Hard to unsee.

I have several hats, 3 ornamental ones and a garden hat to keep the sun off.

Much of the world sees breastfeeding as natural and good. I breast fed my babies. Because I have had and am continuing to battle weight issues, I don't mock overweight people.

I wear hats, but not for making an elegant fashion statement. I have several for the beach and pool, baseball, "Fidel" and "newsboy" hats for when I need to run errands and cover up the mess that I didn't fix, and a whole host of others for rain and cold.

come to Detroit on a sunday

http://theoldblackchurch.blogspot.com/2008/01/dress-up-mental.html

I don't understand the hate. Why couldn't you just post about hats? This lady is a real person and you went out of your way to shame her. I see lots of things I am not comfortable with or don't enjoy looking at but I don't put it up on the internet for public shaming.

That photo looks photo-shopped to me.

I used to wear hats in the late 70's. Also matching purse and shoes! But then it sort of went by the way side, I don't remember exactly why.

I love hats. I remember my dad always wore a hat when we would "walk up the street" together. I had a fabulous gray hat in the 80's when working. I wish they would make a come back. I wish a lot of the dressing back in the day would make a come back. Everything is so casual and sloppy. And I'm guilty of it also!!

As far as breast feeding, sorry, that pic is offensive to me. I nursed my kids, each of my sisters nursed their kids, and no one ever knew we were doing it. There is a way to do it without displaying it for all the world to see. Nothing is sacred anymore.

Marry a royal!

Oh dear, breastfeeding. The third nipple, I mean, rail.

I deleted the picture. I didn't mean to offend anyone. I got that picture from "the people of Walmart" website. If those people are shamed or outed it's NOT because of me. Those photos are online for the world to see. Gosh.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_of_Walmart

Funny how we all live in a world where everyone is so easily offended. Well I'm offended that your offended.

Those photos are online for the world to see. Gosh.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_of_Walmart

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I get that (and have seen some of those "unseeable" photos!), but discussing breastfeeding in and of itself virtually always hijacks any given topic.

Back to chapeaus ya silly wabbits!

I do miss hats and dressing appropriately, but NOT the gloves. Too hard to do, and really hot.

Hats -H=====H- breastfeeding. Obviously someone took out the bridge between those two topics before I arrived, because my brain does not see even a tiny connection. Thank you?

gyr, scotty removed his photo because it was offensive. scotty does say it later on, but it's kinda buried.

Here is the link to the picture that has offended everyone. I'm putting the link there so everyone offended can complain to THAT website who hosts the picture and leave me alone.

offensive pic

I got that when I read the replies. Is was just that without the photo, the two don't seem to go together at all and it is difficult to imagine a photo that would put them together. From the fuss, missing it seemed it might be a good thing, but I have no way of knowing. :)

Was talking with someone while writing the post, so was slow getting it up. ok. Seeing it at the link, I'm now really not getting the connecting between that photo and hats. But that is ok; just let it whoosh on by.

The two did not go together. Readers could enjoy the many shots of beautiful hats and then up popped an unrelated, unattractive, unexpected photo having nothing to do with hats. And it wasn't about the woman's weight either.

It was bad enough that the OP would think KTers would enjoy the photo, but now s/he has posted a link. Frankly, Scotty, I wouldn't go to that website to look at photos and then complain there. I suppose it's a Walmart shoppers photo site. I don't look down my nose at people who aren't as sophisticated as I am.

The hats were lovely. You should have stopped there.

The point of that picture. Which everyone seems to have missed. That 70 years ago and before, you would NEVER EVER see a woman breastfeeding in the supermarket while she was grocery shopping.

Women wore dresses, hats & gloves when going out. Men also dressed up too.

100 years ago and before, you wouldn't see many women voting, either. Things change.

Well, I've been thinking about that for the last few minutes. Usually, I say, yay! things change [for the better]... but, not the way people dress. It's not better at all. I don't think. Maybe a bit more decorum would be good? Maybe?

I obviously came on after the said pic-was wondering "why" ppl were breast commenting when there were only hat pics....anyways,I still have a couple of my dress hats that I use for funerals....

I love hats too. I'd love to be able to wear them without feeling out of place.

As to the "offensive picture", what offends me most about it is the fact that an act which is supposed to be loving and nurturing has nothing loving or nurturing about it- Mom isn't even paying attention to her little one and the way the baby is perched on the handlebar of the shopping trolley makes me fear for a nasty accident.

