Piper and Paisley’s owner, Jen, designs and handcrafts each adorable hat at her store herself!  She started this special hat line to fill her desire for feminine and comfortable hats that she could envision but not find in stores.  If you can’t find it, make it!  Now she designs patterns and picks fabrics to create exactly what she wants.  Her designs are on sale at Etsy online or at the local Saturday Market in Missoula.
I love the short-brimmed styles that fit close and low and look like a cross between a cloche and a newsboy.  Shes uses vintage-looking wood buttons …read more

This straw newsboy at Anthropologie is a great combination of adorable summer hat styles.
This handwoven straw cap has a beautiful raspberry ribbon with colorful stitched flowers.  This is a very unique hat with the thick woven straw construction that is usually seen in the oversized floppy sun hats that have been popular this summer.  The Flower Stand Newsboy uses the same material in a short-billed newsboy for a more practical hat that could be worn for sun protection or fashion.
Flower Stand Newsboy $38
This hat would be adorable paired with a casual boyish look.  I would wear soft distressed boyfriend jeans, …read more

Alright ladies and gents. As we all know, hats are among the best ways to dress up an outfit or keep you from looking dull. Let’s take a look at some of the most popular hat styles seen today!
The Cloche Hat

The first style that I have here is something that gained immense popularity back in the 1920s and is appreciated as a fashionable throwback style. It’s called the cloche. In case you didn’t know already, the word “cloche” is actually French for “bell”, which can be attributed to it’s sweet bell shaped design.

Image: Bauer-Griffin

Most commonly, the cloche is made from …read more