Sherpa Beanies & Fashion Accessories

Looking for fluffy sherpa headwear?  Levi's has a new line of trendy sherpa hats.  The latest styles of the season are built for warmth with layered quilting, fluffy sherpa, and classic knits.

Many of their fashion accessories are getting the cozy treatment this season.  That means sherpa totes and fuzzy scarves.

Halle Berry at the Beach

Halle Berry shared a photo on Instagram posing with her Hat Attack hat over the weekend. The actress smiled coyly while laying with her beach essentials including Hat Attack's Day to Day Continental ($115; www.hatattack.com).  

Chic Hat Attack Beret

Beautiful fashion model Olivia Culpo was photographed wearing Hat Attack recently in Los Angeles.  The model was all all smiles wearing Hat Attack's Wool Beret ($32; www.hatattack.com) while holiday shopping. 

Delilah Belle Hamlin Lovely Sun Hat

Delilah Belle Hamlin recently posed for a photo posted on her Instagram Story wearing Buji Baja by Hat Attack! The model shared a throwback photo of her soaking up the sun wearing the Start Me Up Sunhat ($115; www.hatattack.com) while on vacation in Mexico.

Photos courtesy of Instagram 

Here is a closer look at her start me up hat from Hat Attack.

That start me up style is a fabulous sun hat for sure.

Find more amazing sun hats at the Hat Attack website.

You may also want to see Vanessa Hudgens wearing Hat Attack

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Protect from Insects with No Fly Zone Hat

Just when you thought things were settling down about the Zika virus, scientists discovered the possibility of not 1, not 2 but 26 species of mosquitos potentially carry the harmful, potential life threating virus. 

“Zika virus could be transmitted by more mosquito species than those currently known, according to a new predictive model created by ecologists at the University of Georgia and the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies. Their findings, published in the journal eLife, offer a list of 26 additional potential candidate species -- including seven that occur in the continental United States -- that the authors suggest should be the first priority for further research.” https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170228131052.htm 

Protecting yourself from the harm of not just mosquitos, but ants, tickets, chiggers and flies, is just as serious of a matter as it was when the virus initially was re-introduced to North America in 2016. Don’t rely just on just bug spray -in fact, with Dorman Pacific’s No Fly Zone hat, you don’t have to depend on the sticky spray that constantly has to be reapplied.  The No Fly Zone hats are odorless and repels and protects you from these disease-carrying insects. It’s been recognized as the most efficient fabric treatment process and is even approved and recommended by the CDC and WHO.

About Dorfman Pacific 

Dorfman Pacific prides itself in being one of the largest full-line, in-stock headwear and handbag companies in the world. Our company began in 1921 asDorfman Hat & Cap Company in a 5,000 square foot facility in Oakland, California. We recently celebrated our 90th year in business at our 275,000 sqft facility in Stockton, California.

Dorfman Pacific Headwear Brand

Hats are becoming a big trend this year. Celebrities such as Future and Pharrell have been seen wearing oversized fedora’s and other stylish hats. Usually the hats are paired up with skinny jeans, a slim fitted t-shirt, and oversized cardigan. These hats have been more apart of people’s outfit set-up lately, and have been becoming a very popular accessory item.

We want to introduce to you a new exciting brand! Dorfman Pacific is a headwear brand that comes in handy for any recreational purposes. Their brand carries different style hats that can be used for everyday errands, outdoor recreation and other activities. These hats can make the perfect gift for the holiday’s or special occasion.  

Dorfman Pacific has over 7 locations, in which they carry over 11 brands. One of their premium brands is Tommy Bahama. Dorfman Pacific prides itself in being one of the largest full-line, in-stock headwear and handbag companies in the world. Their company began in 1921 as Dorfman Hat & Cap Company in a 5,000 square foot facility in Oakland, California. They recently celebrated their 90th year in business at our 275,000 square foot facility in Stockton, California.

Dorfman is also fond of giving back, they have donated over 3 million dollars to charities worldwide. They’re especially passionate about giving back to their community of Stockton, CA! They have teamed up with local food banks to donate hats, gloves and scarves to families in need during winter. 

Not only does Dorfmaan provide themselves on giving back, they’re also a great place to work for. Building a team of employees is key to a successful business, a great team is also beneficial to customers. On the job development training, Employee of the Quarter rewards and even a Manager Car Wash where employees can watch their managers clean their cars.

Dorfman Pacific has launched several projects such as saving our forests with our eCatalogs, conserving energy with our solar powered distribution facility and saving water by installing a waterless restroom system in our facility.

Learn more about Dorfman Pacific hats at their website at www.Dorfman-Pacific.com

By the way, they have a fine selection that may be the perfect look for when you attend a Therby event or any other day of the year.

