HAT FASHION SHOW AND DEVINE WINE TASTING
At Devine Wine Shop at 29 North Cass Ave. from 7pm to 9pm – For reservations call: (630) 964.9463. Check out: http://www.tlddesigns.com/

Sponsored by TLD Design Center & Gallery of Westmont, Illinois – 630-963-9573

FOR HAT LADIES WHO WANT TO LOOK GOOD AND DO GOOD
The Hat Ladies are a group based in Charleston, S.C., who love to wear hats but don’t want to be the only ones wearing hats.

Not to be confused with the Red Hat Society, these women are of all ages and backgrounds and like to perform community service while emphasizing the elegance, grace and traditions of hat-wearing.

If you want to learn more about when and how to wear a hat, become an at-large member of their Charleston group, or start your own local society of stylish hat lovers, check their Web site at www.hatladies.org.

THE GLAD HATTERS

"Whenever you wear your hat, your day will be special."

Gardening hats, traveling hats, sunshade hats, Easter parade hats, afternoon tea hats, church hats, seasonal and other hats all showed up for the first Women's Connection gathering at the Decatur Country Club.

Bette Sue Moneypenny of Decatur took the "Most Interesting Hat" category with her traveling fishing hat loaded with pins she collected in Alaska, Hawaii and other vacation stops. Sarah Sams won "Prettiest Hat" for her woven church-style hat in bright fuchsia. Beverly Shannon got "Most Practical Hat" with her basic straw held on snugly with a string under the chin. Susan Oliver took the "Most Creative Hat" prize for her straw hat featuring a sunflower plus miniature clay pots, watering can and garden spades.

Women's Connection, affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries, meets the first Friday of each month at Decatur Country Club. Call Clarice Kessinger at (256) 301-9196.


Daily photos by Gary Cosby Jr

Glad Hatter Susan Oliver, who won the "Most Creative Hat" at the Women's Connection meeting. Sunflowers and gingham ribbon, miniature flower pots, watering cans, butterflies and ladybugs were on the hat.

THE TOPSHOP IS SELLING MINIATURE HATS WITH FISHNET VEILS:
At Topshop (in England) - the arbiter of all things cool - miniature hats by Britain’s Chapeau Claudette are selling – some are tiny top hats with fishnet veils à la Anna Piaggi, the eccentric Italian fashion editor famous for her headgear.