So, you were presented with this elegant chapeau, and it didn’t take long for you clever folks to zero in on Venice, Italy as the location.
The photo was taken during Carnevale, about 7 years ago. While not clearly obvious as a Carnevale item, the hat could have been easily employed as an accessory to a few costumes. Aside from the Mad Hatter, do you have other suggestions?
It has a certain Dr Seuss quality. And the piano suggests a possible Vaudeville revival – the boots in the background complete the air of dressing-room expectation.
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I was absolutely besotted with that hat.
Robin, I am so happy you followed me. I enjoy (and share). your frequent posts about historical Venice. What is your connection with that city?
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Yvonne – it is a delight to discover your blog too. I wrote a book, The Venice Lido, see my bio page. I lived there on and off for a long time.
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Lucky you! I spent a lot of time in Venice for the past 12 years or so, and am glad I had that opportuntiy. I doubt I’ll ever get back to Italy again, the way things are going.
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Never say never.
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OOh I thought of Willy Wonka too!
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Willy Wonka (as I typed this I saw Carolyn’s) We were only speaking this morning about the time you could normally spend in Italy
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Those days are long gone, Derrick. I am so glad I was able to visit that counrty and meet some wonderful people. I fear my new passport will die a virgin!
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That is sad
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It is.
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It clearly belongs to one of the Diddy Men.
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Well, of course I didn’t know what they were, but now I do. A British phenomenon, it seems. 🙂
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Indeed. Kind Dodd’s Diddy Men were on TV regularly at one time. They would definitely have worn a hat like that.
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At first glance I thought it was serving plate and cake cover!
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You and Bruce need to get together. He had a similar idea.
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It’s actually a whoopy cushion so that the pianist will get the fright of their lives when they sit down to play. Or it could be a squishy sponge cake that gets all messy when they sit on it. Glad to have offered a couple of sensible suggestions – unlike most others.
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We can always count on you, BA. I don’t know exactly for what, but we count on you.
Would that hat suit you?
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No hat has ever suited me. I have a floppy sunhat which I wear occasionally out of necessity – like once a month when the sun shines.
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YAY for those who guessed the location correctly! 🙂
How about…
Slash (a musician in band Guns N’ Roses band) would wear that hat!
A fancy magician?
Uncle PennyBags from the Monopoly game?
A hipster Abe Lincoln? 😛
Willy Wonka?
Mr. Peanut going to a fancy nut ball? 😀
(((HUGS))) 🙂
PS…HA! one time we got a jar of raw nuts and it said “Extra Fancy Mixed Nuts” on the jar. 😀 Ooh, for extra fancy nuts! 😛
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“Fancy some fancy nuts, Sir?” I can just hear your sales pitch. 🙂
I see an Edwardian dandy with his tight fitting breeches and jacket, wearing that hat. I really, really liked that hat.
❤ xxx
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