Meeting a Muse

It was said that Isabella Blow was Phillip Treacy’s muse. She wore the most stunning hats and had the style to carry off the wildest of designs. Blow helped discover Treacy and introduced his designs to the fashionable. I too have my own muse of sorts and her name is Caroline. Caroline and I met…

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Hats are Back in Vogue!

While thumbing through the pages of the August Vogue Magazine and checking out all their great new designer fashions, I noticed something interesting.  There are hats galore!  Vogue is one of the most prominent fashion magazines in the world.  The famous US Vogue Editor Anna Wintour, is well known for her passionate and elite knowlege and…

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The Travers Stakes

Ever since 1864, the Saratoga Race Course has held the Travers Stakes Race.  This race is the oldest major thoroghbred race in the United States.  The race spawned from a successful meeting that was held at the Horse Haven.  John Morrissey, boxing champ and US congressman, was so thrilled be the success of the meeting…

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Learning From the Best

Some of you may know a little about me from the blogs I write for Polly.  My name is Anne and I have been interning with Polly for about a year.  I am currently a senior at the University of Kentucky.  I am majoring in Integrated Strategic Communications, which is a communications degree specialized in…

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Hat Teas

Often, ladies will mention that they love to wear hats, but don’t often have the opportunity to wear them. Why not invite your friends to tea and suggest that they each wear a hat? The hat doesn’t have to be fancy, just something they love wearing and feel comfortable in. Recently, I joined a tea…

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Hats for the Garden

Hats and gardening go together well. One can stay much cooler while gardening in a hat. In addition, hats protect your skin from the ravages of the sun. My father, a farmer, has always worn hats and today, looks much younger than his 77 years of age. Hopefully, I have inherited the same gene! To…

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