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Originally Posted by Sand&Salt
Hope you weren't talking about the Queen of England stupid hats. Diana's were OK though.
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Originally Posted by Ruth4Truth
Those Royals def. have weird taste in hats. Most of them are ugly. Not at all flattering.
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I hope you aren't both referring to fascinators, because they don't qualify. Fascinators are not hats and don't perform the function of hats. They are not considered head dress either, they are considered hair dress. There is a difference.
Fascinators are ladies ornamental hair accessories, a type of elaborate decorative "jewellery" for the hair that must be worn attached to the hair a certain way and today they are worn strictly only at very formal occasions, usually weddings.
Fascinators have a history centuries old, and they don't have their origin in England, they were used world-wide in many cultures / civilizations. Here is the history with some pictures of fascinators down through the ages:
History of fascinator hats | V is for Vintage
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