Cocks and Tails, and how do they fit in hats?

Do you ever have a designer you love, that you've bookmarked the heck out of, that you're keeping your eye on those one or two special items, praying and hoping that no one buys them before you? And maybe, just maybe, if you're a blogger, you don't write about them JUST YET, because that may increase the chances of someone buying that coveted and desired item?

Well, Tricia from Bits and Bobbins recently ousted one of those designers. I was trying VERY hard not to post about them here or on Miss Malaprop, despite peeking at my favorite items at least once a day.

That being said, I'm glad to see amongst the fashion blogs that cocktail hats and other hats are beginning to make a comeback. I've loved wearing fascinators and frilly hats as costume and club pieces for years, and would love to incorporate them more in to other aspects of my wardrobe. Designer Boring Sidney is one of those fashion designers whose pieces I can see myself adopting in to my wardrobe. Her designs are classic in structure, calling to an earlier part of the century, while utilizing fabrics and adornments to make them modern and chic (or cheeky). I think her Dorcas Wensell hat is an ode to architecture and color. The piece reminds me of the abstract sculptures that adorn the Indiana University campus.

Now that I've divulged one of my favorite shops, you'll have to be crazy to think you'll get an answer out of me as to which two I intend on buying.