Phil-box hats
Show your allegiance with a hat that’s dapper.
The pillbox is an unconventional enough silhouette that it’s only available on New Era’s Japanese site, which of course leads to your standard crazy-ass incomprehensible Babelfish translation:
To 1985, it is the design which [pitsutsubagupairetsu] has worn with the tournament. Size is the same standard as the usual FITTED cap, but it turns out even at the same size by comparison with 59FIFTY from the form and/or with it becomes the fitting impression of doing.
It took like twenty minutes of thinking about something else entirely for my subconscious to equate “pitsutsubagupairetsu” with “Pittsburgh Pirates” and “kupazutaun” with “Cooperstown.” So with some googling (because despite my recent enthusiasm for the Phillies, I’m fundamentally sports-illiterate) I have determined that this pillbox-type shape is based on the style of the 1977-1986 Pittsburgh Pirates hats, which… I guess I had expected it to be more in the WW1 date range. When I imagine someone wearing a hat of that shape, they also have a waxed mustache and are sepia-toned. (If you’re interested in that sort of thing, btw, Bianca did a post on the evolution of the Phillies uniform a while back.)
The pillbox-esque hats (which are available for a few other teams, too) are ￥5,250, which is about… $57.50? Damn you, tanking exchange rates!
And one more Phillies-related thing today, from the dudes at chwuny, because god knows we have a thing for homemade-ass bootleg t-shirts and last night’s game was pretty awesome. This one’s for you, Chase Utley:
Yeah, that’s Giant Utley; in his spare time he enjoys throwing cars, telling people that he’s 15 feet… AROUND and complaining about this chick who’s kind of crazy but who’s the only one who really gets him, you know?
Giddy Up!
The Kentucky Derby took place this last weekend. Sure, there were a few horse races, but it’s really the hats that took center stage. NBC10 and the LA Times put together slideshows of the hats.
While it might not tell you how to recreate the over-the-top hats from the derby, the “Insider Tricks” section of the Beauty Blitz website does tell you how to recreate looks seen on red carpets as well as in magazines.
This section features Kristin Davis in an ad for Ahava Products. She looks gorgeous, and her look can be recreated using the products listed. You’ll notice not all the products used to recreate the look are from Ahava. However, as an aside…I LOVE Ahava Products.
Direct from the Dead Sea, this stuff is amazing. The hand cream isn’t greasy and makes your hands soft, even in on the coldest days. I’m an old lady….and being at the old age of 23, I was craving a bath with their bath salts. They’re a bit pricey, but I went in and took the purchase plunge because I trusted it would be magical. It was. So Glad I splurged.
I Still haven’t brought myself to splurge on jewelry. I do, however, accept donations. For those that are willing to splurge on Jewelry, Cartier just celebrated 100 years in America. Lots of sparkles on this red carpet.
A real gem came to town this past weekend. As previously blogged about, Lady Gaga played at the Electric Factory. Apparently she showed some lady parts? Or, at least she claims to have flashed her bits in this video. Can you see anything? Did you go to the show and see?
Head of State: Inspired by Aretha, I Scoured the Web to find Fabulous Hats and Hair Pieces so that You (yes, you!) Can Rock One, Too!
No doubt about it, Michelle Obama effortlessy shone as the Belle of the Inaugural Ball in that gorgeous snow white gown by designer Jason Wu.
And while the hype was definitely justified, I can’t help but give the fashion pick of the day to Aretha Franklin stepping up to sing at the Inauguration ceremony donning that beautiful wool pillbox hat detailed with an enormous rhinestone trimmed bow.
It may have been the way its shape gave a nod to the late 1950s while still maintaining a modern and fashionable relevance. It may have been the right amount of glitz paired with the subtle gray. However, I’m willing to bet that the oversized bow is what made Aretha’s hat truly SASSY.
I can only assume that anyone who saw that hat was immediately inspired by its class and undeniable fabulousness. I was simply left wanting MORE of it! And so, inspired by Aretha, I scoured the internet and found some bold hats and hair pieces that you can buy and show off yourself!
The structured wool hat was very popular among women in the 1950s and 1960s. Its feminine simplicity makes it an easy accessory to add to any look that could use a little extra.
1960s Gray Wool Beret $28
50s Asymmetrical Cloche $45.00
Etsy.com features the work of many crafty folks who create beautiful head pieces with various materials by hand.
Radioactive Flower Fascinator $45.00
20s Cloche Couture Hat $125.00
Butterfly Peacock Feather Black Cocktail Hat with Veil $55.99
FroogleLust: Elsa Schiaparelli
Presented here is a fabulous Russian inspired Faberge Egg Pendant Necklace with matching bracelet and drop earrings with screw backs. The pendant is actually double sided like an egg and framed in a gilt rope design with filigree balls. The venetian glass ovals actually have infused gold in the glass when fired. Get it at Rubylane. Lust.
Some days I need to purchase some Elsa Schiaparelli more than others. Yet another laptop-browser that both elates and depresses at the same time. Froogling really amplifies the human condition. Or at least the human condition of being broke. That one class in meditation has not freed me from my earthly desires.
Deco Egyptian Style Glass Drops necklace available at Trocadero. I absolutely can’t pull this off.
Black and blue glass necklace at RMS Jewels. For that special tall slender beautiful person in your life.
Absurd? Hot? Find out here.
I’m saving this one for after my first nervous breakdown.