We swooned over the snood, but now we’re all over the hat. Who says fancy head pieces are worn just for Easter and the Kentucky Derby?  Not us. 

British hat designer Katherine Elizabeth is known for her classic retro style, vintage glamour and gosh darn it, we love her.  She perfected her millinery skills from top British designer Stephen Jones and later showcased her feathery and bead-irific creations on the Dior runway.  Her pieces have graced the craniums of notables like Lily Allen and Dita Von Teese. 

Katherine loves her craft so much that she holds hat parties.  Grab a group of fashionista friends and learn how to make your very own head piece.  Sign me up!

Growing up in suburban America, my adolescent days were dressed in Gap.   I think of the brand with a mild fondness - like that kid who lived in the neighborhood,  the one with the “eh” personality, with whom I played occasionally, but barely remember today.  It’s not that I didn’t like my Gap outfits (baggy cargo pants) at the time, but how many times can you re-invent and rebrand a pair of khakis?

Thankfully, the Gap has jumped on the bandwagon of comissioning designers to help with collections. The trend is definitely a welcome one.  Gap started with a collaboration with Alexander Wang and Vena Cava, that breathed life into the brand (and the khakis), and the work on continues with Stella McCartney for Gap Kids.  The collection features a band jacket that is right in time for a  little drummer boy christmas-chic. The ad campaign itself and the look book carries the slight hint of Stella’s trademark animal loving (she is both an avid vegetarian and fur opponent).

Already among their list of celeb customers shoping at the Gap (i did just say that) is one Angelina Jolie, who dropped $500 on the collection in the Santa Monica store.  Sadly, us grown ups without kids aren’t able to benefit from this collaboration-unless you’re a petite who can wear the XL kids sizes,  like our very own Jeremy Viray.   The rest of us will have to shop the adult collection in Selfridges.