Speaking of things you can't unsee, how about hats you can't unwear?

I own a wide-brimmed hat for sun protection. Works great at the beach and for gardening and can be stuffed into a suitcase without damage. I would love to own more hats and am occasionally tempted by a particularly pretty one, but the truth is that my clothes are just too casual for dressy head wear.

I don't think I've worn a hat as part of a dressy outfit since childhood Easters. I have A LOT of casual headwear.

I think it is interesting that someone would choose to bemoan a former time when society had more decorum by pulling someone down. It is nasty to post pictures on the internet of people you don't know for the sole purpose of making fun of them. All the hats in the world won't make that classy.

E'gads, I'm late to this. I don't know how the "offending picture" had anything to do with hats, nor do I care. In my opinion, women wearing hats (nice hats, not the (IMO) stupid baseball caps that are worn now) was nice and sort of regal. I know that, in church, my mom wouldn't have been seen without a hat. It was a respect of the situation thing.

For me, I hate wearing hats and will not do so. I can't stand the feeling on my head and I look ridiculous in hats. However, I do think that women wearing hats in years past indicated more than just a fashion sense. And .... I like it.

As for the hat picture that mimipadv posted (and others that I know from that same event), are you kidding me? We seem to have gone from tasteful to outrageous. Again .... in my opinion.

As for the hat picture that mimipadv posted (and others that I know from that same event), are you kidding me? We seem to have gone from tasteful to outrageous. Again .... in my opinion.

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To add, maybe it's different in Britain, but that photos was from William & Kate's wedding, and the hats worn to that event belonged at the Royal Ascot.

To me, decorum states that you don't draw attention away from the bride.

Not to be outdone by Eugenie, Beatrice went dressed at a peacock. Literally.

Agreed, mimipadv!

I haven't read all the other responses yet, but I will say, Scotty, I apologize if my saying that pic offends me caused you to remove it. I did not mean for you to remove it. I was simply saying, mainly to the people who jump on anyone that voices an opinion against public breastfeeding, that I find people who breastfeed in public like THAT offensive.

She was not "nursing" or "breastfeeding" her child. He was grabbing a snack at the self-serve!

Hats can be a lovely accessory. As others have said, "hat-hair" can be a problem. The Fascinators and Hatinators so popular in the UK really have not "caught on" here is the US.

I have spent many hours outdoors bare headed, but for the last 2 years I'm under doctors advice to wear a wide brimmed hat in the summer sun. So, in my old age, I revert back to the days as a youth chopping weeds with a hoe in the garden and wearing a straw hat.

I wear baseball caps every day when the sun is out, because I don't like sunglasses. I used to have to wear one to church and am glad I never have since. Messes my hair and is way too dressy for the look I wear.

As for breast feeding. I did it in the 60's when absolutely no one was. No La Leche or any encouragement of any kind by doctors. I was on my own. My daughter and I were at the Jersey Shore yesterday and I pointed out that's where I nursed her under the boardwalk when she was four months old but she was covered by a towel. The Walmart shot was over the top but didn't surprise me.

Princess Diana pic HAS to be colorized?? Doubt she EVER wore 2 colors that clashed so badly?

I know my eye sight isn't up to par but where/how did breast-feeding come into this conversation?

Never thought of "Ethel" as someone who would have taken a "sexy" picture??

When I still skied... that's when hats were required... and the stranger/odder the better. Gimme a half a yard of polar fleece and I can make an attention getter!

I'm a hat wearer and own several. All have a utilitarian purpose....sun protection....but I feed the vain side of me and buy great hats that look good on me.

I spend a lot of outdoor time gardening, on the boat, outdoor concerts, and pool side. Hats are a must for me.

Vivian Vance was actually a sort of sex symbol actress before I Love Lucy. The story I heard/read was that her contract called for her to maintain a certain minimum weight, & the wardrobe & make-up were selected to make her character more matronly, to show off Lucille Ball's looks.

The Kennedy picture looks like maybe it was from his inauguration?

I think it must be; the President has a top hat, & Mrs Kennedy has a fur collar.

I didn't know hot pink & navy clashed!

Princess Diana's hat is my favorite of all the ones pictured.

And President Kennedy has on some snazzy striped pants!! I like Diana's picture too. Too bad we lost her so early. She would be so proud of her boys.

I like Diana's hat the most. I collect straw hats and I wear them all the time when I am under the sun, I get sun rash very easy. In the winter, it's so cold here I have fur hats. I love hats too! :-)