Bucket Hats vs. Beanies: Which Side Are You On? — vogue.com

Photo: (from left) AKM-GSI; Mark Robert Milan/GC Images Photo: (from left) AKM-GSI; Mark Robert Milan/GC Images I received three beautiful bucket hats as gifts for my newborn son this summer. Two of them, made of denim, were intended for an adult and had been shrunken down to fit his tiny head. They were adorable. I wondered if I too could wear a bucket hat, and perhaps look chic (not adorable). I thought of the iconic picture of Lauren Hutton photographed by Richard Avedon in 1973 for Vogue. I was inspired. Suddenly the bucket hat had infiltrated my life. Be it a seventies-style collegiate sweater story, or a fashion shoot on printed suits, somehow it found a permanent home in my styling kit. Let’s face it, the sloppy knit beanie has had its day: In my mind, fall 2014 is the season of bucket hats (after all, Rihanna has been wearing them for months and where she goes the rest of fashion is sure to follow). It’s the one thing I plan to take through the cold this winter, along with turtlenecks and scarves. Hats off to that!

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