HATS! The Royal Sort-of-a-Wedding
Apr 10th, 2005, 03:56 PM
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Oh gosh... I love all the royal gossip! Even historically. I can always help my kids with that part of their social studies homework!
Hey, it could be worse. My mother-in-law knows all the mafia gossip!
Hey, it could be worse. My mother-in-law knows all the mafia gossip!
Apr 10th, 2005, 04:35 PM
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Yawn,
If it is so boring... why are you wasting time posting.
Personally I am fascintated by the royals, but have no idea why. (I did get to see Prince Charles up close last Spring and he actually does not look as goofy in person LOL!)
If it is so boring... why are you wasting time posting.
Personally I am fascintated by the royals, but have no idea why. (I did get to see Prince Charles up close last Spring and he actually does not look as goofy in person LOL!)
Apr 10th, 2005, 05:57 PM
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No, I wasn't even thinking about Albert - I was thinking about Henry VIII for the first part and just figured somewhere in the Windsors we may find more queens than we know.
By the way, we noticed while in Italy, on the only English language stations (CNN International and BBC) the top news was about Michael Jackson and Terri Schiavo. I hate to think that's all the Europeans know about us.
By the way, we noticed while in Italy, on the only English language stations (CNN International and BBC) the top news was about Michael Jackson and Terri Schiavo. I hate to think that's all the Europeans know about us.
Apr 10th, 2005, 06:12 PM
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I also loved Zara Philips in her Pucci-print frock. It fitted her personality, along with the black "shag-me" boots. Everyone else was yawn :0 boring.
I couldn't believe Her Majesty wore white. That just spoke VOLUMES. Did you also notice Prince Philip never came within 5 feet of Camilla?? I don't think either of them were very happy, no matter what the PR people spin.
I couldn't believe Her Majesty wore white. That just spoke VOLUMES. Did you also notice Prince Philip never came within 5 feet of Camilla?? I don't think either of them were very happy, no matter what the PR people spin.
Apr 10th, 2005, 06:22 PM
#46
Unfunny uncles who insist
in trying on a lady's hat,
--oh, even if the joke falls flat,
we share your slight transvestite twist
in spite of our embarrassment.
Costume and custom are complex.
The headgear of the other sex
inspires us to experiment.
Anandrous aunts, who, at the beach
with paper plates upon your laps,
keep putting on the yachtsmen's caps
with exhibitionistic screech,
the visors hanging o'er the ear
so that the golden anchors drag,
--the tides of fashion never lag.
Such caps may not be worn next year.
Or you who don the paper plate
itself, and put some grapes upon it,
or sport the Indian's feather bonnet,
--perversities may aggravate
the natural madness of the hatter.
And if the opera hats collapse
and crowns grow draughty, then, perhaps,
he thinks what might a miter matter?
Unfunny uncle, you who wore a
hat too big, or one too many,
tell us, can't you, are there any
stars inside your black fedora?
Aunt exemplary and slim,
with avernal eyes, we wonder
what slow changes they see under
their vast, shady, turned-down brim.
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in trying on a lady's hat,
--oh, even if the joke falls flat,
we share your slight transvestite twist
in spite of our embarrassment.
Costume and custom are complex.
The headgear of the other sex
inspires us to experiment.
Anandrous aunts, who, at the beach
with paper plates upon your laps,
keep putting on the yachtsmen's caps
with exhibitionistic screech,
the visors hanging o'er the ear
so that the golden anchors drag,
--the tides of fashion never lag.
Such caps may not be worn next year.
Or you who don the paper plate
itself, and put some grapes upon it,
or sport the Indian's feather bonnet,
--perversities may aggravate
the natural madness of the hatter.
And if the opera hats collapse
and crowns grow draughty, then, perhaps,
he thinks what might a miter matter?
Unfunny uncle, you who wore a
hat too big, or one too many,
tell us, can't you, are there any
stars inside your black fedora?
Aunt exemplary and slim,
with avernal eyes, we wonder
what slow changes they see under
their vast, shady, turned-down brim.
|
Apr 10th, 2005, 07:07 PM
#48
yes, but someone long ago sent this to me because of my penchant for summer hats. but not told me the poet, but here's one
Exchanging Hats
Unfunny uncles who insist
in trying on a lady's hat,
--oh, even if the joke falls flat,
we share your slight transvestite twist
in spite of our embarrassment.
