But what makes for a hit on the catwalks of New York or Paris can seem far-fetched when making the translation to your personal life. If you’d like to dabble in the spirit of the week, however — maybe even get a little crazy — artistic options are closer than you might think. Local artist […]
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Derby daze
We wore big hats and oxford shoes. We drank mint juleps and played croquet. While none of us were into horse racing, we were into having themed parties, and this year will mark the second annual get-together. Whatever your feelings are on the time-honored tradition of this weekend’s Kentucky Derby, you have to admit the […]
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Brimming with bounty
Since then, hat wearing hasn’t been the same. If you’re a vintage fashion lover, or if you simply adore hats, it’s your season! Cloches, fascinators, berets, fedoras and trilbies will populate headspace this cold-weather season, but as it turns out, the once-staple pieces aren’t easy to locate in Oklahoma City. If you’ve kept your eye […]
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Up top
Somewhere among the rows hats adorned with college logos, the next trend in sporting headgear will start here, inside Top of the World Hats’ giant warehouse in Norman. It’s what would happen if “Fashion Emergency” and ESPN got married. Top of the World holds licenses to make hats for more than 300 universities. It also […]
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Up top
Lush Fashion Lounge (14101 N.May; 936-0680) has a small but great selection of hats to keep the sensitive skin of your face from getting all sunspotty and droopy. (I look absolutely awful in hats, so I have to go the mega- SPF route instead.) I loved the super-cute fedoras by The Hatter Company. The woven […]
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Winterize
So who’s excited that it’s finally cold out? All this frigid air means lots of great coats, hats and scarves. The thing is, I’ve had a spotty past with winter wear. In early college, I scored what I thought was a great deal on a long, gray wool coat that I soon realized made me […]