The Felt Hat that Converted Me (and a round-up of the coolest hats out there right now)

I haven’t always loved a felt hat. In fact, I kind of maybe poked fun at them when everyone started to wear them and made an oath to NEVER EVER wear one. Why the hate, Cams? I just couldn’t see myself wearing one and they felt very…very over-played…about a week after they became all the hype.

Well, then I was sent one. Ha. I snorted a little when I opened the package, because…hello. NEVER EVER gonna wear a felt hat. I told myself, I guess I have to try it on at least. I mean, why not? It’s here, I’m  here…no one has to see. So I did. I placed that baby on my head and ran sauntered to the mirror. I liked it. A lot. The brim wasn’t too wide and floppy and, most importantly, it didn’t feel peacocky at all (peacocky is a real word, by the way. Urban Dictionary. Look it up, yo). It just looked SO cool…and any chance to look cooler than I am at this point in my life with two kids is a chance I usually take (because that’s the most important thing in life. We all know this to be true).

Now, I wasn’t going to just let this felt hat into my life just like that. It would have to pass the realest of real tests. Would it look good with an outfit I’d wear day- to-day? So. I tried it on with a new favorite every day dress of mine from LOFT (seriously worth the $74) and…*drum roll*…the hat totally works. I then went all crazy in my closet – throwing on cut-offs, boyfriend jeans, romper, yada yada. It worked with all of it.

Damn you, felt hat. You got me.

wearing

hat: c/o Azalea, which they don’t seem to have right now, but their Free Flight Hat is similar. There’s a slew of other hats below…

dress: LOFT Stripeblock Shirtdress – seriously. love. I have to keep myself from putting it on everyday. (wearing size S for reference)

shoes: Steve Madden leopard print flats, so old…you can see the toe points are wearing out. I’ll be wearing them until they disintegrate, fyi. Anyways, their ELUSIONL flats are very similar.

bag: Kate Spade satchel, scored at an outlet store. This was one of my best days ever (second to my wedding and birth of our children). My first real handbag. *eeeeek* The Holden Street Small Leslie is basically the same bag with a few very small differences. It looks a bit smaller.

Shop Felt Hats, Floppy Hats & a few other hats

Since I now approve of felt hats, I feel completely comfortable trying to get you hooked on them too ;), if you aren’t already. I didn’t stop at felt either, because who am I to be snobby about hats now? It seems that hats make an outfit a bit more fun…and they shade your face too, so. They have two very important purposes.

Free People has some winners. No surprise there. Urban Outfitters, while I rarely walk out of their store having actually purchased anything, (does anyone else think their stuff looks way better on the hanger than ON?) you can’t go wrong with hats…and they have a good selection (and a couple of very errrr interesting options…included below, because I wanted to laugh).

Now, don’t even try to get me on Birkenstocks. Not happening.

Cheers,

Cams

photos: Brandon Brown Photography