Thousands are drawn to Calgary every year for the Stampede which
features everything from classic rodeo events to square dancing and
country music. This year is special because it marks the 100th
anniversary of the event. The opening parade took place the past Friday, July 6th. Needless to
say, there were cowboy hats everywhere. Check out this selection of
opening day parade photos...
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The hats, with their adjustable, snap-in panels, protect not only the
head, but also the face, cheeks, mouth and neck—areas which 95%of
sunhats leave dangerously exposed.
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Almost every woman can look great in a hat. It just has to be the right
hat. The trick is paying attention to a few important principles. The
right hat can make a whole outfit really pop. The wrong hat can ruin
everything.
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Cocktail hat? Fascinator? What's the difference? Found out some fascinating history accompanied by marvelous photo examples.
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Puck Magazine
was a cutting edge, witty and fashionable magazine from 1871 when it
started to 1918 when the last issue appeared. It became well known for
biting political satire and witty political cartoons. This cover
featuring Columbia’s Easter war-bonnet was probably an example of the
latter.
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For my money this is the best hat lovers garden I have ever seen and
quite easy to adapt to your own home garden. Think of recycling your
old garden statuary or finding potential treasures in trash bins or
landfills or just abandoned on the street.
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I’m reblogging a selection of Downton Abby hat pictures here just to
whet your appetite. For a look at more plus expert tongue in cheek
comments, follow the links above over to the original post and have
yourself a good look, a good read, and a good laugh.
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Hats have made a big comeback lately, which is part of why this blog came into being. They are especially popular with Gen Y celebs, and a whole new generation of men is embracing them.
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Usually, I think of crochet hats as being for cute little babies or
ground gripping grannies. I don’t usually think of crochet as cutting
edge fashion but then along came Zaini hats and knocked all my crochet preconceptions into a (you should pardon the expression) cocked hat.
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Designed by Sunny Oh and Anna Obikane, the hat is made from wool felt and embedded with steel wool to create pressure sensors.
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You know you are really obsessed by hats when you are wearing one that
can double as dinner or a snack. Let the food games begin. Here’s a
collection of edible hats I found in various corners of the internet.
Who knew people wore so much food on their heads?
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Every woman looks more elegant and mysterious wearing the right hat— even a professional model.
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They are called facepots and they are the brainchild of a company called good
which is based in Kazakhstan. But I think they make a wonderful “hat
garden” for any hat aficionado and talk about a fabulous promotional
item or house gift, or birthday party favor or or or— the list goes on
and on.
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Back in the mid-twentieth century, when men’s hats went out of style,
the folks who made and sold them got a little desperate and some of the
ads for hats were just a wee bit odd.
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Georgia artist, Margaret Warfield, created this wonderful piece called ” It Is All About the Hat.” Warfield has an impressive resume and an even more impressive artistic vision. Here’s a quote to whet your appetite:
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Amazing what you find on YouTube when you start rooting around looking
for songs about hats. I thought I’d share a few of my cooler finds.
I’m going for the less obvious choices here and I hope you’ll enjoy
them. So here goes.
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