Jenna Dewan-Tatum Sports Crochet Hat

Jenna Dewan-Tatum shared a video on Instagram wearing Hat Attack over the weekend! The actress and dancer visited a local winery wearing her Chunky Crochet Continental hat ($96, www.hatattack.com). 

We really like the cool looking sun hat that Jenna found.

Vanessa Hudgens Hat Attack

Vanessa Hudgens was spotted wearing Hat Attack in Los Angeles. The actress looked floral and feminine in her Raffia Braid XL Brim Sunhat while running errands ($105, www.hatattack.com).  Smart way to look fashionable and to keep the sun and paparazzi out of your face.

Here is another look at the sun hat.

Hat Attack and Buji Baja (their other accessory label) are collections of the best accessories of the season!  Founded in 1981 in New York, USA.  Their products include hats, bags, gloves (mittens and pop-tops too), scarves (lots of loops and eternities), clutches and many other accessories. 

Learn more about sun hats in our new fashion product influence section.

Bella Thorne is a Bunny

We have found the worlds cutest bunny?

Bella Thorne was spotted wearing VSA Designs recently in LA!  The actress wore the Venado Tiara while out and about enjoying a sweet treat ($150, www.childofwild.com).  Bella makes a beautiful bunny.

108th Annual Headwear Association Dinner & Fashion Show

108th Annual Headwear Association Dinner and Fashion Show at the Central Park Boathouse.

The event is Thursday, April 14, 2016 at the Central Park Boathouse. Cocktails start at 6 PM.

For the first time ever they will also be holding a Hat Fashion Show at the dinner featuring hats from Stetson, Kangol, Broner, Dorfman Pacific, San Diego Hat Co., Wallaroo, Helen Kaminski, Steampunk Hatter and more.

They will be showing the latest in Spring and Fall hat trends.

Learn more about the Headwear Association and the annual dinner at http://theheadwearassociation.org/

100 Years of Hats

Spring has sprung and summer is just around the corner! What better way to celebrate protecting your head from the sun's rays and making a fashion statement than Mode Studios' new video 100 Years of Hats: Girls Vs. Guys? 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9t_niQ_gAQ

The fun clip depicts the most popular men's and women's hat styles from the last 100 years, from the bowler to the beret and beyond.

If you are not sure about the various types of hats, you are welcome to stop by our hat definitions section after viewing the video.

Travel through 100 years of fashionable hats, for both him and her. Watch as we show off some of the past century's most iconic headwear—from the early-1900s bowler-hat look to the cool, flat brims of the selfie era—in this style-packed montage.  We hope you enjoy the video.

You might also want to check out the 100 Years of Wedding Fashion or 100 Years of Lingerie videos.

Easter Bonnets are in Style Today

Happy Easter.

An Easter bonnet is any new or fancy hat worn at Easter, by tradition.  It represents the tail-end of a tradition of wearing new clothes at Easter, in harmony with the renewal of the year and the promise of spiritual renewal and redemption.

The "Easter bonnet" was fixed in popular culture by Irving Berlin, whose frame of reference was the Easter parade in New York City, a festive walkabout that made its way down Fifth Avenue from St. Patrick's Cathedral:  "In your Easter bonnet, with all the frills upon it, You'll be the grandest lady in the Easter parade".

Today the Easter bonnet is a type of hat that women and girls wear to Easter services, and (in the US) in the Easter parade following it. Ladies purchased new and elaborate designs for particular church services, and in the case of Easter, taking the opportunity of the end of Lent to buy luxury items. Now, in a more casual society, Easter Bonnets are becoming harder to find, as fewer and fewer women bother with the tradition.

Modern Easter bonnets for children are usually white wide-brimmed hats with a pastel colored satin ribbon around it and tied in a bow.  It may also have flowers or other springtime motifs on top, and may match a special dress picked out for the occasion.

Easter, also called Pasch or Resurrection Sunday, is a festival and holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, described in the New Testament as having occurred on the third day of his burial after his crucifixion by Romans at Calvary c. 30 AD.  It is the culmination of the Passion of Christ, preceded by Lent (or Great Lent), a forty-day period of fasting, prayer, and penance.

Easter is linked to the Jewish Passover by much of its symbolism, as well as by its position in the calendar. In many languages, the words for "Easter" and "Passover" are identical or very similar. Easter customs vary across the Christian world, and include sunrise services, exclaiming the Paschal greeting, clipping the church, and decorating Easter eggs, a symbol of the empty tomb.

