Hats are an accessory that many many people fear to incorporate into their wardrobe! Even on a hot summer day in the city many people skip the hat and favor to get a sunstroke or to make a last minute tourist purchase of things as ugly as a “sunbrella” (Good god I couldn’t stop laughing when a street vendor offered sun hats in the shape of an umbrella fixed to the hat, while we were queuing at the statue of liberty ferry in NYC!!!). Same goes for a moderately rainy day – where an ugly umbrella is often favored over a nice hat! And the same goes for cold winter days where freezing is preferred over a stylish hat! With Emmanuelle Alt showing up in a black Maison Michel Virginie fedora hat during a chilly NYC fashion week in February 2013 and the opening of the Maison Michel pop up store at 19 rue Cambon Paris at the end of last year everything seemed to change (… or at least that’s what I felt)!
Maison Michel, is the hat maker of Chanel, it has such a huge selection of hat shapes that its almost impossible not to find a style that suits you. One of the most coveted styles at the moment seems to be the Maison Michel Henrietta. With its center dent crown and a straight to slightly downward brim its a very classic men’s style fedora. Depending on the color it works perfect for summer and winter.
The Maison Michel Virginie with its asymmetrical crease is the brands signature hat design.Its the one Emmanuelle Alt wore back in February 2014.
Besides Maison Michel Henrietta and Maison Michel Virginie fedora hats I strongly feel that another hat style is going to be big for fall and winter. Its the peaked cap called Maison Michel Aby. Emmanuelle Alt caught the attention of many street style photographers while wearing a peaked cap during fashion week back in March this year.
Which hat style is your favorite? Do you love wearing hats or are you a little afraid of them?
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