I don’t know if there are those ladies, who managed to find that special “hat-you’ve-been-born-in”. For me hat hunting for the next weekend’s friend’s wedding has been a trip down to Frustration Lane.
I have always enjoyed looking at the other women in hats. There is something very stylish about them. Very posh and very smart. But I have never worn a hat in my life and never really noticed that I missed out on this terribly.
Well, this time all I needed – just to buy me a little decent hat for our friend’s wedding for next weekend...And how difficult do you think this might be?
After a plundering raid on the shops and hours of trying on all conceivable models of lady’s hats – a few philosophical notices:
1.Trying on hats could be fun…for all those who happened to be around. It is nothing but sheer embarrassment for the “model head”.
2.On some the hat could be a stylish fashion accessory. A beautiful supplement to natural elegance. A character feature to accentuate style. On others hat is just a monstrous excrescence of sinamay on top of a poor wretch’s head.
I’ve seen so many unrecognisable appearances of me while trying on stacks of hats that almost lost myself among those surreal images…
I’ve tried on Mushroom hats, Mad Hatter hats, Scarecrow hats, Frivolously Plumaged hats, hats with Extremely Wide Brims that seemed to grow straight from the scalp, Gambler hats and Rodeo Queen hats, finally, Lampshade hats…Oh, and Panama hats as well…And none of those hats was anywhere closer to the look that I’d fancy or at least could’ve put up with…[*sigh]
I wish there would be a good explanation why on earth should women wear hat to the wedding?! Especially, if it is only for some 45 minutes of the ceremony itself, and then – off you go – you can safely lose your head…or hat for that matter…
Oh, and also – add to this hat-wearing ordeal the embarrassment of misshaped hair-do after removal of a hat for the evening reception! Do you really believe that you can be careless and comfortably relaxed wearing a stunning hat, when for all that time deep inside you are aware of that dreadful moment you will need to take your hat off and reveal sleeky locks of what cost you a fortune at hairdresser's the day before…
Anyway, after long run around all shops in town, I’ve managed to find a more-or-less suitable head gear, that I can live with for 45 mins. And if it will be out of style, I certainly can't care less - I’ll probably never see these people again anyway.
Sometimes I think that weddings could be a way for bride and groom to put their friends in embarrassing situations and mock at them during the wedding. Can easily imagine them laughing up their's sleeve...