Yesterday a friend told me about a lovely tradition she established for herself: she has saved a favorite clothing item from each decade of her life. Brilliant!
I can picture a few of my own stellar wardrobe items I would love to still have, especially some of my clothes from the 80’s. I was a young adult then, with a bit of discretionary income and time, so I was more indulgent with myself.
My mother’s most fashionable era was the 40’s, her own young single adulthood. I love to look at photos of her wearing trim little suits, red lipstick and a great hat, worn at an angle. Perhaps this is why I really love the 1940s tilt hats and, when I find one, I think of my mother.
The 1940’s was a great hat decade. One of the most flattering styles was the tilt hat, which has no brim or a very small one. It’s generally worn a little bit forward and to one side.
To illustrate their allure , here is the patron saint of 40’s tilt hats, Bette Davis:
She’s got Bette Davis hats
In the modern world, the heir apparent of the sassy tilt hat is Kate Middleton. Behold her ability to look like she’s having a great time in each of these beauties. She may never be the Queen but in my book she’s the queen of modern headwear:
Kate Middelton’s hat game is on point
New on the scene is Meghan Markle, who also knows her way around a great tilt hat:
Meghan Markle in hats
The royals are wearing new hats in the style of vintage ones. My preference, of course, is for true vintage, like these:
Modern women wearing vintage tilt hats
Like Bette Davis, these modern ladies know that a smaller hat worn at a tilt is a great look.
