hats
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If I have to choose one clothing piece to invest in it would most definitely be a fabulous hat. Yes, I love shoes and jewelry and handbags and ohh how I love dresses but hat's are my definite fashion fetish. I don't wear hats only on a bad hair day but really almost every day to add some elegance and mystery to my look. I love the this touch of old school, lady chic drama a hat adds to each outfit.
My favorite hat designers/milliners brands are most definitely Maison Michel, Philip Treacy, Suzy O'Rourke and Lack of Color. During my research for this post I found some other amazing brands however I don't yet own any of their hats.
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Paris based hat-maker and milliner brand since 1936. the head designer is currently Laetitia Crahay, in charge of Chanel’s accessories and jewelry and artistic director of Maison Michel, has imagined since 2006 a very contemporary collection of hats, accessories and head jewelry - unexpected variations full of poetry along the themes of straw hats, wide-brimmed hats, berets, rain hats, bonnets and caps.
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Philip Treacy has become the world's most in demand hat designer. His hats are as popular with European aristocrats as with Hollywood royalty. Widely credited for changing the perception of the hat, he designs hats to flatter and enhance the wearer. Some of his clients are Isabella Blow, Lady Gaga and Kate Middleton.
Lack Of Color is the popular Australian label that produces a range of affordable and wearable men’s and women’s hats in gorgeous seasonal, trendy colors and styles. The brand is created in 2011 by Tess Corvaia and Robert Tilbury, a creative couple from Queensland, Australia.
Since its launch Lack Of Color has been worn by bloggers and celebrities alike including Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Vanessa Hudgens and Chiara Ferragni.
Lack of Color is most definitely the brand with great price and quality ratio and one of my favorite hat brands ever!
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PR, event-organizer and artist, Piers Atkinson launched his first collection of luxury, handmade headpieces in 2008, the nine-piece collection contained elements of his roots; from fashion and theatre to sculpture and the wild, energetic excesses of the London club scene.
Piers's mother worked as a theatrical milliner for the English National Opera. Piers creates a new collection of fifty prêt-à -porter pieces each season, showing in London and Paris.
Even though pricy I adore Piers's over the top hats and especially his head bands!
William Chambers is a leading British milliner who creates handmade hats and headpieces that are stocked in the country’s top department stores. He exhibits his collections twice a year at London Fashion Week. William’s taste for the avant-garde mixed with his knowledge of the retail sector results in designs that are at once both exquisite and wearable.
He mixes traditional materials such as felt and sinamay with contemporary materials like latex, plastic and metallic leather, creating headwear that is both progressive and desirable.
In 1998, after a bad haircut, Eugenia Kim created a feathered cloche to wear as a disguise. Boutiques in her downtown New York City neighborhood immediately took notice of the inventive design, and soon after, Barneys New York placed their first order. As a result, the Eugenia Kim brand was born.
With an innovative approach to luxury, Eugenia Kim marries clean, classic shapes with fresh, feminine modernity and a playful sense of wit. Bold colors, unexpected trims and high-quality materials are the signature elements that define the collection every season.
I am absolutely in love with Eugenia Kim's hit Summer straw hats and 'Currently Offline' one is on my wish list for this Summer.
Inspired by music, culture, and the people who surround them, Brixton is the collaboration of three friends who wanted to convey their lifestyle through unique products.
Created in 2004, the timeless and clean design of the Brixton collection is hard to duplicate and comes in a variety of styles that appeal to the individual in a modern yet traditional way.
Another brand with great price & quality ratio! I love the color pallet and great selection of models.
Hats and Caps Raceu born from the passion of Catalina Raceu for hats. That passion led her to join the team of designers, an atelier handmade hats in Eastern Europe after which she opened her own atelier back home in Spain.
Raceu offers selected hats, caps and turbans with a fresh and original character, blending fashion, with classic and timeless romanticism. Raceu products hats and caps are manufactured with the best raw materials.
I own a couple of Raceu hats and can confirm that their quality is great while prices are not to expensive to afford.
Suzy O’Rourke millinery creates beautiful, luxurious and unique hats and headpieces, each one meticulously crafted by hand in her Sydney studio. Suzy launched her millinery label in 2003 and has since established a diverse and loyal clientele in Australia and around the world.
In her pursuit of elegance and divine detail, Suzy blends her love of the sculptural and dramatic nature of the craft with luxurious materials that give her creations a distinctly unique feel.
