So, while I was sitting at afternoon-kid-activity-number-1, I started trolling online sites on my phone and not only got an education, but found some interesting hats out there.
First, the education. On Nordstrom's site, I could choose from 'beanie', 'cloche', 'fedora', 'cap', and 'wide brim'. Instinctively, I knew I wanted a 'beanie', but needed to know what 'cloche' was. They are small-brimmed hats, sometimes very elegant. See below.
Image from nordstrom.com. |
Enough with education; back to shopping for a 'beanie'. They had plenty of choices, ranging from $20 to $130. With free shipping and free returns, I had to order a couple. Here are the ones that will be stopping over for examination. First up, a Missoni. Really, I couldn't resist. You KNOW it's super soft angora.
Marc by Marc Jacobs had a cute, polka dot and striped cap that I want to try out as well. A little flare with this one.
Image from nordstrom.com. |
Image from nordstrom.com. |
This Michael by Michael Kors one is something simple with it's cheetah print. I think I ordered the last one they had online!
Image from nordstrom.com. |
I was also looking for something a little off-the-beaten-path. Something a little inspired. At this point, I was home and instead of cooking dinner, I was surfing around net-a-porter.com and shopbop.com to see what they had. It was on net-a-porter that I noticed Eugenia Kim hats for the first time. (After more research, I found that she attended Parsons, won a CFDA award for accessories design in 2004, and her millinery work can be found/purchased everywhere from Bergdorf to Barneys. I know, more education! Read about her here.) Not cheap, but certainly different and cute. While pompoms look ridiculous on me, I love this hat!
Image from net-a-porter.com |
Net-a-porter was also featuring the Marc by Marc Jacobs one above, so I knew I was in good company.
A trip over to shopbop.com featured MORE Eugenia Kim hats and I loved these in particular. Both are fabulous, and I'm hoping to sample one or the other. Probably the first one. Grrr.
Images from shopbop.com. |
In short, there's a whole world of winter hats and I have only scratched the surface. If you have any great hats I need to know about, please let me know! I'm on the hunt! ~ JH
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