{"id":5045,"date":"2012-11-28T08:10:34","date_gmt":"2012-11-28T16:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=5045"},"modified":"2012-11-28T09:24:57","modified_gmt":"2012-11-28T17:24:57","slug":"hats-off-to-hats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2012\/11\/28\/hats-off-to-hats\/","title":{"rendered":"Hats off to hats"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hats are statement accessories. Whether the hat has a massive plume of feathers gushing out of its crown or it\u2019s a simple black beret, people are going to notice the person wearing a hat. And that, in turn, can be a confidence builder.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re going to get a few comments and compliments from people when you wear a hat; it\u2019s inevitable,\u201d says Roberta Glennon, owner of Roberta\u2019s Hats. \u201cThat kind of reassurance gives people a lot of confidence.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hats are a great way to exert your self-expression. As you evolve, you can buy different hats to suit your style.<\/p>\n

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From fedoras to, um, pirate\u2019s hats, there\u2019s a hat for everyone. Especially if you\u2019re a pirate! (photos by Kate Masters\/Nexus)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cFor younger people, wearing a hat is a pretty harmless form of self-expression,\u201d says Glennon. \u201cIt\u2019s not like getting a bunch of crazy tattoos or piercings or something like that, that you have to deal with later. You can just let yourself explore your identity through fashion.\u201d<\/p>\n

Aside from elaborately flowered hats and intricate fascinators, the most popular hat trends the fedora and the slouchy toque are unisex. The sizing and colours may be marketed towards the different sexes, but the basic hat style doesn\u2019t change.<\/p>\n

The fedora actually was a woman\u2019s hat before it was a man\u2019s. The hat got its name from the French play Fedora<\/em> by Victorien Sardou. When the play was brought to Broadway in 1882 the lead character, Princess Fedora, wore a medium-brimmed hat that was pinched in the front to resemble a \u201cY\u201d shape, and the fedora was born.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fedora became all the rage for women,\u201d says Glennon. \u201cBut then men started getting into the fedora as well. The \u201950s and \u201960s were really the heyday for the fedora as a man\u2019s hat. From gangsters to Frank Sinatra, every man seemed to be wearing a fedora.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The slouchy toque has always been around, but it\u2019s enjoying a resurgence thanks to bohemian style trends and celebrities such as Brad Pitt, the Olsen twins, and Kirsten Dunst continually sporting one. The slouchy toque basically looks like a regular toque, but the brim is not turned up and the crown is much longer.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a great look and it doesn\u2019t give you hat head,\u201d says Glennon. \u201cPeople like that about the slouchy toque, because it\u2019s a little bit more loose fitting. When you take them off you can just fluff your hair back up and you\u2019re good to go.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some people are too into their hair to risk hat head, or they don\u2019t want to cover up those $200 highlights they just had done. At least for women there are fascinators, which are sometimes categorized as a hat and sometimes as a hair accessory.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\u201cFascinators are a good thing for people who want something a little bit whimsical on their head, but don\u2019t necessarily want to cover up their hair with a hat,\u201d explains Glennon. \u201cYou can still have a really nice hairstyle going and you can still wear a little something fun on your head.\u201d<\/p>\n

Glennon has learned that every hat has its day, because not everyone is worried about messing their hair up.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had this lady come in and she bought a \u2018wow\u2019 hat,\u201d says Glennon. \u201cIt had a wide brim, flowers, lace, something you would wear to a really fancy occasion, I thought. But then I said to her, \u2018Where is going to be your first opportunity to wear this fabulous new hat you\u2019re buying?\u2019 And she said, \u2018Well, I\u2019m going camping this weekend, so I think I\u2019ll wear it for that.\u2019 I loved that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hat Fun Facts<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Fedora:\u00a0<\/strong>Rocky Balboa, Michael Jackson and every gangster in between have all sported fedoras.<\/p>\n

Pork pie:\u00a0<\/strong>Walter White. \u2019Nuff said.<\/p>\n

Beret:\u00a0<\/strong>Glennon says this is the easiest type of hat to wear. \u201cI don\u2019t think there is anyone who can\u2019t wear a beret and look nice,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

Bowler hat:\u00a0<\/strong>Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge had a lime green bowler hat.<\/p>\n

Top hats:\u00a0<\/strong>The reason Canada became colonized. The French and British needed to get their beaver pelts for these from somewhere, right?<\/p>\n

Flat cap:\u00a0<\/strong>In 1571, an English Act of Parliament decreed all males over the age of six had to wear a flat cap on Sundays and holidays to stimulate wool production. The law lasted 25 years. Glennon wears a flat cap almost every day.<\/p>\n

Fascinator:\u00a0<\/strong>How much do you think Princess Beatrice\u2019s toilet-shaped fascinator that she wore to Will and Kate\u2019s wedding sold for on eBay? $131,000 (US). And, to answer your next quesion, yes, it also has its own Facebook page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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