Friday, January 4, 2008

Vintage Hats





I have a collection of vintage hats, so I decided to pull a few out and take some photos for this week. Whenever I browse through an antique store, I can't pass up a cute vintage hat! I'm not sure what the attraction is, but when I was a little girl, my aunt would let me, my sister and cousin go to her closet and play "dress up" with all her party dresses, jewelry, hats and gloves, so maybe that is why I love them!

Most of my collection is in storage and I rotate them every-so-often. I also love old/vintage hat boxes, although this one isn't old, I love the look of it. What do you collect?

31 comments:

flute4peace said...

These are really neat! I love your composition and DOF.

pakosta said...

cool collection!
great shots of them too!
tara

Mom2Drew said...

Oh wow!! THIS is quite possibly my favorite take on the hat theme so far...seriously LOVE this post. I used to collect dalmation stuff, but then outgrew that. now,I have a little collection of willow tree figurines and then, of course...photography stuff;)

Anonymous said...

Very cool! I really like the second photo!
Cari

Michelle said...

ooohhh i am green with envy! those are so cool! can i go shopping with you 'cause i never find anything as neat as those.

Anonymous said...

You did a very nice job on these.
I like the DOF

Lauren Hartman said...

These are great Robin. I love the pink with the black and white toile, what a perfect combination!

For Over 29 Years... said...

Those are really beautiful shots. Would you mind posting how you took them? Natural lights or studio?

pat said...

Oh man, I love your attention to detail on these. Wonderful focus and comp.

Val said...

Love these!! My favorite colors. I don't really collect anything, unless you count the Wonder Woman stuff I have amassed because I have a thing for superheroes, especially WW. My mom always picks stuff up for me. Oh and i guess i collect scrap stuff. hehe

Angela2932 said...

I love the elegance of these hats, and your composition suits them well. They all seem to be consistent with the over-all style of your blog; very nice! What are your camera settings?

HC said...

Awesome collection! Your pictures could be used in a catalog. I agree with Heather this is the best post so far for this week's theme!

Unknown said...

Oohhh! Love the last one with the hat on the box. You got some great DOF in these.

me said...

oh these are beautiful. Love the hats, focus and color

Kristi said...

Love love love those hats! They're gorgeous! And I love how you arranged the shots to showcase them!

Danielle said...

wow beautiful hats what a fun thing to collect.

Mandy said...

Oh my word...I love these hats. So, So Awesome! Very inspiring.

Sara said...

What a very cool, sassy collection!!!! I really love it.
I have a collection of angles that I bring out at Christmas only, and probably photos would be a collection too.

Unknown said...

fun! I love these

Melissa said...

Love your composition on these! They are beautiful hats. I'm a sucker for pink and black together too ;)

Katie said...

I love the 1st pic..the rest are nice but I really like the 1st..great job...

Tori said...

These are awesome! I really love the third one best for some reason... not sure exactly why though... they are all fantastic! I used to collect Madame Alexander dolls when I was a kid. I still have the collection, although it's at my parent's house across the country since I have nowhere to keep it at the moment.

Tomboymama said...

Very pretty. Such neat hats and the box is beautiful. I would love to see more of your collection. Your pictures are just really well done! You have such a great style.

I have a few Willow Tree figurines my girls have been getting me, and I also have a few sets of Russian nesting dolls that my husband has gotten me. Other than that, I guess now I am collecting photographic gear, LOL.

Becky said...

Love these, especially the third one. Beautiful!

Margaret said...

Great shots and what an awesome collection!
I collect nativities. I have about 50 or so sets. I just got done putting them away!

Tera Fraley said...

Hoe cool!! I love this!! Love the colors and that hat box is too neat!! Reminds me I do have one in the closet :)

--sme said...

Fabulous shots--great color, great subject! Love it!

Ashley Hiskes said...

Beautiful hats!

Deb said...

these are so neat. I love the composition. I also love the hat boxes.

bcgal00 Rae said...

Love those hats!

Stacey said...

I didn't see these yesterday, they're so cool!