I for one, could not be more pleased to discover that 2009 is the year we as a people return to a mild to moderate obsession with haberdashery. Frankly, even if hats weren't my bag (ha! Punny!) I'd be delighted all the same because it would mean more reasons to use the word haberdashery. Huzzah for haberdashery! Words have stopped making sense! Wee!

Ehm. I've calmed myself.

For you why-jump-in-freezing-water-rather-inch-in types, never fear! You don't need to go clattering into some giant chapeau dripping with icy confection (hey - remember when Winona Ryder, was in that movie, with Richard Gere, and she was dying, but she also made hats? Good times.) you can work your way up and begin with artful hair adornment!

Since most of the hats on the market seem to have a sort of 20s 30s feel, let's go all deco with our hair clips without leaving our wallets as empty as a new piece of vintage! (See what I did there?)

Observe!

 

Um, la la love the display! And how simple and sweet is that? A little delicate ivory leaf, gorgeous!  Also it's unlike a lot of the typically-feathered things you'll floating around accesory shops today, plus at under $10 you'll still have an apartment to let your homeless-hat-wearing friends crash in.