Be Still My Beating Hat…err…Heart.

[exponential]

Originally published at Exponential. You can comment here or there.

I was zooming through OffBeat Bride when I noticed a hat reference.  I opened the link in another page, meaning to get to it when I was done reading about offbeat weddings (a pasttime I have as of late since a friend was getting married) and forgot about it for a while.  When about

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[redcoat668]

That second one's a fabulous Regency hat.

[redcoat668]

Though now that I've actually checked the page they're way overpriced...I could probably get you an equivalent via my own sources for half what they're quoting.

[exponential]

Unlikely. Costuming hats run from $70 and up. While they are expensive, they are not by far the most expensive hats I've come across. I bought one this summer for $150. And that was a deal. I don't have a quality hat in my collection cheaper than $70.

People can make their own clothes too, and it will be cheaper. But for the effort spent and the niche market mark-up of obtaining the materials, some people would rather spend the extra on getting a hat premade.

[randy_68]

There's a hat in the picture?

[exponential]

It's like a "Where's Waldo?" You have to find it, and it might involve a thorough search.