When I set the "A Woman Wears Many Hats" challenge, I had no idea it would be so unpopular. The ladies have not been keen, so I can't wait to see what they've pulled out of the bag, hat-wise.
I love hats and wish they would come back into fashion. Look at pictures of British people in the streets in the 1930s and everyone was wearing a hat. My dear Grandma (below) always wore one, and my abiding memory is of her coming round the corner from the bus stop, waving cheerfully and wearing a neat little felt hat with feather.
I've seen a lot of bloggers wearing red and burgundy together, and it's grown on me, so I decided to pair the two colours for this outfit. It was a great opportunity to wear my stunning new red ankle boots and the hat and gloves I bought several weeks ago in the sale.
The velvet jacket was thrifted, and is quite old because it has the "St Michael" label for Marks and Spencer which they haven't used for probably 20 odd years. The hat, which is a bit like a huge flying saucer, came from Next. I've bought several hats from Next in their online sale, which is also where the leather gloves came from.
I always think hats look better with tailoring and a sharp silhouette, so I belted the jacket and added a black skirt with a trumpet hem, which I last wore
here. Finally, the two brooches are really for Remembrance Day (Poppy Day) but I buy a different one each year and think they look nice as jewellery all year round. But it's coming up to that time anyway. Sorry if you didn't want that reminder!
Outfit details: jacket, thrifted; hat, Next (similar); leather gloves, Next; red multi Clara microfibre ankle boots, Lotus Shoes; trumpet hem midi skirt, now reduced, Jane Norman; brooches,
The Poppy Shop; red top, Tesco (last season); belt, Asos.
Now let's see how my reluctant cohorts got on with the hat challenge!
Jacqui at
Mummabstylish has a very similar hat to mine - great minds! And I think the pattern mixing is working beautifully.
Anna from
Anna's Island Style wows us not only with a hat (a thrifted bargain!) but a sea view and a painting from her gallery which cleverly continues the infinity ocean. Love Anna's quirky style.
Hilda from
Over The Hilda is wearing a gorgeous hat from milliner Anthony Peto. Every detail of her outfit is so chic and well put together.
There's a lovely story behind the sumptuous jumpsuit that Laurie, from
Vanityandme, is wearing. She admits she doesn't like hats but I think she's done well!
If you'd like to see the other challenges faced so far by the five intrepid over-50 bloggers, check out our
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