Hattingdon had a fashion hat beginning with the letter “F” named Fleur, but not a single classic hat. Then Vivian discovered that the artwork for the fashion hat is . . . gone! Where to, who by, who knows.
Vivian saw this an opportunity to have some creative fun. She decided to reimagine the Fleur design — both as a classic hat and a fashion hat. They are colorful, fun and quite stylish. We trust you will agree. Look!
Classic Fleur
Fleur Classic Hat.
On to the fashion hat, which is equally scrumptious.
Fashion Fleur
Instead of featuring the blossom as a pattern, Vivian used as an adornment. Here she is.
At our behest, Hattingdon creator Vivian Grant is going through the alphabet, picking out her favourite classic and fashion hat designs. Today it is the letter “B”. Let’s go!
Classic
This is a very smart look. It is has always been very popular. Its simplicity makes it so chic. Vivian named the hat Becky.
Becky Hattingdon.
Fashion
Aside from Curtis, who is arguably the most beloved of all Hattingdon designs, this design is an all-time, top tier favourite. Is she, or is she not . . . darling? Sigh!
Belle Hattingdon.
That wraps it up. We will see you back here tomorrow with more selections.
Hattingdon’s fedora has a new name and a new brim.
The hat is now called Kelly. We have updated the hat with a broader brim so it is more “fedora” like and less “trilby” like (wink). They look very smooth wouldn’t you say?
The Kelly fedora comes in six colorways:— pearl gray, dark gray, sky blue, shamrock green, and khaki tan. Plus, we are introducing the hat for the first time — in black. Very snazzy!
Pearl Gray.
Charcoal Gray.
Sky Blue.
Shamrock Green.
Khaki Tan.
And here’s our Hattingdon in her brand new black fedora . . . . looking a bit “Al-Capone-ish”!
Classic Black.
About the fedora
The fedora has a long and fascinating history. Here is just a bit.
Fedora hats were first seen as a feminine hat with masculine undertones in 1883, inspired by a drama called “Fédora,” created by the French playwright Victorien Sardou.
Sarah Bernhardt, a French Actress, played the star role of Princess Fédora Romanoff who was wearing a stylish, center-creased, soft brimmed hat. Sarah was known for adopting men’s fashion and acting roles that shocked audiences.
The play’s first review named the style of Bernhardt’s hat “fedora” after the play title. This review coined the name “Fedora Hat” into womenswear of the time, and later menswear too.
Prince Edward VIII.
Soon after, fedora hats became a popular fashion statement and symbol for women’s rights activists, standing for liberation and assertiveness.
Before long, the fedora style spread to all women and fashion-forward men like Oscar Wilde and Prince Edward VIII.
In 1924, Prince Edward VIII wore his fedora Hat to the United States and dressed it up with a suit instead of everyday dress.
The style was seen on stars like Humphrey Bogart and the infamous Gangster Al Capone.
In the 1940’s and 50’s, cinema helped to create the iconic symbol of manliness and mystery with fedora hats worn by Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra and even football coaches Paul Bear Bryant and Tom Landry.
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The fedora later resurfaced onscreen in the 70’s and was styled as edgy and unique, yet still practical, as seen on Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones.
Most recently, fedoras have made their existence known on shows like Mad Men and Peaky Blinders.
We were asked and agreed to see what the most popular Hattingdon hats are from A to Z. We judged it by sales and social media interest.
There are way too many for one post so we are breaking it down into sections of no more than five designs per post.
Have you guessed which hats are the most popular starting with letters A through E? Let’s see. Here they are.
— A —
Amani.
— B —
Belle.
— C —
Curtisthe First.
— D —
Daisy.
— E —
Edison Gold.
There you have it. The first five. Are they what you expected?
By the way, to those of you new to Hattingdon Horses, Curtis is the first ever Hattingdon Vivian created. Curtis is also the #1 selling Hattingdon design of all time. Belle is right behind him in second place.
Isn’t this a great start?
Next up, we have Hattingdon lovers’ all time favourite and top selling designs beginning with letters F through J.
See you then.
Links
Now that we have completed all of the posts, here are handy links to them all.
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