| GLAM SHOPPING BEAT: Bad Hair Days are But a Bad Memory this Fall Thanks to All the Fab Hats that Complete the Layered Look. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG |
| 08.30.06 | |
(From left to right: Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Louis Vuitton, Burberry Prorsum )
Glam Shopping Beat column for the week of 8/21/06 - by Lesley Scott:
Once frigid temperatures set in, every day can feel like a bad hair day. Fortunately, a key part of fall's layered looks is hats - in all shapes & sizes. Burberry's Christopher Bailey sent out chic little knit berets, while at Bottega, Tomas Maier opted for more structured caps that captured the jaunty feeling of an English driving cap crossed with the volume of a sixties topper. The showstopping, equestrian-bowler-tophats at Balenciaga left many an editor speechless with lust. And for days when wearing a bag over your head seems like the only viable option, Marc Jacobs sent out the next best thing at Louis Vuitton: a super-sized & lampshade-like Inspector Clouseau-style number which literally hides the eyes and skims the top of the nose.
When recreating the look for your own wardrobe, choose hats with interesting shapes or innovative choices in fabrics, such as hounstooth & or plaid. Hats with historical references feel especially fresh such as the Edwardian age (top hats), bowler hats (19th century), Flapper-era cloches, and, of course, the Pop Art 60s. While the shapes are exuberant, the color palette of the moment is extremely muted: greys, black, earthy greens & murky earthtones, with occasional splashes of lipstick red.
Great hats by Eugenia Kim for fall:
All shopping picks are available through Glam.com.
(runway photos from Style.com)
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