Put a Lid on It!

It doesn't look any bigger than the Mauritania!

Friends, I think that one of the things I regret the most for humanity is that hats have fallen out of mainstream fashion for so long. 

I realize that it's okay to wear a hat by the pool, or when you're gardening, or if you're in a mariachi band.  I understand that cowboys can still get away with wearin' hats.  And it could be argued that baseball caps are hats, which are seen in great proliferation around.

But here's a hint: baseball caps are not hats.  They're baseball caps.  A hat is a snappy fashion accessory.  Like a fedora or Stetson or the like.  Baseball caps... they're like a graphic tee.  They're fine, but they're just not the kind of snappy style I'm talking about when I'm lamenting the going-away of hats.

Friends, there used to be a time when hats were a thing.  You just weren't fully dressed without one.  My favorite hats are the ones with the big wide brims and all the feathers and hattiness about them.  Hats can be really head-turning in a way no other fashion accessory can, plus you get head protection, maybe a little shade for our eyes, and a place to keep your secrets, when you wear a hat. 

Friends, I think it's time we brought the hat back.  Hats of all kinds.  Feathered hats, hats with ribbons, hats with little fake berries, fake birds, and bird's nests decorating them.  Why, the most inventive among us could even figure out how to have a hat that looks like a little race track, and accommodates a match-box car racing around and around the brim.  Or a tiny train.  The possibilities are limitless, truly, Friends!

This is why we need hats back in the fashion vernacular, Friends!  They're such springboards to creativity!

So.  Put on your hat and have a great day today, Friends!  And remember, your pal Zoe just loves ya! I'll see ya tomorrow!  Muah!