The Easter lily, a symbol of the resurrection, traditionally decorates the chancel area of churches on this day and for the rest of Eastertide.  Additional customs that have become associated with Easter and are observed by both Christians and some non-Christians include egg hunting, the Easter Bunny, and Easter parades.

Find bonnet retailers in our clothing store directory.

Learn more about bonnets in our headwear definitions section.

Years ago, the tradition of wearing an elaborate Easter bonnet came about as people bought new clothes to celebrate the end of Lent (the 40 days of fasting and prayer for Christians that begins on Ash Wednesday). The first social occasion after the lent period would be a trip to church on Easter Sunday morning (which is today; March 27, 2016). The trip to church is the perfect opportunity to show off a new outfit and matching bonnet that can be laden with bows, flowers and trimmings.

Fine hats adorn the heads of church ladies old and young on Easter.  We hope you enjoy today, and take the time to learn more about the true meaning of Easter as well as the fashion that is relevant to the holiday.

Saint Chic Paparazzi Protection

SAINT CHIC continues to drive the anti-sun damage, UV visor trend with their trademarked product, the Paparazzi Visor.

SAINT CHIC is leads the trend by reinforcing the proprietary sun protection properties merged with forward aesthetic style. The Paparazzi Visor™ trademark is exclusive to Dindi Design LLC dba SAINT CHIC.

“Our visor is the only product on the market that can guarantee 99% UV protection from the sun AND, fashion forward design concepts”, says founder Gingie McLeod.

Paparazzi Visor for Haute Face Protection

Muslim Hijabi Ballerina Game Changer

The 14-year-old Australian ballet dancer was refused to wear her Hijab to ballet studio. But nothing could stop her from pursuing her passion. On Valentine’s Day, Stephanie Kurlow is the first person to receive The Game Changer Scholarship by Sports fashion brand Björn Borg. ‘I want to bring the world together by becoming the very first Muslim Hijabi ballerina’ says Kurlow. 

She has been dancing ballet since the age of two. In 2010, Australian schoolgirl Stephanie Kurlow converted to Islam together with her Australian father and her Russian-born mother. Being very proud of her Australian identity, she was surprised to receive a different treatment for simply wearing a hijab. Stephanie was frustrated to find there were no full time ballet studios that readily accepted her wearing hijab. Stephanie decided to take destiny into her own hands and started a crowd funding campaign to fulfil her dream to train in a top ballet school and be able to open a diverse performing arts school where everyone is welcome.

Stephanie Kurlow:

“I plan on bringing the world together by becoming the very first Hijab-Wearing ballerina so that I can inspire so many other people to believe in themselves and pursue their dreams. I want to encourage everyone to join together no matter what faith, race or colour and I hope to leave in a world with greater acceptance. This scholarship funds my training and brings me closer to my goal”. 

The Game Changer Scholarship by Björn Borg is instituted to support athletes with extraordinary visions and dreams, people who not only dream about a better future, but also have a plan to get there. People who can change the game.

“We were genuinely inspired to learn about Stephanie and her story. She is a true game changer and an extraordinary human being. The power and the courage that it takes for a 14-year-old to not give up in a situation like this, to see possibilities where others see problems, is exceptional”, Jonas Lindberg Nyvang, Marketing Director Björn Borg.

ABOUT BJÖRN BORG: The Group owns the Björn Borg trademark and its core business is underwear and sportswear. It also offers footwear, luggage & bags and eyewear through licensees. Björn Borg products are sold in around thirty markets, of which Sweden and the Netherlands are the largest. The Björn Borg Group has operations at every level from branding to consumer sales in its own Björn Borg stores. Total sales of Björn Borg products in 2014 amounted to about SEK 1.4 billion, excluding VAT, at the consumer level. Group net sales amounted to SEK 539 million in 2014, with an average of 129 employees. The Björn Borg share has been listed on NASDAQ Stockholm since 2007.

Learn more about Björn Borg from our previous fashion blog posts about the Björn Borg fashion brand.

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About the Beyonce Crown

Have you seen the new Coldplay video "Hymm for the Weekend" featuring Beyonce?

Queen Bey's crown is bar far the most stand out accessory featured in the video, which is currently taking the internet by storm!

Possibly you have been wondering who designed Beyonce's crown.

Designer ​Laurel DeWitt, known for one of a kind metal apparel and regal crowns and headdresses, is excited to  ​give you the behind the scene details on Beyonce's crown in the new Coldplay video, "Hymn For The Weekend. ​"​Styled by Zerina Akers, Beyonce dons a hand sculpted Laurel DeWitt crown highlighted with metal flowers, entirely hand-cut, hand-rolled, and hand-painted to create a stunning display of incredibly meticulous metal work.

