THE MAD HATTER

 I love hats....Kentucky Derby hats... Berets...Straw hats...Knit hats...Small hats...Large hats...hats with veils...hats made of special cloths...hats with flowers...hats with pins...hats with diamonds and pearls...Hats in every color and hats that slant and hang and move and have unique character.

Hats tell you a lot about a person. Head coverings represent your cultural...your nation...your heritage...your people...and you. 

Hats complete what you wear...tell where you're going...reveal where you work and what you do for a living...

THE MAD HATTER in Alice In Wonderland...wore a top hat that gave him an air of sophistication... In spite of his madness.

Whenever I decide to wear one of my many hats...it has to set the tone just right...the hat I wore yesterday or last week...is no longer right for the what I am about to do or go. And, I love hats because they allow me to be  different characters. Once out and about...my hat cannot get in my way...although i took 30 minutes to decide to wear it. When I realize that my hat does not suit my daily plans.....I am just like THE MAD HATTER...and now has become a distraction...instead of an expression of enjoyment.

Are you a MAD HATTER? Do you know someone who is a MAD HATTER? Hats are everything to you. Your family and friends can identify you in a large crowd by the hat you always wear. Perhaps your favorite hat is your special "good luck" thing....It may have sentimental value.....whatever makes you a MAD HATTER ....I celebrate....I say welcome to the MAD HATTER SOCIETY. Wear your hat with pride and joy. Just keep in heart and mind the MAD HATTER SOCIETY codes of etiquette...such as ...!) Never put your hat on the table where you put or eat food...( Need I say more?)...2) When at all possible do not let others, primarily strangers and dirty relatives, (sorry, had to say it)...wear your hats...unless you are able to wash them before wearing them again...3)PLEASE PLEASE WASH OR GET YOUR HATS CLEAN OR SANITIZED...4) Go without a hat once in a while...especially THE EXTREME MAD HATTERS...your head and hair need to breathe. Wearing a hat all the time...all day long...causes rubbing and breakage....hair loss and permanent hat hair. Come out, come out where ever you are...

And for those who believe that you are not a hat person...you just have not found the right style for you. Do not decide that what looks good on someone else...decide what will look good on you. Find your own style and be you. You do not have to purchase a hat that reminds you of royalty or the Kentucky Derby...Start small and start slow.   ..Ladies, visit a millinery or hat store...or learn how to wrap wonderful material into an "Erica Badu" masterpiece.Gentlemen, visit a gentlemen shop and find that one that is uniquely you....there are dozens of ways to cover your coiffure...once you discover how amazing you look and feel...you may find yourself belonging to THE MAD HATTERS SOCIETY.