NEWS____________________________________________________________

I'm back again after a long several-month-long hiatus. I've been terribly busy with school, and now I'm on summer break. I hope to offer you the fantastic millinery content to fill your hatular needs.


It appears as though our membership has run out. If anyone feels inclined and ever-so-gracious and generous to offer the club a membership, I would be grateful, and I'm sure the members would share the sentiment as well. Donors would (of course) be featured in our journal for the time period matching their donation!


FEATURES____________________________________________________________

I found this really neato website with gorgeous hats: ::Sweet Evie Hats::

Really sweet patterns for hats of various periods: ::Lynn McMasters::

Neato website offering information on how to make hairnets: ::Medieval Hairnets::

A very good source of images for historical hats, ::Kat's Hats::


That's it for now. I will come back with more links, info and stuff, soon.

Hi everybody, Thank you for your patience. I've been quite busy, (some of you know me as *Idzit) running about finishing costumes, going to a festival, being interviewed for a TV spot...

I'm getting back into it, and in the spirit of things, would like to invite everyone to discuss perhaps their summer hat experiences!
Have you seen any interesting ones? Did you get to wear some, and what were the general reactions of people? What is stopping you from wearing hats on a daily basis? Have you made hats this summer? What kind of materials did you use?

I myself have been working at a new retail job, and my boss doesn't mind me wearing hats in the store. He thinks it looks cute, and gives a certain look of flair, and it also makes people chat. I wore my French-inspired hat the other day to work, and got non-stop compliments. I know I shouldn't be wearing it indoors, but I've had so little time to be outside that I felt bad that I would have to leave it in my bag at work. It just goes to show that you shouldn't feel embarrassed that no one else is wearing a hat. Go out there, and [re]start the fashion trend!

Five good reasons to wear a hat:
5) You'll get compliments all day, therefore boosting your self-esteem, and furthermore propagating and radiating positive karma;
4) It protects your hair from sun-damage, saving you money on conditioner in the future, which you can in turn use to buy more awesome hats;
3) If the brim is wide enough, it can also protect your face from sun-damage, thus preserving your current state of hotness AND saving you from getting Botox/a facelift/a chemical peel/FACE CANCER later;
2) It can cover up a bad hair day - 'nuff said;
1) It just looks awesome. (Who doesn't want that?!)


Kudos to all of you who have been making an extra effort to wear hats. Keep up the good work! Give me a shout, tell me about your hatsperiences of the summer.


~Idzit



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~Atratus made a wicked steampunk hat!!
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Hi guys!
As some of you may know, I (*Idzit) am going on vacation and will be away for nearly a month. I apologize in advance for a lack of activity, I hope that the links to books and whatnot have been somewhat useful though.


I leave you with a few interesting links to check out (c'mon, you have a month to check 'em out...)

Mrs. Parker's Millinery and Mercantile
This woman makes beautiful 19th century hats

Hat Patterns for sale online
Wide range of hat patterns from different eras.

Victoria's Jewelry Box
Nice article about Victorian Bonnets.
Ooooh hatpins!

For the do-it-yerselfers...

The McCalls's Pattern Company has
a lovely Civil War bonnet pattern
a men's medieval and renaissance hat pattern
a misses' medieval and renaissance hat pattern

The Butterick Pattern Company has
an interesting Halloween hat pattern
a neat-o witch hat pattern
a nice hats and bonnets pattern
a historical hat pattern (includes an Edwardian picture hat pattern, a mob-type cap, a Victorian-esque bonnet, and medieval hood of sorts...

The Vogue Pattern Company has
an everyday-wear hat pattern
different styles
a paperboy style hat, and more
a 1940s style hats pattern
floppy hats and beach-type hats
more 1940s-style hats
sun hats
MORE 1940s-style hatswith some really interesting shapes!
fabric flower pattern. I'm including this link in particular, because these fabric roses are so lovely that they would make a lovely adornment to any hat! or even on a barrette, headband, or even on their own in your hair.


See you all again soon!

Cheers,






Some notable litterature (available at Amazon dot com)!

1,000 Hats by Norma Shephard

Women's Hats, Headdresses and Hairstyles: With 453 Illustrations, Medieval to Modern by Georgine de Courtais A useful reference for headgear throughout the ages. Has tons of illustrations, but helpful descriptions as well.

Fashion Accessories: The Complete 20th Century Sourcebook by John Peacock

Shoes, Hats and Fashion Accessories: A Pictorial Archive, 1850-1940 (Dover Pictorial Archive Series) by Carol Belanger Grafton And you can look inside the book!

Hats: A History of Fashion in Headwear by Hilda Amphlett

Vintage Hats & Bonnets 1770-1970: Identification & Values by Susan Langley

Encyclopedia of Hair: A Cultural History by Victoria Sherrow

Fabulous Felt Hats: Dazzling Designs from Handmade Felt by Chad Alice Hagen

High Fashion Hats: 1950-1980 by Rose Q. Jamieson, and Joanne E. Deardorff

Other links

Costumer's Manifesto entry on hats.

