to a tour of the West Indies, 55 years ago today, which saw Princess Margaret in a yellow organza trimmed helmet.August 8, 2017 1:10 am
to a tour of the West Indies, 55 years ago today, which saw Princess Margaret in a yellow organza trimmed helmet.
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Now that’s a lot of hat. It rather dwarves the diminutive Margaret doesn’t it. I normally like her 60s style, but this doesn’t do it for me. It’s a forerunner of her 90’s garden on the heads isn’t it.
By JamesB on August 8, 2017 at 11:27 am
Good point, JamesB- she did return to a similar shape in the 1990s.
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By HatQueen on August 8, 2017 at 12:01 pm
Oh, that is funny! . . .gardens on the head. . .” I wonder why she went with those fluffy helmets. Too much hat.
By Liz on August 8, 2017 at 2:17 pm
Oh she did love a big hat. And not always (often…) in a good way!
By JamesB on August 8, 2017 at 3:37 pm
Oh dear. She’s so pretty, yet it looks like she’s sporting a Muppet on her head!
By SalannB on August 8, 2017 at 7:43 am
PM on her arrival day, August 5, 1962, in pink variation on a theme.
She looks like Thing 1 from “The Cat in the Hat”. Today’s yellow version must be Thing 2.
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By Jimbo on August 8, 2017 at 7:36 am
Thanks for my morning laugh, Jimbo! I had an immediate visual on this.
By Rosie on August 8, 2017 at 9:09 am
ROFL, Jimbo!
Well, if one is going to wear a yellow hat that looks like a ball of chopped tulle — evoking images of troll dolls and plastic shower poof balls –one has to own the look, and PM certainly does that here. She looks divine. I adore this hat, so cheeky and unstuffy. And check out that faaaabulous yellow dress: http://www.gettyimages.com.au/detail/news-photo/celebration-of-the-independence-in-jamaica-with-the-news-photo/166717590#celebration-of-the-independence-in-jamaica-with-the-princess-margaret-picture-id166717590
By mcncln on August 9, 2017 at 3:31 am
In the first photo she has such a stunning smile and the sunny yellow is really set off by her dark hair. She was truly beautiful and this hat though dated to us today was vogue at the time.
By Michell on August 8, 2017 at 7:14 am
I do love that shade on her, but there should be a crimes against millinery feature, where this could be a contender!
By rubywoo on August 9, 2017 at 2:29 am
In the second photo it looks like a bad wig.
By Glitter Girl on August 8, 2017 at 5:57 am
On one hand, yikes! On the other hand, I totally remember when people wore things like that, the more outrageous the better – a fashion trend that hopefully will not return!
By Matthew on August 8, 2017 at 5:38 am
No, just no. PM looks as if she’s been trawling through the Queen Mother’s closet.
By LesleyC on August 8, 2017 at 5:02 am