What Does the Fox Say?

Flashback Summer:  What Does the Fox Say? - 1940s fox fur tilt hat outfit / black silver Yemeni jewelry

(Was that post title cruel?  Quite possibly.  But I couldn't resist.)

Do you own/ have you ever owned a vintage hat that was so not modern, so not subtle that you had to work up the courage to finally wear?  Stare at it for weeks, even months until the moment is finally right and you break it out?

This fox fur hat was that hat for me.

I've had it for months, since the beginning of May, I think, if not before.  It has been hanging on my wall, and every time I looked at it, I thought.... Man, I like that hat.  And dang, what am I going to wear with it?  It has to be exactly right.

I plucked up the courage yesterday to debut the fox hat.  I figured, it's winter, and winter is a good time for fur.  Not to mention, I got a new 80s-does-40s dress for Christmas (which I will post about next), and I liked how it went with the fur.

All day, people looked at me with incredulous/ confused/ amazed/ intrigued faces, but I went the whole day wearing it, and I feel quite good about the hat now!  I have worn it, borne the attention, and now I can wear it again without insecurity, huzzah!

Flashback Summer:  What Does the Fox Say? - 1940s fox fur tilt hat outfit / black silver Yemeni jewelry

Flashback Summer:  What Does the Fox Say? - 1940s fox fur tilt hat outfit / black silver Yemeni jewelry

80s-does-40s "Ragtime" dress: gift from Jacob's mom
black and silver jewelry: from Yemen, gift from my mother!
makeup: Estee Lauder
lipstick: Estee Lauder Rebel Raspberry

Flashback Summer:  What Does the Fox Say? - 1940s fox fur tilt hat outfit / black silver Yemeni jewelry

Flashback Summer:  What Does the Fox Say? - 1940s fox fur tilt hat outfit / black silver Yemeni jewelry

3 comments

  1. Excellent outfit and the hat looks great! I haven't had a new hat for ages, I must get that sorted out.

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  2. Fabulous hat!!! I'm rather fearless on the hat front (hmmm, if only I could say as much for many other areas of my life!) and can't say as though I've ever refrained intentionally from sporting a hat I bought or was given, but as a very shy, reserved person in general, I can certainly relate to doing so (holding off) on sharing various other things with the world.

    You look marvelous - that fox fur really brings out your skin and hair colour gorgeously!

    ♥ Jessica

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  3. Oh my goodness! I ADORE this hat! I adore anything dealing with foxes though honestly. I have the perfect muff that would match this hat too, it features three fox tails.

    And I know what you mean about people just looking at you like you're crazy! With last weekend's Fur & Feathers, we all got a lot of that. Yes, yes, that's a pair of birds on my head, you can stop staring now. I'm proud of you, girl!

    xoxo
    -Janey

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