Since I’m smitten with the fashionable hats, I’m always looking at them in the stores and imagining them on me.
Due to my thick tresses’ tendency to push hats off my head, I don’t usually wear them.
However, I’ve been encouraged to wear them since I’m out and about so much on hot summer days, to protect from sun stroke.
Additionally, I’ve suffered from some skin cancer, so my doctors’ orders mandate big floppy hats.
A few years ago, I found a simple blue and white straw hat at TJ Maxx at a great price, that has a UPF factor over 50.
I think the dermatologist would be pleased.
I’ve worn it several times. It’s comfortable to wear. But I’ve always wanted to trim it.
Knowing the kids would be kidnapping me for my birthday (it’s always nice to get a heads-up for such an event), I finally decided to dig through my stash of trimmings to decorate my hat.
TRIMMING MY HAT
Finding this lovely pinkish-lavender flower in my millinery stash, I decided to pair it with this scrumptious pastel pink silk taffeta ribbon.
Assembly is super easy with only needle and thread, as I sew on the elements by hand.
While the ribbon is easier to sew onto the hat, the flower is trickier, but doable.
TRAVELING WITH MY HAT
Paired with my pale pink embroidered capri pants and white blouse embroidered with pale pink flowers, it was fun to wear in these photos taken at Rosewell Plantation in Gloucester.
Later in the day, the header photo was taken after we arrived at the Dr. Walter Reed birthplace, which we stumbled upon in Gloucester.
Now I have two contemporary straw hats to wear while out and about in the sun, with completely different colorways for vintage flair styling.
