Photos by Pete Navey
I had this idea for a series of posts every friday. This has ended up being Photobooth Friday.
I'm going to do a series of posts every friday using photobooth images with different accesories.
Part 1. Hats
I'm obsessed with hats.
I think they are massively under-worn modernly. I would like the culture of hat wearing to reemerge, so here is my little statement to that effect.
This is a wool beret I picked up in Paris a couple of years ago. I bought it from one of those super trashy touristy shops. Sometimes trashy things can be chic in an ironic way, this hat has a sense of humour. A beret is a really easy hat to wear if you are a bit hat shy. You can ease yourself into the hat wearing state of mind with a little beret action this weekend.
As an after thought... This is a Max Factor Colour Elixir Lipstick, which the lovely people sent me as part of selection of lipsticks that they matched to My-Wardrobe dresses! How fun is that?!
Love the photos! What lipstick are you wearing? Its color is fantastic!
ReplyDeletelove your beret :)
ReplyDeleteLove the beret - and completely agree with the whole hat wearing thing! Did a similar happy red hat post here:
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Now to pour through your past posts :)
xX
Pearl
Okay - could you be any more gorgeous? These are so pretty!
ReplyDeleteI have the same exact beret in navy that I also bought from a Paris tourist shop - we actually used it in the photobooth at our wedding :)
many many people wear hats. I don't think they will ever stop.. just doesn't make sense.
ReplyDeleteLove the photos! I agree with you, hats are so underworn nowadays. So glad winter is coming so I can break out the beanies!
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hats are the forgotten beauties of the wardrobe! if only people got into them more besides fedoras and caps. i suggest a hat revolution x x
ReplyDeletePeony, I love this idea. I wonder if I should do a similar feature on my blog. It's so cute, and it's so easy!
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Mae Lu @ ~thereafterish.!
I love how your lips are as bright as your beret! You carry off the look so well!
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Dear N.
ReplyDeleteI am sorry you didn't get the point of the post, especially since it is only the beginning of a series. Let me try to explain a bit better...
Up until about the 1960s it was a cultural pleasantry that respectable people would not have left the house or be seen in public without a hat. The culture of hats was very much a part of daily life. The world wore hats, every single day, men and women alike. More modernly we have lost this idea that a hat and indeed gloves are an essential part of dressing. Hats not only tend to be more casual now, but also a part of seasonal dressing rather than a mandatory accessory. Isn't "mandatory accessory" a wonderful phrase! Ahhh I digress... I love to see the photographs of 1950s red London buses filled with people in hats on their way to work. I would love for people to wear hats every single day as they did earlier in the 20th century. I hope this as a whimsical idea is not as strange and obtuse to you as it seemed to be before. It is only a hopeful idea, no more.
I really hope you continue to read my blog and enjoy it.
Best wishes
Peony (an avid hat wearer)
You look so cute! And I love your hat. The photo booth idea is so great!! xx
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Snuffeldyret - Max Factor Colour Elixir Lipstick. I added a little note above for you.
ReplyDeletePearl - I hope you liked them!
Katherine - How cute! Thats such a lovely idea.
Tess - How is your hat revolution going? I am in full support!
Mae Lu - Send me a link! x
Thank everyone for you lovely thoughts