Spring Hats

It is undeniably true.... I just love hats and have ever since I was very young. My grandmother encouraged this, of course, by finding me the cutest hats for all kinds of occasions. When I was growing up, women wore hats much more than they do now, and they were much more elaborate. Very few would even consider showing up in church without a chapeau, regardless of the season. Easter, probably a great deal due to Judy Garland and Fred Astaire in the movie Easter Parade, was especially the morning to appear in one's best, prettiest hat.

Some of the hats were little more than nets with sequins, flowers, or ribbons sewn on. However, my favorites were the "picture hats," wide-brimmed in all colors and usually beautifully decorated. In fact, the hat I most remember was a big pink one, absolutely covered in little bitty silk flowers.... Gorgeous!

Now in today's world, hats seem to have fallen out of favor. Maybe it's just too much fuss or that today's styles do not accommodate hats as well as former dressier styles. Nevertheless, every so often, I feel the urge to pull out one of the boxes and find a treasure to wear, regardless of the stares and comments. SO, here we are, it's almost Easter.... maybe I should just pop over to our handy-dandy storage unit, because I just know that somewhere in there is a box......