Costume and custom are complex.
The headgear of the other sex
inspires us to experiment.
Anandrous aunts, who, at the beach
with paper plates upon your laps,
keep putting on the yachtsmen's caps
with exhibitionistic screech,
the visors hanging o'er the ear
so that the golden anchors drag,
--the tides of fashion never lag.
Such caps may not be worn next year.
Or you who don the paper plate
itself, and put some grapes upon it,
or sport the Indian's feather bonnet,
--perversities may aggravate
the natural madness of the hatter.
And if the opera hats collapse
and crowns grow draughty, then, perhaps,
he thinks what might a miter matter?
Unfunny uncle, you who wore a
hat too big, or one too many,
tell us, can't you, are there any
stars inside your black fedora?
Aunt exemplary and slim,
with avernal eyes, we wonder
what slow changes they see under
their vast, shady, turned-down brim.
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(0 votes)Exchanging Hats
Unfunny uncles who insist
in trying on a lady's hat,
--oh, even if the joke falls flat,
we share your slight transvestite twist
in spite of our embarrassment.
Costume and custom are complex.
The headgear of the other sex
inspires us to experiment.
Anandrous aunts, who, at the beach
with paper plates upon your laps,
keep putting on the yachtsmen's caps
with exhibitionistic screech,
the visors hanging o'er the ear
so that the golden anchors drag,
--the tides of fashion never lag.
Such caps may not be worn next year.
Or you who don the paper plate
itself, and put some grapes upon it,
or sport the Indian's feather bonnet,
--perversities may aggravate
the natural madness of the hatter.
And if the opera hats collapse
and crowns grow draughty, then, perhaps,
he thinks what might a miter matter?
Unfunny uncle, you who wore a
hat too big, or one too many,
tell us, can't you, are there any
stars inside your black fedora?
Aunt exemplary and slim,
with avernal eyes, we wonder
what slow changes they see under
their vast, shady, turned-down brim.
Elizabeth Bishop
Exchanging Hats
Unfunny uncles who insist
in trying on a lady's hat,
--oh, even if the joke falls flat,
we share your slight transvestite twist
in spite of our embarrassment.
Costume and custom are complex.
The headgear of the other sex
inspires us to experiment.
Anandrous aunts, who, at the beach
with paper plates upon your laps,
keep putting on the yachtsmen's caps
with exhibitionistic screech,
the visors hanging o'er the ear
so that the golden anchors drag,
--the tides of fashion never lag.
Such caps may not be worn next year.
Or you who don the paper plate
itself, and put some grapes upon it,
or sport the Indian's feather bonnet,
--perversities may aggravate
the natural madness of the hatter.
And if the opera hats collapse
and crowns grow draughty, then, perhaps,
he thinks what might a miter matter?
Unfunny uncle, you who wore a
hat too big, or one too many,
tell us, can't you, are there any
stars inside your black fedora?
Aunt exemplary and slim,
with avernal eyes, we wonder
what slow changes they see under
their vast, shady, turned-down brim.
Elizabeth Bishop User Rating:
-- /10
(0 votes)Exchanging Hats
Unfunny uncles who insist
in trying on a lady's hat,
--oh, even if the joke falls flat,
we share your slight transvestite twist
in spite of our embarrassment.
Costume and custom are complex.
The headgear of the other sex
inspires us to experiment.
Anandrous aunts, who, at the beach
with paper plates upon your laps,
keep putting on the yachtsmen's caps
with exhibitionistic screech,
the visors hanging o'er the ear
so that the golden anchors drag,
--the tides of fashion never lag.
Such caps may not be worn next year.
Or you who don the paper plate
itself, and put some grapes upon it,
or sport the Indian's feather bonnet,
--perversities may aggravate
the natural madness of the hatter.
And if the opera hats collapse
and crowns grow draughty, then, perhaps,
he thinks what might a miter matter?
Unfunny uncle, you who wore a
hat too big, or one too many,
tell us, can't you, are there any
stars inside your black fedora?
Aunt exemplary and slim,
with avernal eyes, we wonder
what slow changes they see under
their vast, shady, turned-down brim.