The crown is specially made of lightweight metals for Beyonce.​ The crown took nearly a month to conceptualize and create. The handwoven metal structure serves as a the foundation and is reflective of the designers sculptural aesthetic. The focal point, the metal flowers, showcase the Spring/Summer 16 transition into colors and metal floral applications. This serves as Beyonce's debut in Laurel DeWitt. 

Ms. DeWitt, inspired by global regalia, is self-taught in the craft of metal mastery. With fashion at top of mind – wearable, elegant clothing with metal at its core – this upcoming season will not be one to miss.

Learn more about Beyonce in our fashion celebrity section.

Learn more about designer Laurel DeWitt at http://www.laureldewitt.com/

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Valentine's Day Mother Trucker & Co. Hats

Cupid’s arrow hits the mark this Valentine’s with the passionate, love-filled fun of a Mother Trucker & co. hat! Mother Trucker & co. truckin’ hats celebrate the love in the air with heart-filled expressions of l’amore for those ardent, fiery ladies who like to show off their love of life.

Share the passion with these cool, cheeky trucker hats, which are smaller than regular trucker hats and without all the extra space on the cap top. Mother Trucker & co. hats come in fun, flashy colors and designs with fervent messages of “Je t’aime,” #LOVE, and XOXO, or fun-loving phrases such as “Hot Mess” or “Shell Yeah.” The hats retail for $25.

Mother Trucker & co. hats fit any outfit, mood or event. The hats have a huge following of fellow “boss ladies” and celebrities such as comedian Jenny McCarthy, TV stars Kail Lowery and Christina El Moussa, Real HouseWives of Orange County stars Gretchen Rossi, Lizzie Rovsek and Vicki Gunvalson, and actresses Ava Cantrell, Jana Kramer and Sabrina Bryan — just to name a few - proudly rock Mother Trucker & co. hats. 

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Paparazzi Visor for Haute Face Protection

The Paparazzi Visor™ is 99% UV Protective with 50+ UPF. So, girls and boys, this haute visor is possibly the only sun hat that can hide your beautiful face from the damaging rays of the sun.

Gigi Hadid wearing the Paparazzi Visor™ 1.0

Ranging from $25 to $500, they offer sport and luxe versions for playing tennis to lounging by the pool. Splash.

The authentic UV visor is trademarked, Paparazzi Visor™ by SAINTCHIC, honey. Yasss.

Style Lives Forever with The Band Perry

Fashion & music go hand in hand.

GRAMMY® Award-winning superstar sibling trio - THE BAND PERRY - will release their roaring new anthem "Live Forever" on Friday, August 14th. The track, produced by RedOne and Dann Huff, is the first taste of new music from The Band Perry's forthcoming album due for release later this fall by Big Machine Label Group. "Live Forever" will debut on Country Radio nationwide on August 14th and will be available for purchase the same day at all digital retailers.

The Band Perry will perform "Live Forever" for the first time on national television - as well as other fan favorites - on Friday, August 14th when they make their first-ever appearance at Central Park's famed SummerStage in Rumsey Playfield as part of Good Morning America's Summer Concert Series. Good Morning America is broadcast live on ABC from 7-9AM EST / PST. Check local listings. The concert is free and open to the public. Viewers interested in joining "GMA" in Central Park are encouraged to arrive at Rumsey Playfield via the 72nd street entrance on Fifth Avenue at 6AM EST when the park opens to the public. 

If you go to the event, we are sure you will see interesting fashion on stage and in the crowd.

Photo Credit: Benny Krown

Mokuyobi Threads Happy Thursday

Mokuyobi Threads is an out of this world company that designs bags, clothing, accessories, and general radness for the superbeings of Earth and beyond. They are led by our desire to create something different and new using bold colors, magic, and awesome sauce. 

Mokuyobi or 木曜日 (もくようび) means Thursday in Japanese. To the creators of this brand, Thursday is the best day of the week.  They believe that there is always something to look forward to. Whether it’s Thursday, your rad friend‘s party, vacation time, or a hot date they believe that there are always good things coming that spark excitement.

This exciting fashion company strives to create that same spark in you when your Mokuyobi package arrives.  At Mokuyobi Threads, they know that when you buy something you love, you want it to last forever. That’s why they guarantee high quality construction and durability in their products to make sure your items will last as long as possible.

Have a look around at the Mokuyobi Threads website. Enjoy.

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Zac Efron Wearing Members Only

Zac Efron was spotted wearing Members Only again last night in Los Angeles! The actor looked cool and styled in his Washed Baseball Jacket while picking up snacks at the local gas station ($138, www.membersonlyoriginal.com).

The actor just wore Members Only this past weekend at the Indianapolis Colts game!

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