Spending a little bit of time with my mother today in church, I felt like I was in one of those horror movies; like Attack of the Clones. You know the kind of movie; when the antagonist is sitting on a bench in a park somewhere reading a newspaper and takes a look up. The antagonist was smiling and having a cherry old-time sitting in the park, but then the antagonist’s face turns to terror. They are in Technicolor, but everything and everyone around them in the park is black and white. Everyone else has on the same clothes and the same hairstyle. That was me today, I was the antagonist. Did I miss the memo? Maybe it was in the Breaking News report about Osama Bin Laden (Sorry, some of us were sleeping when you were partying at 1am in Washington D.C. and Times Square). If you haven’t gotten the memo I’m sending it to you, hats and fascinators are taking over the globe.
Of course this trend was brought on by that little small wedding in Britain..you know…the one no one watched? I expected everyone to get an Alexander McQueen knockoff of Kate or Pippa’s dress. I didn’t expect every woman and mother to go out and buy a fascinator. Don’t worry; just as there are 100 versions of Duchess Catherine’s wedding dress, there are that many versions of the best and worst hats from the wedding.
Believe it or not, this first hat is not a knockoff. It’s an actual hat that was worn to the royal wedding. A hat that you will recognize. Let me give you a hint, it was worn by a princess. You’re all excited now…maybe not so much when you find out which hat it is. It was the bow-ish creation made by Philip Treacy for Princess Beatrice. I know…is God for real? He is. Personally, I didn’t think the hat was as bad as everyone made it seem. But big fashion risks sometimes have big falls. The famous hat is on sale at ebay.com right now. The bids are going higher and higher; right now the highest bid is for £18,400 (That’s a little under $30,000!). All of the proceeds will go to benefit UNICEF and the charity Children In Crisis. Here’s the link if you don’t believe me:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Princess-Beatrice-Royal-Wedding-Hat-Philip-Treacy-/230620500557
It’s hard for us Americans to follow some British trends. Not that many brides here in America wear fascinators. Tiaras and veils are pretty much our thing. Since Waity Katy became Duchess Catherine things have changed. One online store based in Texas called Serendipity Tiaras. Serendipity Tiaras….doesn’t that just sound like they will prepare you for a Disney ball? There is a large range of fascinators for brides that range in price from $9 -$99. All of the fascinators are ravishing..you can’t go wrong with any of them. Store owners report that since the royal wedding the requests for fascinators has tripled, so you might want to get an early shopping start if you’re the bride.
Last but not least..you know I have to write something for the poor fashionistas such as myself..we have David’s Bridal. Seriously; I’m starting to become impressed when I was growing up David’s Bridal was the store for the tacky and misfit prom girls and bridal women. Now it’s really become a store for the Grace Kelly with a Whitney Houston budget. The collection for fascinators is a lot smaller than Serendipity Tiaras, but it’s great for the wedding guest who is just getting into this trend. Or the bride who just isn’t a tiara or long veil kind of girl. If you love tulle and flowers you should definitely check it out. Prices range from $14-$129
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