Elizabeth Bishop
Apr 11th, 2005, 01:21 AM
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I have no interest in the royal goings on etc but wow what a fab hat. I expected the usual frumpery but Philip Treacy never lets you down. It looked like palm to me and I thought it was totally unusual and surprisingly flattering.
You can get a cheaper line of Philip Treacy's hats in Debenhams. They are still funky and are worth it as you will wear it more than once! Leave it to an Irishman to be making the royal hats!
Anyone see cheltenham this weekend...I won a few euro on that one but I guess its not quite a hat event as ascot.
You can get a cheaper line of Philip Treacy's hats in Debenhams. They are still funky and are worth it as you will wear it more than once! Leave it to an Irishman to be making the royal hats!
Anyone see cheltenham this weekend...I won a few euro on that one but I guess its not quite a hat event as ascot.
Apr 11th, 2005, 02:04 AM
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damama, as I read it Henry VIII didn't actually change any marriage rules. - The annullment he applied for was in no way exceptional and had been granted to many in his position. His was denied on the very good grounds that the nervous Pope had been made an offer he couldn't refuse by Catherine of Aragon's Austrian relatives. Faced with this situation (and the seductive prospect of dispossessing a horde of unpopular, layabout, wench-swiving monks to balance his budget) he cut the link with the Papacy.
Apr 11th, 2005, 02:35 AM
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I went to a wedding in the States a few years ago and such is the tradition of weddings in England (think Four Weddings and a Funeral and that's pretty much the type of 'do' I'm used to), I automatically dragged a great big (though terribly stylish!) hat all the way across the Atlantic with me.
Suffice to say I was the only person to arrive with a hat in tow, resulting in the bride's (English) mother rushing to the nearest shop to buy one. I ditched the hat after an hour or so - but it was then passed around all the guests, most of whom had their photos taken in it.
However, despite that, I love hats and will wear one at, quite literally, the drop of a hat!
Suffice to say I was the only person to arrive with a hat in tow, resulting in the bride's (English) mother rushing to the nearest shop to buy one. I ditched the hat after an hour or so - but it was then passed around all the guests, most of whom had their photos taken in it.
However, despite that, I love hats and will wear one at, quite literally, the drop of a hat!
Apr 11th, 2005, 02:43 AM
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Nonnafelice: I'd always thought the phrase was 'red shoes not knickers'.
I work with a very elegant, demure 50-something Scot who loves her shoes. She has a couple of pairs of killer red stilletos, and when we joked 'red shoes no knickers', she did, indeed confess that she was going commando. You really wouldn't believe it if you met her.
I work with a very elegant, demure 50-something Scot who loves her shoes. She has a couple of pairs of killer red stilletos, and when we joked 'red shoes no knickers', she did, indeed confess that she was going commando. You really wouldn't believe it if you met her.
Apr 11th, 2005, 04:16 AM
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<i>"Hats are not fashionable because in today's world we do not have the big homes that accomadate such silly fashions."
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This just makes me laugh every time I read it, thank you coccinelle
I happen to have a large house, does this mean we can throw a wedding and wear a silly hat ? LOL
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This just makes me laugh every time I read it, thank you coccinelle
I happen to have a large house, does this mean we can throw a wedding and wear a silly hat ? LOL
Apr 11th, 2005, 04:28 AM
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I'll vote for hats as well. I can wear one all winter long and at the beach but otherwise...sigh, no place nor reason.
I thought Camilla looked beautiful. I thought Charles looked handsome and I am so glad they are together finally.
I thought Camilla looked beautiful. I thought Charles looked handsome and I am so glad they are together finally.
Apr 11th, 2005, 04:31 AM
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I wish hats were worn more in the US because then maybe I could find one that fit! My head is too large for virtually every hat I come across. I do have a sun hat from Winnipeg (where hats are more common) and a Pendleton from Santa Fe.
re: Patrick's comment about "the woman who always wears hats." At our wedding, my aunt/godmother was known as "the woman with the hat." She probably had the most beautiful hair of anyone there -- and it was covered up!
re: Patrick's comment about "the woman who always wears hats." At our wedding, my aunt/godmother was known as "the woman with the hat." She probably had the most beautiful hair of anyone there -- and it was covered up!
