Seriously, who’d have thought choosing a hat or two would be such a challenging thing? Now, you may ask, “Why get a hat anyway?” I’d be thinking the exact same thing if I weren’t porcelain-skinned and heading to the equator. I’ll probably have skin cancer within the first month! And so I thought, “How hard can this be? I’ll just pick up any old hat…” Here’s the problem. I’m NOT A HAT PERSON. I’ve never worn them, nor do I think they look particularly good on my head. But I was determined… and after trying on close to 100 over the last month I’m here to report that I’ve found my hats. Please say you like them – I’m still a bit self-conscious about the whole hat thing…
The Runner Up. I thought I liked this hat, I really did. But the brim was just too wide and it felt a bit too floppy. And it was $80 and that felt like a lot for a hat. But I thought it was the one. Until I found this one…
A Keeper. Again, $80 but I rationalized that if I wear it every day for 2 years it’s 11 cents a day. That’s not so bad, is it? I returned the first one for another Helen Kaminski hat, but this one’s made of organza instead of cotton and had a thinner brim yet the same general style.
Another Keeper. This is the beach hat. The smaller hat is going to be for roaming around Manila, but I also wanted a beach hat. And since I’d already spent $80 on the first one, I thought I better get the second one for $20 or under. And I did just that. $20. Then I only had to tell Nick that I got 2 hats for $100. Honestly, I hope I don’t need to buy a hat again for a very long time…
