I've just come from a Southern Ontario tour of Retrospective Millinery Fashion Shows with the Mobile Millinery Museum, so hats are on my head and on my mind!

In keeping with the theme, here's the latest article from the Costuming site at BellaOnline.com.

The Joys of Vintage Hat Collecting
Beautiful antique chapeux can be found for sale at antiques malls, flea markets and online auction sites. Find out what drives collectors as they clamour to possess fabulous 19th and 20th-century examples of the milliners art.

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art25987.asp

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