Chapeaux by Simone

We’ll take the French-accented definition of this word: “carefree, nonchalant.” I will take the liberté of adding the word “chic” to that lovely phrase, and refer you to this charming chapeau: and that’s just the back! Or should I say derrière? Here’s the front. Or alternatively: The reason this hat is so saucy? It has [...]

Ooo, I just LOVE this style of hat. It works on men or women, looks great forwards or backwards OR with a sassy side tilt! I always remember Robert Redford in The Great Gatsby wearing a hat like this (without the spray of course!); the newsboy cap is all over the fall collections as an [...]

So excited!  Just bought 26 (26!) vintage chapeaux to make over and deconstruct for fall and winter goodness! I had a blast at Otra Vez (a local vintage shop) digging through the extensive collection of amusing, chic and unusual hats from as early as the late 1800s (Edwardian era) and came home with a huge [...]

Click on a photo above to see a larger version. Here are a few examples of my current chapeaux. I have dozens more, in varying styles and colors.   Most ribbons and floral sprays are interchangeable (meaning you can wear the hat plain or gussied up, your choice), and every hat has a vintage component [...]