The Intersection of Design & Motherhood
On an errand this weekend, I saw these chic summer hats on display at Target. They’re designed by Eugenia Kim, a New York based milliner. I was tempted to buy one but I’m not sure I can rock a hat. What do you think? Do you wear hats? Do you like these? I think the fedoras are my favorite.
P.S. — Today’s my birthday. Should I celebrate with a pedicure or a new hat? Or both?
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happy birthday! i vote: both.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! If you’re not sure about the hat then go for the pedicure. It’ll look great sitting by the pool! ;O)
Happy, happy Birthday to youu!! You deserve to be pampered, so get a pedicure. Hats can be hard to pull off, but I am sure you can do it. So, I say both, too!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! I love the hats but I think you should go with a beautiful RED pedicure.
Happy birthday! Have a fantastic day.
Both!! I think you could totally rock the fedora. Happy Birthday!!
Both! And a cupcake to top it off! Fedoras look great with curly hair.
Have a great one!
Happy birthday! I’m sure you could pull off the hat :) and defo go for the pedicure! It’s your birthday after all.
I have a giveaway on my blog at the moment if you want the chance to win an extra birthday present!
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Happy Birthday! Mine was yesterday! And yes I vote for both! I own the fedora with the blue trim at the top btw and I rock it every chance I get!
First, happy birthday — Second I say both :) Or get two hats ;)
Happy Birthday :) I vote for the pedi, they are so relaxing.
Happy Birthday! I love having fun toenail polish on- it cheers me up every time!
Happy birthday, Gabby!! Both!! ;)
Happy Happy Birthday! I’m with everyone else…do both!
Happy Birthday–treat yourself to both! I learned to rock a hat this year since I lost my hair to chemo. I just picked up the stripey newsboy cap and I have gotten lots of compliments already!
BOTH!
Happy, happy birthday!
Definitely both. You can wear the hat during your pedicure. Happy happy happy birthday!
Happy birthday! Celebrate it with both of them! Especially the hat!
happy birthday! treat yourself to both and don’t forget some ice cream :)
Pedicure. The hats are fun, but I can’t picture your gorgeous curly hair confined beneath a fedora. So skip it & sub in a massage. You deserve some pampering!! Have a lovely birthday.
Happy Birthday! Love the hats, go for both, you deserve it!
Happy Birthday! I love these….thanks for pointing them out….I personally like the denim-ish one! Off to Target! :)
Happy Birthday! You definitely deserve both a cool hat and a pedicure. I love the Eugenia Kim hats but most of them are sold out (at least online) already. Maybe they are easier to find in-store.
Happy Birthday! It’s my husband’s birthday, too! I’d say a pedicure, but those hats are tempting – plus a good way to yield off the sun!
I love these hats, but I wouldn’t buy any of these due to the small brim size. They’re supercute, though!
I don’t think you can go wrong with a hat or a pedicure! :)
I love hats! And I believe that they are like the color yellow: everyone can wear a hat; just a matter of finding the right shape, color, etc. In the winter, I’m hardly seen outside without one (and by winter, I mean October through April). I do wish, however, that there were a way out of the infamous hat hair; I suspect that with your curls, you wouldn’t have such a problem.
Happy birthday!
Happy birthday!! My birthday is this week also and I got the mani/pedi yesterday. I couldn’t pull off those hats either but I LOVE several of them. I need to go return something at Target, I wonder if I should even bother checking them out, I hate to be disappointed…
I wear a hat multiple times a week, they’re a good choice for fashion as well as protecting your skin. They’re hard to get used to, but that’s all it is really – just getting used to seeing yourself in one.
Definitely both – you deserve it. Happy birthday!
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Happy Birthday!
I don’t comment much but I love your blog – enjoy your day and definitely treat yourself to something….
Happy Birthday to you! My vote’s to go top-to-bottom, get ‘em both!
oh the happiest of days to you, Design Mom! Pedicure, new hat AND some precious time to do exactly what you want. May it all be bestowed on you. Enjoy!
Happy Birthday!! Hope you have an awesome day!
Happy Birthday! Both!
Oh, happy, happy birthday! And, puh-lease! Of course YOU could rock a hat. Sooo… by all means birthday girl, go for BOTH!
Happy Birthday! Go for both :)
BOTH! Happy Happy Birthday!!!! I love these hats especially poolside, while staring at your newly painted toes with a summer cocktail in hand, while getting a shoulder massage.
I’ve been itching to try at hat the past couple seasons. When I saw these at Target I decided now was the time. I can be brave and give it a try when the hat is inexpensive. Not a big loss if I decide it’s just not me.
Happy Birthday!
have a bitchin birthday!!!
so the other day Justin Hackworth asked me how i know you- i realized then i should stop TALKING like i know you on twitter. hahah :)
i love the hat with the little green trim- but, i usually buy hats and don’t wear them.
Happy birthday!
Yes, absolutely pick up one of these hats–or more. They’re adorable and a complete steal compared to full-price Eugenia Kim.
