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Re: Fabulous Fashion
« Reply #735 on: March 29, 2020, 06:49:07 AM »

PB got me thinking about hats. Wedding Season is coming up. How about fascinators...

These things have a name too - fascinators - lol.  For some reason I thought they were a signature, limited to the British royal family.

Let me ask this, if a person wears them, don't they have to have a zillion of them?  They're so unique each one can't really be worn often, can it?

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Re: Fabulous Fashion
« Reply #736 on: March 29, 2020, 10:21:13 AM »
These things have a name too - fascinators - lol.  For some reason I thought they were a signature, limited to the British royal family.

Let me ask this, if a person wears them, don't they have to have a zillion of them?  They're so unique each one can't really be worn often, can it?

I'm sure we Colonials picked it up from all the coverage of the Royals' weddings. Our Fashion Maven, Dot, is better to answer this. But I would think so. At least if the same people will be at different events. Just like part of a different outfit. A fascinator doesn't have to be very expensive unless you go designer

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« Reply #737 on: March 29, 2020, 12:03:46 PM »
@PB and @TigerLily. It probably will not surprise you that I LOVE hats in general. I have three fascinators that I adore. My first I did pick up when I lived in England. Two I have worn many times over the years to different events. One was bought for a specific wedding to go with a specific silk dress and while I love it, it's a bit harder to match to other outfits!  :P

Fascinators can be a bit more....flamboyant...than many hats so I think that may scare off some people from wearing them.  ::) But they're super fun, lightweight, and you can still do really fun hairstyles with them which make them nice for special events.

The origin of the term "fascinator", as far as I can tell, is old but like many things old words wouldn't exactly translate to what we call the fascinator today. Originally, in Europe it would have been more like a scarf warn over the hair, and then later in North America would have been a small scarf or shawl warn over the head. Fascinator as we use it now came about in the 1960's from a New York designer. It's apparently used simply because the decoration was "fastened" to the hair. But throughout time there have been many instances of hair adornments that we would now recognize as a fascinator, they just didn't use that term then.

If you're into it there's two articles that outline the history:
This one is short: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/544559/why-are-small-fancy-hats-called-fascinators-royal-family
This one is much longer and more detailed: https://visforvintage.net/2012/08/30/fascinator-history-of-a-hair-accessory/
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« Reply #738 on: March 29, 2020, 12:18:12 PM »
Here are some of my current fav fascinators:

HatHive make some lovely pieces- they're lightweight and hold up well in humidity- hello summer weddings!
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Re: Fabulous Fashion
« Reply #739 on: March 29, 2020, 12:22:27 PM »
These things have a name too - fascinators - lol.  For some reason I thought they were a signature, limited to the British royal family.

Let me ask this, if a person wears them, don't they have to have a zillion of them?  They're so unique each one can't really be worn often, can it?

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« Reply #740 on: March 29, 2020, 12:25:11 PM »
Pippa and Pearl also do some lovely ones:
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Re: Fabulous Fashion
« Reply #741 on: March 29, 2020, 01:20:44 PM »
Last one I promise!! Some of these are real art pieces! So fun!!! :)

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« Reply #742 on: March 29, 2020, 02:16:06 PM »
You white girls know nothing about hats.

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« Reply #743 on: March 29, 2020, 03:11:10 PM »
You white girls know nothing about hats.

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Re: Fabulous Fashion
« Reply #744 on: March 29, 2020, 05:34:06 PM »
HATS ARE STUPID!

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« Reply #745 on: March 29, 2020, 06:08:36 PM »
You white girls know nothing about hats.

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Re: Fabulous Fashion
« Reply #746 on: March 29, 2020, 06:09:45 PM »
Go big or go home. Merry Widow Hat
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check out how that corset style makes her posture all funky....YIKES!
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Re: Fabulous Fashion
« Reply #747 on: March 29, 2020, 06:10:49 PM »
HATS ARE STUPID!
Don't be an ASS!!!
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            When she was good,
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But when she was bad she was horrid.

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Re: Fabulous Fashion
« Reply #748 on: March 29, 2020, 10:05:31 PM »
HATS ARE STUPID!

Even this one?

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Re: Fabulous Fashion
« Reply #749 on: March 29, 2020, 11:39:43 PM »
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