Hat Crisis..
 

.. ok, in the scale of things it's not strictly a crisis.. but I have a day at the races on 22nd July - and (a) I have left it incredibly late and (b) it appears that, even though I thought I lived in a place where women often dress up and 'do lunch' and attend charity/society gatherings :rolleyes:, I can not for the life of me find somewhere that sells hats for special occasions!

I have checked (online) Bloomingdales, Macy's and have done a general search on google.. Nowt, Nadda.. :(

Any ideas ladies? I'm not sure how many of you are on the west coast? Where is M&S and BHS when you need them :sneaky:

ps.. have no dress or shoes either.. They will be purchased and sneaked into the house and disguised as "oh, that old thing"...

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Use a bucket.

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Paper hat?

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I'm going to Del Mar Races not Towcester :sneaky:

But I like your thinking there MrEmjoy - kinda like multi-functional - loo's are always too far away.. too much alcohol is bond to be consumed.. Yeah, I'm liking that idea more and more! Few GB stickers on it to be festive - sorted :thumbup:

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In CA, I think a sombrero might work. :lol:

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Bloomies and Lord and Taylor and the like will have hats. They are sold in the accessories department alongside the handbags.

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I don't think the ladies here wear hats to the races..I'm only saying this because I know we had one poster that was struggling to find a hat for a wedding..

Google the race course and try to find some photo's to see what everybody else does..:)

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wait found this

http://www.womensuitsmanager.com/wom...men%27s%20Hats

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Go to a wedding/bridal shop that rents out dress's and hats ;) they will have everything you need.

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Not showing online - maybe if I actually go into the store i'll have more luck.


But.. but.. all my friends are all wearing hats - because they are all clever and packed them when they emigrated :rolleyes:

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Oh, see you.. you are bloody marvelous :thumbup:

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Here's Saks

http://www.saksfifthavenue.com/searc...08474399545537

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LOL I know :sneaky:

Seriously they will have every hat imaginable, good luck :)

You can buy or rent then ;) and try a few on etc.

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If you need a hat for Del Mar, go to the obvious place...

Delmarhat.com

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Not ignoring posts.. will be back to read.. thank you.. Off out for drinks :thumbup:

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Surely you must need a new handbag. :)

I think M&S will now send goods to the US.

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That'll be me!

I tried everywhere .. bridal shops (crap choice), Saks, Macys, Dillards .. to name but a few.

Ended up getting a fascinator in John Lewis when I got back to the UK .. which won't help you much Samba, but didn't want you running around all over like I did.

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[QUOTE=lisag8070;7744367]I don't think the ladies here wear hats to the races..I'm only saying this because I know we had one poster that was struggling to find a hat for a wedding..
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I don't think I've ever worn a hat, period. (Unless you count the five or so times I've worn a baseball cap, not the same.)

Maybe it's just more common to wear hats in the UK?

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No need for hats at the Del - loads of people will be in the most casual clothes!!

I usually wear a pretty calf-length skirt....some of the girls even wear jeans.

Are you going on a Friday? Free concert in the evening!

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I love my fascinator :)

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[QUOTE=Kaffy Mintcake;7744634][QUOTE=lisag8070;7744367]I don't think the ladies here wear hats to the races..I'm only saying this because I know we had one poster that was struggling to find a hat for a wedding..
yea..everybody makes a big deal out of going to the races in the UK (only when its a special Race event though) and its all about the bigger and more outrageous the hat, the better..especially Ladies Day at Ascot..

like this..

http://www.bbc.co.uk/berkshire/conte...allery.shtml?1

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:thumbsup: I'm glad you got your facinator..

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[quote=Kaffy Mintcake;7744634][quote=lisag8070;7744367]I don't think the ladies here wear hats to the races..I'm only saying this because I know we had one poster that was struggling to find a hat for a wedding..
Back in my youth, hats were the thing. I have so many pictures of me as a 17, 18, and 19 year old wearing a hat. I loved them and still do today. Here in the NYC area, the only people I see wearing hats are African-Americans. The older ladies are still in the mode where one was not properly dressed without a hat and you might also see them wearing gloves as well. My next door neighbor, who is only in her 30's, also wears hats every Sunday for church services and all of her 4 boys go to services wearing suits and shined shoes. I think its great and rather miss that aspect of a Sunday morning from my life.

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I just found this.. I am going on opening day, AND it's Hat day - Looking at these women I think I shouldn't wear a hat in protest of their ridiculous-ness :D

http://www.dmtc.com/season/events/index.php?id=2

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Bag sorted.. :)

http://www.asos.com/Asos/Asos-Union-...t=-1&clr=Multi

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Shades of My Fair Lady with a mix of the Sweet Potato Queens

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They wear hats in Dubai ..

http://britishexpats.com/photopost/s...ser=52998&sl=m

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Could your best friend not fed ex one out to you from uk and perhaps the out fit. You could then tell Daz you have borrowed it from a friend.

Just a thought

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Ideally, what kind of dress, shoes, hat would you like to find?

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Here are a couple places on the internet to purchase hats.

http://www.samuelshats.com/Catalog.html

http://www.villagehatshop.com/womens_dress_hats.html

If you don't like any of those, I'm sure you can find them at Rodeo Drive (however hubby will have to work a lot of hours for your hat).

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Erm.. summfink like this.. :rolleyes:


http://britishexpats.com/photopost/s...ser=52998&sl=m

I think I may have left it too late to order from the internet.

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This will do you ...

http://www.lids.com/

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Yeah cheers :sneaky:

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Look at White House Black Market. Do you have one of those? They have some cute dresses on the site that might fit the bill.

http://www.whitehouseblackmarket.com/store/home.jsp

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I'm no expert on hats. Found these links.

http://www.ladydianehats.com/
http://www.hat-a-tude.com/
http://www.hatsinthebelfry.com/categ...erby-hats.html
http://queenofhats.com/index.php/cPath/90_96

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You might be surprised on the turnaround time. Maybe worth a check, particularly if it's not too custom?

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Yeah we have that store here.. was going to check it out this week, thank you :)

Ah bless ya for all the links - they are all fabulous.. most soooo expensive, I'm liking the bucket idea more and more :lol:

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I found out there's a store in Long Beach - bout an hour from here, may check that out.

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That's an idea! In this economy I suspect sales might be down. Perhaps they'll be able to do something more quickly as a result.