I have two of them myself, including the fedora, and I love them so much, I was inspired to write a hat-centric blog post: http://closet-coach.com/2010/05/12/freshen-your-spring-wardrobe-with-a-hat/
You’ll get lots of wear out of them, and you’ll look great doing it.
Happy B day to you!!
I would say, go for both!
I love hats and it’s summer, so you can rock it any day!!
Happy Birthday to you! What a great day -it’s my baby boy’s 1st birthday today!
I’d go for a pedicure… You deserve to be pampered.
Hope your darling family spoils you rotten :-) x
I’ve had bangs my entire life (except for an ill-fated couple of years when I grew them out and I’ve cringed at pictures from that period ever since) so I’ve never figured out how to pull off hats. These look so cute though. I say go for it! AND, happy birthday!!
Happy Birthday!! You can totally rock a hat because you have curly hair!! I love the hat with the little green touches.
Happy Birthday! I would get a mani and pedi, ah sparkly toes are the best!
I have only ever found one hat that doesn’t give me ring around the forehead and its a giant, floppy seersucker hat from The Gap. It makes me look like a jar of jam. I love fedoras though! If you can fit your noggin in it (unlike me) then go for it! I am sure you can rock it!
Get that pedi too! Have a wonderful birthday!!
Happy Birthday! (Today is my momma’s birthday, too!)
I’d go with the pedicure – I love hats on other people, but I don’t have the head or the face for them. Pretty sure that model above could wear a flamingo on her head and look good.
happy birthday!! i’d say both if you think you’ll wear the hat! i think hats are cute but i never wear them. they end up just sitting in my closet. maybe do a pedicure and a massage. :)
HaPpY bIrThDaY!! Both!! Hope you have a fantastic day!!
Gabrielle! My dear fellow Gemini! How fitting that you have given us two choices! Yes, take both for your birthday!! May it be wonderful, just like you!
Both! You can pull of the hat! Have a happy birthday :)
Make it a triple- hat, pedicure, and a manicure! Happy, Happy birthday. I just discovered your site about a month ago- thanks for the smiles and inspiration.
happy birthday!! yup go ahead and get both.
just wishing that target here in australia was as funky cool as it is there. these hats are a huge hit cos most of them are sold out already online!!
Happy Birthday – I say both!!
Well, happy birthday! I vote both, because Target hats are affordable. If you wimp out on wearing it, you can totally return it. And pedicures are wonderful and make you feel pretty, so pair it with a daring hat, and you’re good to go.
I vote for both! :)
Happy Birthday, Gabby. You’re such an inspiration. You get yer pretty self whatever you want…and tell your husband I said it was okay.
Happy Birthday! I say both, for sure. If the hat ends up being a mistake you can take it back, and pedicures are like a good friend: fabulous! Hope it’s a great day! My birthday is on Saturday, and I’m still trying to figure out what to do.
Happy Birthday!! Have fun & enjoy yourself today!
Happy birthday! My wife Lianne sent me a link to your blog some time ago, it’s always a great read! I say go with the hat. Those are slick.
Happy, Happy Birthday Gabrielle!!!
I say go with both! I love the straw/green, but sadly it just did not fit me right when I tried it on.
Guess it’s too late to say Happy Birthday, but i hope you had a spectacular day and that you got the hat and did the pedi! I’ve been meaning to get one of those fedoras too…
Hey Fellow Gemini — Happy Birthday! This is embarrassing but I always thought I looked bad in hats, so I avoided wearing them and thought I just wasn’t a hat type. Then my boyfriend told me how pretty I looked in a hat and how much he liked it, while smiling at me and staring intently in my eyes…melt…and now I have a whole wall of hats and wear them whenever I get the chance.
It’s amazing how quickly our perceptions can change with a little positive encouragement. I think you could easily ROCK a hat. :)
Happy Birthday!! And, I think you should do both plus a massage. I love all of these hats too but I tried them on multiple times and couldn’t find one that worked on me.
Happy, HAPPY day to you, Gabrielle! Xo…Linsey
Happy birthday! I love hats. I don’t own many, but the ones I do own I love. Those hats are very cute, but for a birthday treat, I’d go with the pedicure.
Both. Happy birthday! I love wearing hats, and I would TOTES buy that blue number. I wonder if we have them at our Target in Aus?
I’ d get the pedicure.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
(sorry, I was to busy with the kids, fhe and cooking syrups yesterday..and then stay up all night with the babyboys tummypains…)
Aww, Happy Birthday! I love hats; I say go for both.
Finally hats are in and preventing burns on the face will be a little easier!
Definitely both! Have a wonderful day–enjoy every second of it :) And my favorite was the engineer hat. Too cute!
yes and yes. Happiest birthday to you.
um… both of course! I just saw these hats at Target today and almost bought one for our upcoming Hawaii trip but couldn’t decide which one. I think they are flattering on pretty much everyone. Very chic.
Happy Belated Birthday! Hope you were spoiled and went for both! I love hats!
I’m forever looking for a hat that looks good on me. I’m one of those that just doesn’t look good in hats but I keep trying. I’ll have to check these hats out to see how they look on me. I really need one for summer.