With each changing hat, I was suddenly glamorous, or cute, or spunky (or super 70s -- did I mention the depth and range of this drawer?). It's one of the first times that I recall really having a connection to the things I wore. Or, moreover, discovering that the things I wore could make me feel a certain way. I mean, I knew which jeans fit and which didn't, and which tights itched like hell, but this was a discovery of costuming.
A hat can make a character. Sure, the clothes matter, but it's the hat that makes the statement. Toy Story's Woody would be just a guy in a flannel, and Eric Cartman a regular fourth grader. Without their hats, their characters are incomplete.
It was when I saw Love Story last week, though, that the power of the hat truly came through. I hadn't even heard of the movie before. It was my day off, and early snow was floating its way over everything. I was in the mood for romance. Equipped with a hot tea and a sentimental disposition, I began watching. In the first 60 seconds, I was all at once completely annoyed by the acting, and completely transfixed with the characters that I quickly fell for. Ali MacGraw's "Jenny" was a cool girl. I find it rarer in my adulthood to look up to a movie character, but this one had me. And she had the best damn hats.
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Here are some of my favorites from Free People (click each image to bring up the webpage):
Lovely hats, thanks for posting! It's about time here in LA to start wearing hats :-)
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I love hats and am sad that they are not as trendy as they used to be. Beanies are nice compromise, though I personally prefer structured hats, like from the 20s or 50s, but that probably depends on the movies you watch.
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