Photo by Nelson
The Style Crone saw the first crocus of spring today! Time to continue with the ‘Bloom Where You’re Planted’ series with a vintage felt hat with full face veil sprinkled with chenille accents and adorned with feathers. I found this hat during one of my estate sale adventures and it has a special place in the hat room; to be honest, all the hats have an honored place in the hat room. I love the mystery and allure of veils and the movement of feathers, so this chapeau provides a great deal of pleasure on a Wednesday afternoon, or any other time I choose to grace my head with its splendor.
Exquisite hat! I have noticed since visiting your site I have more style. You have been a
wonderful inspiration and example.
WOW!!! What an elegant and graceful LADY you are today. Thank you for a perfect start of the day. Love from Munich.
Well, now there’s a show stopper! Just a question or two. Do your earrings get caught in the veil? And how does one eat or drink? Do you lift the veil ceremoniously llike a bride, only to drop it again after lunch? Such run-of-the-mill considerations!!
Love from England.
It’s glorious! I love on you so much, you have such poise and elegance.
I wish I hadn’t got such a huge head, I rarely find vintage hats to accomodate it! xxx
You have just taken my breath away. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Beyond fabulous and inspiring.
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Ladies, take note! I mentioned a few days ago that I was dashing into my hat collection before heading out on a sales call, which happened to be a surf shop (here where I live in Half Moon Bay, Ca). Imagine my surprise when the first person I saw as I walked into the store was a surfer dude who did a 100% doubletake and said “Whoa! I like the hat! You look great!” Never saw him before in my life, never will again, and he was probably 20 years younger than I am. Kinda fun. Thanks for the inspiration, Judith!
Mystery…allure…spendor…what woman would not want to look that way every day!! We must bring hats back, girls!
What a great hat and you wear it with such style.
Chic. Any woman who can look like this has real power. Wow!
There’s so much mystery and glamour inherent in a veil. Gorgeous!!!
Love it!!!
omggggg!!!!! That hat is freakin gorgeous!!!!!! Love it! Paula–
This is such a beautiful picture. The hat, the profile, the smile. You are amazing!
A brave and elegant choice!
Thank you for your questions. Regarding earrings and veils! If the veil presents an issue with dangling earrings, I choose earrings that sit on the lobes of my ears. And regarding eating and drinking, I make it up as I go! I usually lift the veil and very carefully tuck it into a place on the hat that ‘holds’ the adornment securely without damaging it’s delicate beauty and I sometimes allow the veil to cover my eyes in the process. And as you say, I drop the veil later as circumstances change. I’m sure there were standard guidelines to follow when veils were popular, but I haven’t been able to find them as yet. So for now I flow with the situation and do whatever works best at the time.
Judith–that is one hell of a chapeau, and I mean that in the most positive way!