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Vivian’s Fave Hats: Letter L

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The hats chosen for this post are especially awesome, if we do say so ourselves.

Classic Hat

Created in a pristine blue and white paisley pattern, this is a super chic classic hat. Vivian named it Lauren.

Lauren Hattingdon.

Fashion Hat

Vivian made this headpiece in honor of Canada’s annual national holiday, celebrated on July 1. It has been a day of celebration since 1868. Canadians across the country and around the world show their pride in their history, culture and achievements, with festivities held all across the nation.

Here is Vivian’s tribute to Canada Day. She named the hat Lisette.

Lisette Hattingdon.

We so love Lisette. Such a pretty name too. The name Lisette is primarily of French origin; a diminutive form of Elisabeth.

H&Co in Hattingdon brown.

“A Hatful of Smiles”

Vivian’s Fave Hats: Letter K

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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 new. We named the hat called Karla. This is its first outing.

Karla Hattingdon

Fashion Hat

Next up we have the Kelly hat. A wonderful fedora. We originally named the hat Cagney . . . remember that? We were called upon to um . . . change the name. So we chose the name Kelly, as in Gene Kelly. His connections did not mind at all.

Here it is in a lovely grey.

Kelly Hattingdon.

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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Vivian’s Fave Hats: Letter J

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We are doing something a little bit different. We are are presenting a special set of hats. The design name is Jenny Rose, created with the Kentucky Derby Festival in mind. Hattingdon was “born” in Louisville by the way.

Let’s start off with the classic hat followed with two gorgeous fashion hats.

Classic Hat

Jenny Rose Classic.

Fashion Hat

We have two for you. A picture hat, and a “slice”.

Jenny Rose Picture Hat.
Jenny Rose Slice.

The Jennie Rose series are some of the most popular hats Vivian has ever created.

Red Roses and the Derby

Red roses became a Kentucky Derby tradition in the early 1880s. Back in 1883, ladies who attended Derby parties around Louisville all received a red rose.

The Churchill Downs President at the time, Colonel Meriwether Lewis Clark, saw what a success the roses were, and decided to make the association between the flower and the Kentucky Derby in 1884.

And the rest, as they say, is history.

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H&Co in Hattingdon brown.

“A Hatful of Smiles”

Vivian’s Fave Hats: Letter I

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Hello there and welcome.

When Vivian went to select hats for this post she was astonished to find that we did not have a single hat beginning with the letter “I”. She had to address that right away.

Vivian created two brand new hats! She named the classic hat Ivy and the fashion hat Ilona.

Classic Hat

Ivy Hattingdon.

What a lovely hat. Look at this one!

Fashion Hat

Ilona Hattingdon
Ilona Hattingdon.

What do you think? Isn’t she a doll? It has a Roaring 20’s sort of vibe going on doesn’t it?

And the name Ilona? Wikipedia (the fount of all knowledge) states:

‘Ilona is a common name in Finland, where it is considered to refer to the Finnish word ilo (“joy”) and ilona literally means “as a joy [to someone]”. It is also common in Latvia, Estonia, France, Lithuania and Poland (formerly in crown union with Hungary).’

Bye for now. See you again soon.

Hattingdon & Co.

H&Co in Hattingdon brown.

“A Hatful of Smiles”