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How F/W 06 became the Season of Le Chapeau...
An article by me...Enjoy!
At Balenciago they came down as sculptural, domed helmets. Marc Jacobs showed them in long-haired fur at Louis Vuitton and in a heavy knit at his namesake line. Christopher Bailey paired them with nearly everything at Burberry.
In a season of such drool-inspiring accessories as sky-high, patent pumps and fuchsia, 3D rose capes, the long-forgotten hat has emerged as one of the top contenders.
In the past few years, the hat has been tossed aside in favour of other accessories – think thick belts and skinny scarves. The only real player was, in my opinion, a heavily disfigured and deformed version, a sort of trailer-park-meets-the-hood incarnation, also known as the Von Dutch. But unlike the disastrous, and thankfully, long-forgotten trucker hat, the hats for F/W are scrumptious treats to the eye. Crafted from luxurious fabrics and moulded into dramatic shapes, they evoke sentiments of uninhibited exuberance and outright drama. It is for these same reasons that the English have never let go of this accessory – think Camilla Parker Bowles’ fabulous headpiece at her wedding. Not a hat, per se, but you get the idea…
Even recent style-disaster Sienna Miller has caught onto this trend, switching between a large, straw, brimmed hat and a military-inspired, dark cap. And, the best part of it all? Washing you hair is no longer a requirement for looking great. Not that it ever was for me anyway…
An article by me...Enjoy!
At Balenciago they came down as sculptural, domed helmets. Marc Jacobs showed them in long-haired fur at Louis Vuitton and in a heavy knit at his namesake line. Christopher Bailey paired them with nearly everything at Burberry.
In a season of such drool-inspiring accessories as sky-high, patent pumps and fuchsia, 3D rose capes, the long-forgotten hat has emerged as one of the top contenders.
In the past few years, the hat has been tossed aside in favour of other accessories – think thick belts and skinny scarves. The only real player was, in my opinion, a heavily disfigured and deformed version, a sort of trailer-park-meets-the-hood incarnation, also known as the Von Dutch. But unlike the disastrous, and thankfully, long-forgotten trucker hat, the hats for F/W are scrumptious treats to the eye. Crafted from luxurious fabrics and moulded into dramatic shapes, they evoke sentiments of uninhibited exuberance and outright drama. It is for these same reasons that the English have never let go of this accessory – think Camilla Parker Bowles’ fabulous headpiece at her wedding. Not a hat, per se, but you get the idea…
Even recent style-disaster Sienna Miller has caught onto this trend, switching between a large, straw, brimmed hat and a military-inspired, dark cap. And, the best part of it all? Washing you hair is no longer a requirement for looking great. Not that it ever was for me anyway…
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I bet someone could make them work, but that someone isn´t me. 
