                        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.

        

Cartwheel 1930s

                                                                                                         

                     
                                                                                                                      

                                

   
           

                                                

 
             

                                  

                                 

                                                                               

Protection from the Sun's Ultra Violet rays

Protect and limit yourself and most importantly your children's exposure to the Sun's Ultra Violet (UV) rays.

Beachwear

Protect and limit yourself and most importantly your children exposure to the Sun's Ultra Violet (UV) rays.
Excessive exposure to the Sun's Ultra Violet (UV) rays are at greater risk for skin  cancer.
America's Cancer Society.

The Catchphrase: "Slip! Slop! Slap! and Wrap" Steps to help you remember.
Slip on a Shirt
Slop on Sunscreen
Slap on a Hat
Wrap on Sunglasses to protect the eyes and the skin around the eyes.
A simple precaution: Stay in the Shade.

Hats and Bags Fashion 2015

 Lines are increasingly blurred between Women and Men Hats and Bags.

 Modern lifestyle and fashion has made men less comfortable with the classical wallet, gym bag and brief case and more comfortable with bags that were traditionally for women.

Milan's Gucci AW15 Men runway, the Beanie was the chosen hat together with crossbody Holdalls and Messenger bags.
Fendi's selection were Backpacks, large Totes and crossbody Pouches for this season.

1889 The Fedora hat was named after the heroine Princess Fedora in a play written by Sarah Bernhart.

Indiana Jones nicknamed the man of the Fedora after the hat. His Fedora originally belonged to the treasure hunter Garth who discovered the Cross of Coronada in 1912 in Utah.  

 Fedoras were worn by women until 1924 when Prince Edward of Britain started wearing a Fedora, swiftly followed by other men.
Women seized the opportunity to regain the Fedora in the 1970s

Yoko Ono adapted the Fedora and sunglasses as her signature style.

Prince Edward 1924

                     

Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones

                                                                                               Straw Fedora                                                                                              

NeNe Housewife of Atlanta

                                 Bucket hat                                               

                 

Pork Pie

                        

       

Ri Bucket hat

   


    The wide brim Fedora is most popular this Season. 
    Guy's in their 20's and 30's are setting the trend.    
                     

                                               


                               

Vintage hats

           

         1960's Christian Dior Red Velvet Turban hat has never been worn and valued at £2000.
                                                                           
                                   
                                                                                                       
                                                    

                           1905 Rolled Swan Wings shaped Hat, a theatrical piece valued at £20,000.

                               Both hats are from Australian Anna Mott's private collection of hats.

                                      21st Century Hat Exhibition, London, March 2015
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