Whether you are here for the first time or a regular visitor, greetings and welcome. It is great to have you with us. We hope Hattingdon and her hats bring you a “hatful of smiles.”
Here are Vivian’s top choices of both a classic hat and a fashion hat, starting with the letter “K”.
Classic Hat
The hat Vivian selected in the Hattingdon “classic” silhouette is something she really loves — a black and white hat — especially created in a minimalist style. It is a new hat called Karla. This is its first outing.
Fashion Hat
Next up we have the Kelly hat. A wonderful fedora. We originally named the hat Cagney . . . remember? We were called upon to rename it, so we chose the name Kelly, as in Gene Kelly. Here it is in a lovely grey.
The Fedora
“The fedora hat got its name in 1887, when infamous stage actress Sarah Bernhardt donned the headpiece for her role as a feisty Russian princess, Fédora Romanoff. As a result, women’s rights activists and suffragettes started to wear this traditionally masculine hat as a symbol of liberation.”
“Fast-forward to the first few decades of the 20th century and fedoras had caught on with both men and women, from the streets to the silver screen. Even today, the fedora recalls the strong female leads of Hollywood’s Golden Age, such as Ava Gardner and Marlene Dietrich.” Source » »
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