Tea Party Hats

I do not profess to be an expert in hat history, but I do love the look of a beautiful “Tea Party Hat”!

I did some research of how women’s hats were started and what I found out was it was in the last 17th century that women’s hats began to emerge and not be influenced by men’s hat fashions. I am so glad that they were inspired to create such beauties. I only wish that hats were still apart of our everyday wardrobe. Although, I guess they would get in the way and are a little unpractical for our everyday busy lifestyles! However, we can still seize the moment to dawn a beautiful hat on special occasions such as: church, Easter, funerals, weddings..., and of course TEA PARTIES!

I have made about a half dozen hats for different affairs. I made my Aunt a ‘Victorian Style’ hat on a fancy hat stand as a gift because she also loves everything Victorian. And I have also made several hats for center piece displays for each table set for the Red Hat Ladies Society Afternoon Tea that I catered. It was so much fun! Each lady took turns passing around my hats to try on. They said I needed to go into business of making Tea Party Hats. One business at a time - thank you! It was a lot of work making each one, but it was so much fun too.

It is natural to think of wearing a Hat to a tea party. It has been passed down through the centuries as a tradition. Hats, gloves, fans, pearls, etc are all apart of the Tea Party Attire we think of when someone says “Tea Party”!

Do you have Your Tea Party Hat? If the occassion should arrive that you are invited to an Afternoon Tea, Be Prepared!

I have found a wonderful collection of hats for many occasions, including Tea Party hats.

I have put them here for your convenience. Enjoy shopping!

I so hope you have enjoyed seeing all these beautiful hats and you have enjoyed your shopping experience! Please let me know what you think. Go to my "Contact Page" and send me a message! Looking forward to your replies.