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Etsy Finds: Up Cloche and Personal
Story by TeenAngster
Published on February 17, 2008 in Spotlight 		Photo by apothecary504

 
Cloches have been one of my personal faves for a long time. I've haphazardly collected quite a few (second hand) in recent years, only to find them musty and usually too small for my oversize head. As a result, I never actually wear any of the hats I accumulate: instead, they sit prettily on a shelf, doing a whole lot of nothin'. 

However, when I came upon this gorgeous, vintage inspired cloche by apothecary504, I knew I had found the cloche of my dreams. This one won't be sitting on any shelf! Once I get my hands on this baby, you'll have to count me as a card-carrying member of the Red Hat Society. 

What kind of vintage fashion do you like? What kind of fashion would you like to see on Etsy? Post it in the comments! 

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Feb. 17, 2008 at 9:10 a.m. stillkidz

I am also a lover of cloches. My grandmother who is 93 and living on her own saved many of her cloches and dresses from the 1920s. Here are a few of my favorite cloche sites on etsy:
Hatsy: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=...
Pdxbeanies: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=...
Counting stitches: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=...
Nutmeg: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=...
And for the perfect shawl to go with your stylish cloche:
Silvia 66: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=...

Feb. 17, 2008 at 10:24 a.m. TeenAngster

Wow! Thanks for all the links, stillkidz! I'll have to check all of these out.

Feb. 17, 2008 at 11:23 a.m. ClickityClack

I had never been a great lover of hats. Then I had cancer, chemo and baldness........in the winter yet. Hate wigs. Ever try to keep a wig in place on a bald head? Nothing to pin them to so unless you glue a wig on it slides! Bald heads get cold. I learned to love hats! I went back to some Medieval hat patterns I had and made everyday mob hats and fancy velour and beaded hats, knit hats, crocheted hats.....well, you get the picture. I have hair now, but I still wear hats! I love to look at all the hats on Etsy. It keeps me inspired.

Feb. 17, 2008 at 11:33 a.m. Ashmead

Your story reminds me of a great find in my gramma's basement. It was a chocolate brown crocheted hat from probably the 1960's... I quickly snatched it up and have been wearing it for years now. It has been the inspiration for many of that hats I now make and sell on etsy!!!
I love it because its really big and loose and you can wear it in so many different ways.
I only wish I would have grabbed the matching pair of mitts... where was my head?!

Feb. 17, 2008 at 2:01 p.m. Dreamwoven

oh talk to me of hats!!!!! hats, hats, hats...old, new, oldly new, newly old... doesnt matter.... hats are wondrous things...... i love costumes... and hats are by far, for me, the best costumes available......i can feel any way i want and i can make other people feel the way they want.

cloche style is one of my favs.. for my personal wear... but a lot of my designs incorporate cloche-ness..... wonderful article TeenAngster...... may you have hats for attitude forever!!!!!!!!!!!

Feb. 17, 2008 at 2:43 p.m. theseawithin

Great article! i can't own enough of these!

Feb. 17, 2008 at 4:44 p.m. InfiniteCosmosGirl

awesome article!! i sooooo want that red one and the wool black and white one!

Feb. 17, 2008 at 5:25 p.m. makemesmile

I love hats. Did you see the vinyl cloches of kikiuniverse:
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=...
=^x^=

Feb. 17, 2008 at 9:01 p.m. nijoli

I bought the MOST ADORABLE cloche hat for myself from GUERILLAGRANNY's shop and when it got here I was THRILLED.

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=...

She has been making them a long time and the quality shows.

Feb. 17, 2008 at 10:33 p.m. LambySnow

I am not a hat wearer; I feel self-conscious if I wear a hat.
But I love vintage hats and have a large collection that I look at.
I wish head wear was still mandatory in society!

Feb. 18, 2008 at 12:31 a.m. joules

Vintage fashions? I'm voracious and vociferous about the topic. Hats? Definitely. Thanks for the article!

Feb. 18, 2008 at 1:39 a.m. Noxenlux

Wooo awesome! Yey for bringing up hats!

I'm currently blocking my first ever cloche and bowler hats right now :D

Feb. 18, 2008 at 3:38 a.m. tortillagirl

I love the title of this article :-)

Feb. 18, 2008 at 11:24 a.m. onceinadirtywhile

Ha! I have a gigantic coconut myself...thank goodness for all the sellers making those fabulous vintage styles in sizes to fit my modern-day fat head!

Feb. 18, 2008 at 12:31 p.m. Seagoddess

Ooooo! Guerillagrannys hats remind me of this awesome hat I had in high school (yea Ashmead...lol..in the 60's). I LOVED that hat!! I wore it with this HUGEEEEEEE warm old army type jacket that had been my fathers. One day the jacket mysteriously disappeared (my moms sentimental side being overridden by "my daughter looks like a bum"...I'm guessing the hat went with it.

GGRRRR!!!!!

Feb. 19, 2008 at 2:58 a.m. Raimbowtree

Cloches are so lovely, I wish they could fit over big hair though.

Feb. 19, 2008 at 6:49 a.m. blossomnbird

ooh yum cloche heaven!..(i especially love the warm ear factor and they are soo cute!)...I'm going shopping!

July 4, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. Hatdiva

I love the red cloche, so cute & chic. I'm so glad to see this about hats, it's great! It gives me a feel of what's going on outside the studio!
While I focus on making mostly large brimmed hats in the summer, I really should make more cloches, hmmm. That gives me an idea :)

Another cute shop for cloches is www.boringsidney.etsy.com

July 4, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. Hatdiva

Whoa, I only clicked once.

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