A very elaborate online hat store

I love this pink top hat

Lovely straw hat bases for making your own creations

Wikipedia entry on hats with some useful terminology.

Sun hat (To which you could add ribbons, flowers, netting, a broach... you name it!!)

Wide-brimmed wheat-braid straw hat

Crushable straw hat

Smaller brim, flat crown straw hat

Aviator cap, Neat!!

Top hats!

Red frilly hat

*_{Please note that I have never ordered from Amazon.com; I'm not responsible for anything on their site. These are just links that I found interesting}


About this club

I put together this club for all the people out there who appreciate hats as much as I do (or more, if that's even possible). By joining this club, you are not just belonging to a club, but hopefully it will give you the inner strength to wear hats everywhere (and take 'em off indoors, respectfully of course) and feel great about it. So if you join, you are agreeing to make a conscious effort to wear a hat outdoors, and this does not include a baseball cap. Those are just... not hats. They don't count.

If you would like to join, send a note and put in the title "join", and I will add you to the list of members. Don't forget to watch us, there will eventually be contests and whatnot. Please feel free to let me know if you find a hat on DA that is favorite-worthy!!

Anyways, I hope you enjoy the club, spread the word!
and if you have any suggestions, please - oh god please - feel free to send 'em my way.


~Idzit


The club doesn't have a subscription yet but perhaps one day in the near future...
_{Feel like being generous?? *wink-wink*}


Features _{(sorry, can't put thumbnails yet...)}

Beautiful work!!



Members:
~Seitou ~Carrieliney *viatrix ~CherryVallance ~TWCBS =inspyretash-stock ~MezhaMaate ~Weinglasarien ~Ladyadokenai ~wellenkind ~HerOdyssey =ladydetemps *Marcusstratus

About this club

I put together this club for all the people out there who appreciate hats as much as I do (or more, if that's even possible). By joining this club, you are not just belonging to a club, but hopefully it will give you the inner strength to wear hats everywhere (and take 'em off indoors, respectfully of course) and feel great about it. So if you join, you are agreeing to make a conscious effort to wear a hat outdoors, and this does not include a baseball cap. Those are just... not hats. They don't count.

If you would like to join, send a note and put in the title "join", and I will add you to the list of members. Don't forget to watch us, there will eventually be contests and whatnot. Please feel free to let me know if you find a hat on DA that is favorite-worthy!!


I hope you enjoy the club, and if you do, please spread the word!
and if you have any suggestions, please - oh god please - feel free to send 'em my way.


~Idzit



The club doesn't have a subscription yet but perhaps one day in the near future...
_{Feel like being generous?? *wink-wink*}


Features _{(sorry, can't put thumbnails yet...)}

Beautiful work!!



Members:
~Seitou ~Carrieliney *viatrix ~CherryVallance ~TWCBS =inspyretash-stock ~MezhaMaate ~Weinglasarien ~Ladyadokenai ~wellenkind ~HerOdyssey *ladydetemps

Some notable litterature!

1,000 Hats by Norma Shephard

Women's Hats, Headdresses and Hairstyles: With 453 Illustrations, Medieval to Modern by Georgine de Courtais A useful reference for headgear throughout the ages. Has tons of illustrations, but helpful descriptions as well.

Fashion Accessories: The Complete 20th Century Sourcebook by John Peacock

Shoes, Hats and Fashion Accessories: A Pictorial Archive, 1850-1940 (Dover Pictorial Archive Series) by Carol Belanger Grafton And you can look inside the book!

Hats: A History of Fashion in Headwear by Hilda Amphlett

Vintage Hats & Bonnets 1770-1970: Identification & Values by Susan Langley

Encyclopedia of Hair: A Cultural History by Victoria Sherrow

Fabulous Felt Hats: Dazzling Designs from Handmade Felt by Chad Alice Hagen

High Fashion Hats: 1950-1980 by Rose Q. Jamieson, and Joanne E. Deardorff

Other links

Costumer's Manifesto entry on hats.

A very elaborate online hat store

I love this pink top hat

Lovely straw hat bases for making your own creations

Wikipedia entry on hats with some useful terminology.

Sun hat (To which you could add ribbons, flowers, netting, a broach... you name it!!)

Wide-brimmed wheat-braid straw hat

Crushable straw hat

Smaller brim, flat crown straw hat

Aviator cap, Neat!!

Top hats!

Red frilly hat

*_{Please note that I have never ordered from Amazon.com; I'm not responsible for anything on their site. These are just links that I found interesting}




~Idzit


The club doesn't have a subscription yet but perhaps one day in the near future...
_{Feel like being generous?? *wink-wink*}


Features _{(sorry, can't put thumbnails yet...)}

Beautiful work!!



Members:
~Seitou ~Carrieliney *viatrix ~CherryVallance ~TWCBS =inspyretash-stock ~MezhaMaate ~Weinglasarien ~Ladyadokenai ~wellenkind ~HerOdyssey *ladydetemps