Fashion Bloggers style fedoras, panama hats, straw hats, sunhats and other ladies hats - Summer 2012

If you like hats, I invite you to follow me on Twitter, 

my account is @thatsaprettyhat

I use Twitter to connect with milliners 

and ladies who like wearing fancy dress hats. 

I also tweet links to more casual hat and outfit posts 

by my fellow fashion bloggers from around the world. 

Here are over a dozen links 

I posted in May 2012  featuring bucket hats,

fedoras, panama hats, pillbox hats, 

straw hats, sun hats, turbans and more! 

How to wear hat on a road trip! 

Susana @keytothearmoire goes nautical w/ 

R. Lauren bucket hat & @katespadeny sunnies  

http://www.akeytothearmoire.com/post/23603290944/heart-ing-crickets

Rachel @rachparcell shows the perfect 

summery outfit for a straw fedora - all white!

http://www.thepinkpeonies.com/2012/05/anchors-aweigh.html

Jas from @ForAllThatJas rocks 

a bold monochromatic look with 

a @targetstyle fedora and polka dot dress  

http://forallthatjas.blogspot.com/2012/05/double-dot.html

Tammy from @aLoyalLove pairs 

a @hmusa straw hat with a 

chambray shirt for a casual look. 

http://aloyallove.blogspot.com/2012/04/hungry-hungry.html

Heather from @pearlsandpaws 

styles her fedora with long earrings, 

shoulder length hair and a colorful outfit 

http://pearlsandpaws.blogspot.com/2012/05/blocks-of-color.html

From @FredlaPhoto - Parisienne in 

fedora, chambray shirt, messy bun, 

hoop earrings - an easy casual chic look. 

http://easyfashion.blogspot.com/2012/05/spring-time-rivoli-paris.html

Yvonne @moderngirlblog pairs 

a fedora w/ bright red shorts. 

The hat is not the focal point of the outfit, it blends. 

http://moderngirlblog.com/?p=2637

Don't like big hats? Christine at @mystylepill shows 

a chic summer poolside sunbathing alternative 

to a floppy sunhat. 

http://www.mystylepill.com/2012/04/sarasota-style/

In a post from 2011, @theglamourai styles 

a black & white fedora w/ a red sweater 

for a poolside vacation look.  

http://www.theglamourai.com/2011/06/a-weekend-away-off-old-montauk-highway.html

Vacation cool - @justpatie totally rocks 

a @gap black and white panama hat 

with mint jeans and amazing shoes. 

http://justpatience.com/pops-of-red-and-teal

@iamkhatu shows how to pair 

a colorful outfit with 

a black and white summer hat from @hmusa.

http://iamkhatu.blogspot.com/2012/05/heatwave.html

Wearing a hat with simplicity @kennedyholmes 

styles her red hat with long hair, 

a black t-shirt and dark jeans. 

http://www.kennedyholmes.blogspot.com/2012/04/everlane-and-me.html

Hats! Style! Fierce photos of @riamichelle 

and friends all dressed up for 

Nespresso U.S. Open Polo Championship. 

http://riamichelle.com/?p=8609

Ashley from @EquineStylist photographed 

hats and dresses at the recent 

Iroquois Steeplechase in Nashville  

http://www.equestrianstylist.com/2012/05/style-snapshots-from-the-iroquois-steeplechase/ 

White hat, white blazer, pink jeans 

combo by Virgit from @PreppyFashionis  
http://preppyfashionist.blogspot.com/2012/05/lykke-li-i-follow-rivers.html

The Style Crone has a darling 

turquoise hat and top on today. 

Perfect for antique shopping and lunch al fresco! 

http://stylecrone.com/2012/05/10/the-cuff-and-the-fence/

Sometimes all you need is the killer hat 

and a simple white button down shirt - 

photo by @garancedore

http://www.garancedore.fr/en/2012/05/04/chapeau/

Fashionably Broke gals @NatalieandErika 

show how to wear a turban 

with long hair and a casual outfit - 

http://fashionablybrokegirls.blogspot.com/2012/05/how-to-wear-turban.html

 I am inspired by all these fashion bloggers 

and the creative and stylish ways 

they add hats to their everyday outfits. 

Follow me at @thatsaprettyhat 

 to see the fashion bloggers I find in June!

The best outfit and dress hat to wear to an afternoon church wedding

 Reiss 'Butterfly' dress, Ann Taylor hat, Nine West shoes, 

Chanel No. 5 fragrance, vintage pearls

This month's Petite Fashion Challenge 

is hosted by Petite on a Penny. 

The challenge: Create an Outfit 

for a Summer Wedding.

I am getting married in July 

and I think weddings are the perfect occasion 

for soft, feminine outfits

with stylish hats.

Here I am showing you a framed photo 

of my parents' wedding day. 

I have a matching frame 

on the other side of my fireplace mantel 

waiting to showcase a photo 

of me and my groom!

This outfit makes me feel like a lady. 

The lace is beautiful and 

the chiffon skirt floats when I walk. 

The ladies dress hat from 

Ann Taylor outlet was a great find! 

This would be a perfect hat 

for an afternoon wedding, 

either outside or in a church.

Would you wear a dress hat to a wedding? 

See more photos of this fancy ladies hat 

matched with a soft, pastel dress

at my blog post, 

'What hat and outfit to wear 

to an outdoor afternoon wedding - 

beach, garden, tent weddings,' here:  

http://www.thatsaprettyhat.blogspot.com/2012/05/what-hat-and-outfit-to-wear-to-outdoor.html

Thanks for taking these photos, Arun!

 

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How to wear a ladies panama hat

Have you ever felt love at first sight?

That was how I felt when I saw this hat 

on display at the Goorin Brothers in Boston.

Goorin Brothers 'Olga Guillot' hat, The Webster for Target jacket, 

Ann Taylor blouse, Brooks Brothers pant.

 
Even better - do you remember how 

you felt when you looked in the mirror

the first time you put on an elegant ball gown?

Like a million bucks. 

You thought "Wow!"

Or, as my mom would have said - "Hot Damn!"

This hat made me say, "Wow." 

I fell a little more in love 

with the lady inside of me. 

My friend Rosemary is a member 

of the Red Hat Society. 

I can't be a red hatter until I am 50 - 

but I can wear a red hat now. 

Why wait? 

I don't have a purple dress, 

but the navy blue of my blazer 

feels like a classic pairing 

with the maroon on the hat. 

I am enjoying falling in love with new hats. 

At first, I was shy 

and stuck to tried-and-true hat types. 

Just the plain sun hats. 

Now, I am feeling braver 

and really finding my unique style 

when it comes to hats. 

I mean - just look at that plume!

Has anything in your wardrobe 

ever made you say, "Hot Damn!"?

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What hat to wear to an outdoor party? Advice on matching hats to hair and skin tones.

New York City hatmaker  

Lisa Shaub shows some hats 

from a past summer collection 

suitable for outdoor parties 

and offers advice 

on matching hats in this video.

Goorin Brothers hat, Lilly Pulitzer dress and purse, Ross-Simons necklace

I appreciated her advice 

on matching a hat 

to the wearer's skin tone and hair 

rather than just trying 

to match the colors in the clothing.

Lisa Shaub shares her pick 

for the best hat to wear 

with fishnet stockings, heels, 

pearls and diamonds - and I agree! 

Also, I adore her collection's slouch hat.

Her new pop-up retail store 
is inside "Ellen"
123 Ludlow Street

Lower East Side, New York City.

The video is here: http://youtu.be/EJvKfLS8kmc

Do you match your hat 

to the tones in your hair and face?

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