Chapeau Season

I love hats! I wear hats quite often. Perhaps it is one of those things that help to up my 'strange' factor. Not that I find it at all strange to wear hats, because it really isn't. But I dare say that 'hat wearers' are in the minority in this day and age. Especially women who wear hats. I mean, yes, perhaps a fair amount of guys wear baseball caps, but I'm referring to women and men who opt to wear a variety of hats with more style and flair. Think Mick Jagger and Johnny Depp in the man department....yummy! I mean if men had any clue just how sexy Johnny Depp is to women in his multitude of hats....they'd bee-line it down to the nearest chapeau store to buy one of their own.

And of course that crazy Lady Ga Ga wears hats, as well as other assorted kitchen appliances and faux animals on her noggin all the time. Although she's not the greatest example for women. But women are beautiful in hats! Yet I don't see a whole lot of women sporting them very often. I don't know why though. I love women and men in hats. I love to photograph women in hats. My husband loves it when I wear hats. And I am constantly on the mission to single handedly start a hat resurgence here in the states.

Of course Halloween is the one time of the year when hats are de rigueur. Sure.....every Tom, Dick and Jane suddenly wants to wear a hat of some sorts with their costumes on Halloween. But I'm talking about wearing hats year round. Remember when people really knew how to dress? Neither men nor women went out of the house without a hat on their head. Style meant something back then. {sigh} Anyhoo...I thought I'd post a few pics of hats that are perfect Autumn/Halloween Hats for those crisp days and cool nights ahead. Some admittedly will take more courage and chutzpah to wear than others, but they're perfectly suited for the upcoming season. Spiders, Bats, Skeletons,Tophats and Crochet....these are Halloween Hats that can be worn anytime. (Well, perhaps the skeletons would be stretching it a bit.)

I must confess my adoration for the tophat, but it is one hat that I don't really find myself wearing. I'm 5-9" and can reach 6 feet in heels, so imagine how tall I'd be in a top hat AND heels...I think that's overkill. But I do strongly encourage others to wear them because I really dig their style. I'm more of a newsboy, slouchy hat kind of girl myself. Like this purple one shown here...that's what I like to wear. What about you guys....do any of you wear hats with any regularity? And if so, what kinds of hats do you wear? Do you ever notice other people wearing them much in your parts of the world? I'd really like to know, because if there is a place where it is en vogue to wear hats....I'm moving there!

Oh, and one quick warning....the photo below is to illustrate how NOT to wear your hat, or your clothes for that matter. Unless you are the Mad Hatter himself, this look will do nothing but cause my hat movement to go down in flames, so please refrain. :o)

Witch Hat Computer

In the days of old, Witches traveled the world on a broomstick, and their pointy hats were mainly for show. But fast forward a century or two and reverse that, because today's Witches can now travel the world wide web via their pointy hats and leave their broomsticks in the corner for show! Say What????
Get a load of this Be-Witching beauty! A computer fit for a.....well, a Good Witch perhaps! Or anyone else who thinks a Desktop Computer in the shape of a Witch Hat is the most spooktacular thing since sliced pumpkin bread! With it's enchanting streamlined design, the Samsung "B Membrane" concept PC eliminates the need for a bulky monitor with its built-in omnidirectional projector. What's that mean you ask? It means that you can use any surface you choose as a monitor, just by flipping the hat's tip over to the side, and projecting it onto a wall, paper or other surface. (Hmmm.....theoretically one could use it to show movies at their Halloween Bash perhaps!)When you need to type, the 'membrane' keyboard conveniently appears, just like magic! Go figure! Would you expect anything less than full blown magic from a Witch's Hat? I think not! The optical drive and circuitry are housed inside the ultra portable computer. And when not in use, the 'B Membrane' can be used to beam ambient light effects in your room....how cool is that!! First Scary Movies, next Monster Disco....all in the 'drop of a hat'!We can thank Korean designer Wan Seok-Lee for casting his spell on the lowly desktop computer with this most enchanting new design, guaranteed to thrill Witches and Halloween lovers the world over! PS.....If you haven't seen Google's April Fool's Day Joke today, be sure you do a Google search and click on TOPEKA!

Victorian Witch Hats

I Came across these beautiful custom created Victorian Witch Hats today in my travels. These are not your basic black cone hats, but rather exquisite and elaborate Victorian designs sure to set you apart from all the other Witches on your block. Adorned with Halloween favorites such as pumpkins, spider webs and ravens...these are hats for the discerning, and festive Witch. There was a beautiful Purple one that I loved since I have a thing for purple. But the Harveset Hat was also rather fetching, and can take you straight from Halloween to Thanksgiving. Now that's what I call versatile! And they are American made. Take a look at all of Cresa's Be-witching toppers here:

http://www.rrbycresa.com/Victorian-Witches-Hats.html