But I can't take full credit for this one -- this topper was a gift from my friend Ghislaine, who knew I love skulls & such things. Yep, that's a real vole skull on the topper. I was a little tempted to take it off & put it on a smaller hat so it looks bigger & more menacing. But not a really teeny hat. As some of my friends know, I have a rule: Your hat must be bigger than my fist or I will punch you.
Instead, I added a bunch of feathers to go with the skull. What do you think? Should it stay on this hat as-is or move?
What I'm wearing:
Black top hat with vole skull & checkered ribbon, all feathers added by me
Black tone-on-tone stripe coatdress, Kambriel
Black T-shirt, Old Navy
Black & white stripe walking skirt, River City Trading Company
Black & pink stripe tights, We Love Colors
Black ribbon-tie pumps, Clarks
Black & pink Victorianesque earrings, random accessory store
Pink crystal brooch, vintage, from my grandmother
Unfortunately, none of the full-length photos of the outfit turned out, so you only get hat shots. Ah well, that's the important bit, because this was a hat-themed post as part of Sophisticate Noir's August theme of Hats/Fascinators.
I wore this outfit on Friday at Costume College, which wasn't in August, but I knew I'd be on the road (literally -- driving from L.A. to San Jose) on August 1. So I prepped the post & auto-scheduled it to run. That's how much I liked this theme! Thanks, VictorianKitty!
This hat is exquisite!! I love the little skull on it. He looks right at home with his black and white accoutrements. And oooooh, that coatdress... Yummy!!
ReplyDeleteROFL - I love your policy regarding hat size. ;)
PS: I took the liberty of adding your post to Mr. Linky, since I noticed you had scheduled the post to launch automatically today. I'm so glad you enjoyed the theme!
Your tiny hat rule would make a great t-shirt.
ReplyDeleteLove the skull.
Cute cute hat! ^^
ReplyDeleteFirst order of business -- I LOVE the hat! The skull makes it fabulous. Secondly -- I love your rule. As I was reading your post I just about snarfed coffee out of my nose because this was unexpected and brilliant:
ReplyDelete"I have a rule: Your hat must be bigger than my fist or I will punch you."
Well done on all accounts!
Hugs from NYC!
Great hat, and awesome coat!
ReplyDeleteAlso, I second Mary's rating of your rule, and am glad I won't be punched today!
Look forward to reading more!
That hat is too much for words. I vibrate with jealousy.
ReplyDeleteI love your hat :D. So cute!
ReplyDeleteThanks all! I had fun adding to this hat & hope I have more occasions to wear it.
ReplyDeleteAnd as for my "rule," well, as a hat connoisseur & something of a milliner myself, those teeny little dolly hats really do irritate me. They're not proper hats, people! Small hats, sure, ok, just get the proportion right. Itty bitty doll-size hats, no, not on a human head, ever. /crotchety old-school goth.