''Different Hat - Different Personality.''

The following post has been inspired by the quote I have recently came across and I have absolutely agreed with - ''I myself have 12 hats, and each one represents a different personality.'' I shall start with my 'tiny' collection and finish with a few stunning photographs, ''characters''. Some of them have been great inspiration for my looks...

Dark Blue with a Purple stripe ''every day'' hat - inspired by Bowler / Derby -A hard felt hat with a rounded crown created in 1850 by Lock's of St James's, the hatters to Thomas Coke, 2nd Earl of Leicester, for his servants. Sometimes known as a derby hat.

          White with a Black stripe ''every day'' hat - inspired by Fedora - soft felt hat with a medium brim and lengthwise crease in the crown.

1980's Navy Blue with a Red star - simbolic hat ''Titovka'' - a famous side cap, characteristic of the Yugoslav Partisans, and later the Yugoslav People's Army and the Union of Pioneers of Yugoslavia. It was named after the Partisan leader, and later prime minister, Marshal Josip Broz Tito.

    Racing Green Beret hat - ''every day'' & ''going out'' hat - has been worn across Europe since pre-Roman times. Mass production began in 19th century France, Spain and Italy

 

Purple and Red Burlesque Style Mini Headband Top Hat - ideal accessorise for a Halloween theme party

1940's Black & Beige Leopard print hat from Feira da Ladra: Lisbon Flea Market  - inspired by Fez - felt hat in the shape of a truncated cone

1940's Black & White animal print hat, with a side Black Net Bow, from London Camden Market  - inspired by Fez

Unique Black 1920's Toreador-Inspired hat

Latest catch Vintage 1950's Black with a Dark Green velvet ribbon hat - speaks in its own

Beautiful  Elsa Cárdenas in stylish Spanish, Flamenco hat - Fun in Acapulco 1963 American musical comedy film starring Elvis Presley

Perfect, perfect 1940's Leopard hat for stunning Julie Dreyfus as Francesca Dreyfus in Inglourious Basterds

Coco Black hat - always

Classique Marlene Dietrich hat - perfect match with a dotted scarf

This is the look I love - Hedy Lamarr hat with the attached chiffon scarf

 

The Magic of a Lady with cigarette through the Decades

Well, I am not a ‘’big fan’’ of smoking however, I do enjoy a cigarette myself time to time. There is something special about seeing a Lady that knows how to hold a cigarette and that did not change with a time. This is what inspired me to do this post and here we go... 

1920's - 100 years of fashion by Cally Blackman

1930's Marlene Dietrich, as Lola Lola in Blue Angel

1940's Rita Hayworth in Gilda

1950's - Audrey Hepburn

1960's - Hippie Girl

Helena Bonham Carter in The Wings of the Dove

  

The Black Cotton Club London

New Years Eve, me Sis & Moi   


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0nlRuIIzgI 

                                                                            

Daily Routine in Chichele Road, London

''Powder Rooms'' around Town

Powder Rooms - the place where the Ladies spend the most of their night out. That gave me an inspiration for this post. It is amazing how different Styles and Decoration are top priority in a restrooms because this space is a place where owners can show off their taste to guests and most of them would say:
"The powder room is the wow room"...different pubs, bars, restaurants, hotels..and here we go...

... Powder room back in 50's...

  

Ladies Toilet Sign at Montgomery Place, Notting Hill, http://www.montgomeryplace.co.uk/ 

 

 

 

Ladies Toilet Sign at The Black Cotton, Volupte, http://www.volupte-lounge.com/gallery/the-black-cotton-club/65

 

 

 

... Powder room at 23 Grosvenor Garden Wine Bar, http://www.23grosvenorgardens.com/

 

 

 

... Powder room at The Langham Hotel, London, http://london.langhamhotels.co.uk/

 Local pub, The Gallery, London, http://www.ilovethegallery.com/

 

 

 

... Powder room at The Lanesborough Hotel, London, http://www.lanesborough.com/

 

 

... Powder room at Kyomachi Koishigure restaurant in Shinjuku, Kyoto, Tokyo, http://r.gnavi.co.jp/g465407/lang/en/

 

...Powder room at Cavalli Club Dubai, http://www.cavalliclubdubai.com/

 

... Powder room at Slim Jims Liquor Store, London, http://www.slimjimsliquorstore.com/

... Powder room at The Pub, Harajuku, Tokyo

... Powder room at Shopping Centre Takashimaya, Shinjuku, Tokyo

Powder Room Vintage Mermaid Painting

Victorian Era & 20's Inspiration

Black Bottom Dance

Victorian Era & 20's Inspired Look

 

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