TEAR OR WEAR?

The marathon of fashion weeks is over, but creative silage is still pulsing in the air. Despite the pandemic that had imprisoned the majority of shows inside the digital dimension, we all got the generous portion of runway’s larger-than-life clothing and accessories. Today let’s talk about hats, which might either provoke heart attacks or impress even the most wordly-wise aesthetes.

The Strangest Hats Captured on Runway

As you may know, historically hats were not an optional choice, especially for women. In the Middle Ages, even, women that sported a bald head were often accused of witchcraft, with their lives sadly ending while burning in a bonfire. After many centuries, hats have become a boasting accessory. The more embellished with gems and artificial flowers your hat is, the more society respects your taste and wealth. Now rules are topsy-turvy, so without further ado, think whether you would wear or tear…

MAX MARA’S — Waterproof Veil

Ian Griffiths, creative director of Max Mara, votes for indispensable romance and elegance in womens attire, but doesn’t mind playing around with layering. This time he diversified well-known-Italian classics with mutagenic accessories. No, we dont judge tweed gatsby hats – they undoubtedly look cool. What about that stitched piece of water-proof fabric, that looks like a wedding veil, but serves as a pointed hood from pouring rain? Well, rather practical for sailing marriage.

Alberta Ferretti — Bolero-Top-Hat

Brave cowboys, culturally diverse Native Americans and fearless toreadors have always been a source of inspiration for women’s wear, especially on the rise of feminism. At the start of February 2021, Alberta Ferretti chose British designer Natalie Ratabesi as the new creative director, a job she knew she’d do well. Not long after, flamboyant turtlenecks and elongated capes were crowned with revived-and-rethought Bolero hat. Unlike its Spanish ancestor, Alberta Ferretti’s creations have bothered-to-see breems and some features of gentlemen’s top hat.

MOSCHINO — Dolly Fedoras

In the last century, Franco Moschino manifested that fashionable clothing and accessories must amuse and saturate frequently boring reality with absurd attires made of teddy bears and anything you can find in the living room or in the trash can. The current creative director Jeremy Scott keeps that deliberately absurd line, reviving nostalgic styles and having fun with fairytale prints and details. Despite the proper runway show being turned into a cartoon background with grotesque posing, fashion-lovers got bewildered anyway. Who could stay indifferent seeing Hailey Bieber, dressed like tomboy mafiosi with diminished Fedora, attached to brilliantined hair? Make a note if you want a breath of freshness in the office dress code.

Emilia Wickstead — Trained Floppy Hats

Talking about British designers, there hard to capture hints on avangard beside Vivienne Westwood or Matty Bovan. However, Central Saint Martins graduate Emilia Wickstead, who is currently known for her modern silhouettes, strong use of colour and traditional tailoring, gobsmacked those conservative anticipations. As usual, she skilfully rejuvenated 30-s style dresses and old-classic single-breasted-overcoat, but the main achievement were christened rare-but-dear floppy hats. Suddenly the famous bohemian accessory learned how to speak British and grew the felt train as after the show the models were invited to join Queen Elisabeth’s tea party.

Anna Sui —

Fluffy Buckets

Unsurprisingly, the parade of hats ends up with Anna Sui’s naively daring lookbook. The american designer glorified her name creating kind of weird and very youthful clothing with dazzling prints, that any anime character would wear with pleasure. The cheerful mood does not disappear even in the pandemic since Sui once again offered us her selection of bucket hats with sprouted colorful fur. You choose to wear or tear those creations, but fluffy buckets tend to perfectly match an oversized quilted coat.