red hot

Love this fedora from the San Diego Hat Company. It is available online after 9/15 at www.moxiepdx.com or by calling 503.29.moxie.

puss in boots

I am dying to know if the hat, or шляпа, in this photo is vintage or by Chanel. I can't really tell from the credits - what a great shot.

Vogue Russia Feb 2010
Shot: Willy Vandeperre
Styling: Oliver Rizzo
Model: Miranda Kerr
Scans: kito09 for Fashion Copious

heartbreaker

Just how good can Actor Ed Westwick look in a hat? Only two words can describe him: Heart. Breaker.

CREDITS

Magazine: Arena Homme+
Photography by: Alasdair McLellan
Website: facebook.com/arenahommeplus
From: designscene.net

the procession continues...

Before I left for The Procession last Friday, I wasn't entirely sure where I was headed. All I had was an address. As it turns out, the Lone Fir Cemetery is a captivatingly gorgeous place for a show at dusk.

One of my friends promised to send over photos from the evening, but in the meantime, I'm dying to share. Here are a few shots Pete Springer snapped:

Pinkham Millinery organized the show and provided the swoon-worthy hats while a long list of local designers including Emily Ryan, Kate Towers and Frocky Jack Morgan supplied the Victorian-era attire. The gorgeous styling was by the talented Allison Jones.

More to come...

get down

I'll be honest - I'm not really a hat girl. I love the way they look on other people, but I'm too fidgety for hats. But, I always reconsider my hat-boycott once the temperatures start to dip into the forties. I begin to accept that a hat is no longer optional. Either I don a chapeau or I get frostbitten ears. And while it's truly rare for a hat to speak my language, this hat by Amy Downs is pretty adorable:

Balthazar Wool Hat by Amy Downs

Back in the 1980's, Amy struck out on her own and left Eugene, Oregon for New York City. She operated a hat shop for about 20 years. During that time her work was featured in Paper Magazine and The New York Times. She recently moved back to Oregon and is still designing and sewing every single hat by hand.

Her hats can be found locally at Physical Element (1124 NW Lovejoy, Portland, OR) where owner Jo Carter keeps a good stock on hand. Jo will be having an Amy Downs Trunk Show at her shop Thursday, November 5th, 2009.

The weather should be cold enough for a hat by then.

hair heads

YayEveryday brings us the work of Japanese artist Nagi Noda. (Hey, if it turns your crank I say go for it!) There are even more gorgeous "headpieces", if you will, at www.naginoda.com. Dig around a little, you'll discover some fun stuff.