Tere's Scrubs: The Hat Hypothesis

Hi everyone! How are you?
So there I was at the movies the other day when I reached an interesting conclusion: any outfit can be improved by adding the right hat. Sounds basic, right? It's fashion 101, but at the same time, hats are not the most popular accessory and I for once had never imagined myself wearing a hat in winter, I didn't think of it as a day-to-day kind of detail but that all changed now and I'll tell you why.

I went with friends to see a Portuguese movie called "Os Maias" that takes place in the XIX, in Lisbon, and it follows the life and generations of a rich and important family. The story is based in a very important Portuguese book, from Eça de Queiroz, one of our greatest authors. So there I was enjoying the film, which is really great by the way, and as I always do in these kind of XVIII-XIX I was paying special attention to the clothes and am always fascinated about how well dressed they were back then. And then I came to a conclusion, it really helps when you accessorize all of yourself, hats, gloves, scarfs, laces, necklaces, rings, earrings... all put together gives the outfit a great polished touch.

There was this scene were there was taking place a really tense conversation between two characters, and a third one was leaving the room but couldn't find his hat. He re-entered the room 3 times, thus breaking the intense moment with comic relief, because he couldn't find his hat and could not leave the house without it. I found this particulary fascinating, the importance of one's head being exposed, why would that be, so when I arrived home did a little digging and found this:
"Men's hats were also used to claim and maintain, rather than to confuse, social status, as seen in the fact that specific types of hats became closely identified with particular social strata. Since men represented their families in public space, men's hats, rather than women's, were used to indicate the status of the family."

So when did the importance of the hat got lost? Nowadays we use it merely for a matter of fashion (with the exception of some careers) and it is very unusual to see someone other than fashionistas (and the occasional crazy person) wearing one, especially in winter. And that is a shame because hats really improve and outfit, are not really that expensive and can last a lifetime.
So I decided to nourish my XIX inner self (because deep down I feel that I was meant to live somewhere in that time, ever happened to you?) and decided to buy a hat in my favorite fall color and here it is! :)
I wore this outfit yesterday and combined the hat with a skirt of the same color and my favorite shirt of the moment (is amazing how it goes with everything!). I had a family lunch, then went to the movies with my boyfriend and we ended the day taking these photos and enjoying the beautiful sunset (I hadn't seen one all week because of the rain!)

So get inspired, look for the best hat to wear this Autumn and rock it! ;)

Hope you like the photos!
See you soon,
Tere

Olá a todos! Como estão?
No outro dia cheguei a uma conclusão interesante enquanto estava no cinema, qualquer outfit fica melhor se adicionarmos o chapéu certo. Parece uma conclusão bastante básica, mas eu nunca tive um chapéu de Inverno e apesar de gostar de o ver noutras pessoas nunca me imaginei com um, não me parecia usável, mas tudo isso mudou. Há uns dias fui com amigos ver "Os Maias" ao cinema, e para quem gostou do livro recomendo ver o filme, eu gostei muito ;)
Então lá estava eu no cinema a apreciar o filme e como me acontece sempre nestes filmes de época presto muita atenção às roupas e quão bem se vestiam naqueles tempos. E depois cheguei a uma conclusão, faz uma grande diferença os acessórios com que nos enfeitamos, chapéus, lenços, cachecóis, luvas, colares, anéis, brincos... Pondo vários acessórios juntos e bem combinamos temos um outfit elegante e detalhado.

Há uma cena no filme onde ocorre uma conversa tensa e difícil entre duas personagens e há uma terceira que aparece na sala à procura do seu chapéu. Volta a re-aparecer duas vezes mais porque não encontra o seu chapéu e friza a importancia que é encontrá-lo e afirma ser-lhe impossível sair à rua sem o dito acessório. Achei este detalhe particularmente fascinante e o factor de importância que se dava naquele tempo a uma cabeça exposta, perguntei-me porque seria, e quando cheguei a casa pus-me a pesquisar e descobri isto:

""Men's hats were also used to claim and maintain, rather than to confuse, social status, as seen in the fact that specific types of hats became closely identified with particular social strata. Since men represented their families in public space, men's hats, rather than women's, were used to indicate the status of the family."

Então quando é que se perdeu a importância dos chapéus? Hoje em dia os chapéus são um mero acessório (com excepção de algumas profissões) e não é comum ver pessoas com cabeça tapada, com exceção dos fashionistas (e do ocasional louco) especialmente no Inverno. E isso é realmente uma pena, porque os chapéus são acessórios não muito caros, versáteis e podem durar para toda a vida.

Assim que depois do filme o meu eu do século XIX (as vezes sinto que devia ter nascido nessa época, alguma vez vos aconteceu isso?) estava a chorar por um chapéus, assim que no dia seguinte me pus à procura e acabei por me apaixonar por este que é da parfois.
Usei este outfit ontem, tive um almoço de família, combinei o chapéu vermelho-vinho com uma saia da mesma cor e a minha blusa preferida, é branca e bordada e parece que combina com tudo! :) Depois do almoço fui ao cinema com o meu namorado e acabámos o dia a tirar estas fotos e a disfrutar do pôr-do-sol, do qual eu já tinha tantas saudades depois de uma semana inteira de chuvas torrenciais e nuvens cinzentas.

Espero ter-vos inspirado a usar ou comprar um chapéu este Inverno, combinei-no com as vossas peças preferidas de outono e brilhem! ;)

Até breve,
Tere