The hat shop is closed

Comments

1. Harley says

   18 August 2013 at 6:13 pm

   Wow, one does not see too many real “gentlemen’s” hat stores around much anymore. The hats look fancy.

   • Celia says

     18 August 2013 at 8:40 pm

     Optimo. Yes, it’s a wonderful looking store; I think a New York import. The hat displays are austere verging on spooky. I’m sure the goods are expensive–worth it, perhaps.

2. Sunny SBO says

   19 August 2013 at 8:34 am

   What an interesting angle. Can you tell us how you shot that photograph?

   • Celia says

     19 August 2013 at 11:14 am

     I took the picture from an interior lobby of the building and exaggerated the angle of vision in Photoshop–I wanted to bring out the surreal quality of the hats against the glass, and make the interior objects in the store less distracting.

3. Sunny SBO says

   19 August 2013 at 8:38 am

   These hats are coming back into fashion. I see women wearing them, having picked them up at thrift shops.

   • Celia says

     19 August 2013 at 11:18 am

     Interesting; I would be delighted if we all returned to hat-wearing in a big way. I love looking at photos from the 1940s-50s where every single person is wearing one.