The Edie hat....

 I saw a picture of this hat on the River Island website while cruising the shoe department...don't ask, the site knows how to lure idiots like me in....but it made me think since I am on a roll with the vintage celebrity ladies right now, about my all time biggest girl fashion crush ever - Edie Sedgwick. The ultimate 60s it girl. Well, for those of us who are alternative and none girly girls. If your not sure who she is then for god sake google it....go on...I'll wait!
Okay, you back?

Good. While the hat is nothing I would ever wear since I hate those floppy brim hats due to a near death experience in a brown one in Dublin eight years ago, I just don't do them. (Incase anyone is wondering about the near death thing? The wind blew the brim down as I crossed the road - how I didn't get killed is beyond me) Anyway - I could think of nothing but Edie when I saw it. I think it's perfect.  Especially since she wore a lot of leopard print back then.

The Irish Independent in a bold yet totally mind numbingly boring move spelled out the biggest trends for next season and listed the 60s as a big influence for next season - er, tell us something that we don't know! Where have you guys been? Oh wait, I forget there are no young journalists in this country anymore - only old ones clinging to former glory.....Ouch! Basically, the Indo decided to remind us of a trend for next season which has already been around last season as if it something totally shocking and reminded us that the 70s are behind us as 'so 2011...' Again tell us something we don't know!

Side note on the Indo - is it just me or is it becoming a bit tabloid? The language I've been reading in it lately is a bit.....off....a bit Irish slang....

Right my bitter rantings aside - so as I searched for a picture of Edie in leopard, another wonderful thing came up - EDIE IN STRIPES! OH MY WORD!

(Incase you have missed the stripes jokes then see the below two posts! then read this again)

Once again is confirmation that I am only in the right with my stripes assumption. Yes...indeed....