Founded by twin sisters, Sara Brady and Ashley Cornil, KIN/K brings to life the ease of California cool and city sophistication. Inspired to redefine modern millinery, Sara and Ashley set out to seamlessly blend millinery craftsmanship with innovative accessory designs.
Janessa Leone is an eponymous label based out of Los Angeles. Each hat is made carefully by hand, a product of years of labor and skill fueled by a dedication to craftsmanship.
Over time through wear, the hats mold intimately to the wearer, and become a reminder of a life well lived. Janessa Leone’s brand mission is to revive a time when people treasured clothing as something to be kept and passed down to future generations, a meaningful item that transcends its value as a mere commodity.
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Rowdy weekender bags and backpacks are beautifully made out of the softest leather and there is a great positive and charitable vibe in companies story. The brand takes a special care of their shopper, distribution chain and their production keeping their prices really low vs. the quality they provide which is trully high. The philosophy is quotes as: “We all want to help one another, human beings are like that. We want to live by each other’s happiness, not by each other’s misery.”
HOW TO CHOOSE A HAT FOR YOUR FACE SHAPE?
My face is somewhere in between oval and round so I wear floppy hats and fedora hats mostly both for cold weather in wool and for Summer in straw. I don't really like to wear sports hats and fur cossacks, well...in general I don't like fur and rarely even wear faux fur.
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HOW TO STYLE A WIDE BRIM HAT?
HOW TO STYLE YOUR HAIR WHEN WEARING A HAT?
Whenever I am wearing a hat I wear my long hair down, I french braid it or I just do a regular side braid with a couple of hair strands hanging messy on a side, I just curl them a bit with hair iron. Important thing for me is to spray my hair against static especially if it's the day when I just washed it.
HOW TO CARE FOR YOUR HAT?
STRAW HAT: For oily stains, sprinkle the stain with cornstarch or talcum powder to absorb the oil. Leave it for a few hours and then brush away. To remove perspiration stains, wipe the area with a wet cloth as soon as possible to prevent body salts from staining the straw. Allow the hat to air dry completely before wearing it again. Always store your hat covered to prevent it from crushing and dust getting to it.
WOOL HAT: To remove oily stains from hair products, lotions or body oils, sprinkle the stained area with cornstarch or talcum powder to absorb oils. Allow to sit for at least a couple of hours and then brush away. Do not use liquid cleaners on the hat unless the fibers are synthetic. You can use a bit of mild detergent (I use the one for delicate clothing) mixed with water on a clean, white cloth to spot treat stains. Store your fedora in a covered hat box to prevent dust settling onto the hat. Store upside down to prevent the brim from becoming misshapen.
DID YOU KNOW?
- Elisabeth I had a law according to which every person older than 7 years had to wear a cap on Sundays and holidays.
- Fedora was first a women’s hat than men’s. Now it is both.
- In 1920s there was an odd custom in America that it was common that if people wore straw hats after the 15 September they were beaten up.
- Panama hat has never made in Panama. It is made in Ecuador.
- Those who supply men’s hats are called hatters while those who supply women’s hats are called milliners.
- There is still a law in Kentucky that forbids a ma to buy a ten gallon hat if his wife is not present to assist in choosing a model.
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Since my boyfriend works
here in Madrid I truly spend a lot of time here so during this visit I am
taking time to explore fabulous multi brand stores, hopefully another small vintage
shop like Templo
de Susu which I found the last time I was here and I am hoping to
discover talented local designers just like the Juan
Vidal whose work I absolutely adore!
As you could have seen from
some of my previous posts like: Wrap
it your way and So
many hats and only one head, I really love to buy and wear hats and head
wraps, in two just mentioned posts I also shared a tutorial on how to wrap it
if you are curious to try it.
My new discovery is Mimoki an original headdresses,
which also sells shoes and bags in the brand's signature style. Amazing
boutique, absolutely gorgeous hats, hat covers, head wraps and accessories to
match are just some of the reasons why you should visit Mimoki when visiting
Madrid. World famous fashionista and since recently fashion designer herself Victoria
Beckham loves and wears Mimoki hats, but Mimoki pieces are also regularly
featured in top fashion magazines including Spanish Vogue.
Here is how these amazing
little works of art look like; I am sure that when wearing Mimoki piece lady
simply cannot go unnoticed! I want them all! J
All photos from http://www.mimoki.es/tienda.html
Would you dare to wear one of these fabulous pieces lovelies?
"A hat is a flag, a shield, a bit of armor, 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
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