Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Big Hat Love

Thanks to all my fabulous and gorgeous blogging friends for their very sweet birthday wishes! As a Gemini, it's my joy to create a little drama on my birthday. Then, typically, us Geminis make up for it the next day with a little calm after the storm. So we were off to the beach Sunday morning for a gorgeous, relaxing day at a New York City public beach. Not, luckily, one of the beaches closed for contamination over the weekend. Yuk, yes, but you haven't lived till you've been on a beach a stone's throw from the NYC skyline. Amazing.


The sun hates me, so hats are my best friends in the summer. I've got an old straw beach hat, but this huge, floppy hat from Gap on 34th Street ($24.50) is my new, big hat love. It's the floppiest hat I've tried on all season. I can walk down the beach one-eyed all day, or cover up my entire face while sunbathing.

And look at this sporty seersucker newsboy cap on sale for $9.99 online. Adorable.I'm also due for a new maternity bathing suit, a I'm currently wearing a flowered hand-me-down. I thought I wouldn't care, it's just a bathing suit for three months, until I saw a cute pregnant woman wearing an adorable two piece on Sunday. Now I can't stand my perfectly fine hand-me-down with fuchsia flowers. Is this an illness?

Gap Herald Square, 60 W. 34th @ 6th Avenue

11 comments :

Anonymous said...

You are too cute in that floppy hat, doll.

Libby said...

I adore huge floppy hats, and this one looks so great on you!

Cammila said...

Haha, I LOVE big hats! I too am hated by the sun, and floppy hats are just a complete godsend. Between the two of us, I'd bet we could make them bigger than they were the first time around (whenever exactly that was...) ;)

Danz said...

I love floppy hats as well. That one looks really lovely on you! I have a big, black straw one that I bought a while ago but I haven't gotten the chance to wear it yet. I must do so this summer though!

Anonymous said...

The hat is fabulous! =)

WendyB said...

Chic!

Dream Sequins said...

Love the floppy hat. So will you be rocking a maternity friendly bikini? :D I'm taking style notes from you. I have a friend who is trying to have babies this year, and she's already scouting out the maternity wear. LOL.

yiqin; said...

I need a nice bathing suit too. Ah I'd love to have an excuse to wear a nice floppy hat.

Couture Carrie said...

Hi darling! You look fab in that big floppy hat! And the newsboy is TOO adorable!

xoxox,
CC

Kira Aderne said...

Hello friend,

I didn't say it before, but Congratulations for being pregnant! It must be magical...is it your first child?

a big kiss from Brazil,

Kira

Syed said...

Happy belated birthday! I love the straw hat :) I've been wearing my newsboy cape a lot lately. Yikes, contaminated beach doesn't sound too nice lol.