I don't know about you, but given today's social isolation precautions, I am finding moments of joy in the small activities in my house. While felting in my kitchen I typically stream dance music, and find myself singing and dancing to some great tunes. Nothing gets me happier than a view, the sun, good music and felt making. This hat is a kitchen sink style cloche, which while sensible and covers your ears, also conveys moments of joy! The piece has several different silks all colliding on one hat, a style of hat I've termed "The Kitchen Sink".
In the 1920's there was an actress Gilda Gray who popularized the "shimmy" dance. I believe she would have worn this hat fabulously. Combined with her beauty, European exoticism and willingness to shake her stuff on stage, Gilda was seen as unconventional, slightly dangerous, and emblematic of a new generation ready to party.
I don't know about you, but given today's social isolation precautions, I am finding moments of joy in the small activities in my house. While felting in my kitchen I typically stream dance music, and find myself singing and dancing to some great tunes. Nothing gets me happier than a view, the sun, good music and felt making. This hat is a kitchen sink style cloche, which while sensible and covers your ears, also conveys moments of joy! The piece has several different silks all colliding on one hat, a style of hat I've termed "The Kitchen Sink". In the 1920's there was an actress Gilda Gray who popularized the "shimmy" dance. I believe she would have worn this hat fabulously. Combined with her beauty, European exoticism and willingness to shake her stuff on stage, Gilda was seen as unconventional, slightly dangerous, and emblematic of a new generation ready to party.
This hat is an elevated Trish Raine "starter" hat. Yes, it is comfortable, sculptural and sensible, but the combination of silks creates a textured look in the silk fabric pattern! This is a "kitchen sink", where I put various silk fabrics together in one hat which creates a vibrant turquoise, cohesive one-of-a-kind look. Wear it across your ears to get a jaunty look, or in bad weather, pull the hat down to protect you from the cold and snow. There is a lot of room to tuck your ponytail into the hat, which helps secure it to your head and stops a great deal of "hat head". Heck wear this formally or out snowshoeing!! It can also protect you on all your winter physical activities! :)