Hats are one of the great style secrets of New York's senior set. In my grandmother's day, men and woman wouldn't have left the house without a stylish head covering. To this day the image of a woman in an elegant hat conjures the grace and glamor of times gone by. Not only are they a great accessory, but they come in all sizes, and are helpful in protecting your skin from the sun.
A few years back, 90-year-old model and actress Mimi Weddel pronounced, "The only romantic thing left in life is a hat," in the documentary on her life, "Hats Off." Let's take a cue from Mimi and bring back some vintage charm. Put on a hat before leaving the house, you will be ever the more stylish for it.
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Mimi Weddell from "Hats Off"
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FYI as a Fashion Accessory professional I can tell you that Hats are on the major uptrend. Every Specialty Store despite the demographic they cater to will expand their hat assortment for the coming Spring/Summer and thru Fall/Winter 2011. Even the store that has a Kardashian as a “designer” will exponentially increase their qty though this year. Anthroplogie always has an amazing selection of hats… but their customer always dresses to stand apart from the crowd.
Also, hats are a major staple throughout the country. Most of us overlook them!! There are the ladies who wear them to Church. Let’s not forget the Kentucky Derby, Steeplechase and all the Horse Event… not to mention the Polo Matches.
The ladies who lunch all have Hat luncheons. Here in NYC there is the NY Conservancy Luncheon… to which all ladies MUST wear fabulous hats. The same is true for luncheons from Vizcaya in Miami to Pittsburgh to San Francisco.
Kate Middleton is always photographed wearing a hat… and this adds to the current romance about hats.
I have been in this Industry for almost 15 years. Never quite understood the allure or the volume of business (and I’m not talking about Cold Weather) until I was put in charge of a Designer’s collaborative effort.
Although the hats look FABULOUS on the gracious ladies shown in your slideshow… they are not just for the elderly.
Thanks!!! BTW... Love the Quote!!
ARIANNA, PLEASE CREATE A "MATURE STYLE SECTION" FOR US
Wouldn't it be wonderful to have a style section for the 50+ crowd so we Baby Boomers could enjoy larger daily doses of this kind of beauty? Did anyone else notice while flipping through all the Oscar photos of the young glams that there were only several (4?) "mature" women? And of that small handful, only Annette Benning looked "real". Why can't we have our own MATURE STYLE section so that we can celebrate our aging selves every day? Why do we have to see young, perfect faces everywhere we look? There has to be more for us than AARP, for goodness sake. I'll bet we'd get a readership as big the DIVORCE page does (especially if it included mature tastes in interior design too)!
Do you agree????
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And if you wear a ballcap in public with a sticker or a tag on it and you're not the reincarnation of Minnie Pearl, you get house arrest.