It is 2011 and the noughties are behind us. This post is the first of several looking back at the head wear and fashion from 2000 to 2009. Giving a nod to the glorious and not so glorious fashions of the recent past.
In 2000 I began year 10 (I'm giving away my age now). My interest in fashion had only just been ignited, I was still ignorant in many respects and made my share of fashion blunders. The only hats I owned were the baseball cap variety and a witches hat from my tenth birthday (that incidentally after long thought lost, turned up last week!).
Though my memory may be a bit fuzzy about the details, photo's never lie! I have an extensive magazine collection including classics from the 1970's and 1980's. Magazines have just about taken over my life. At one point I think I was buying 5 fashion magazines a month and that's not including the other magazine genre's. I only keep the best, I have every copy of Australian Vogue from Apr 2001 to the present day and every edition of Australian Harpers Bazaar from Sept 2002 to Jan/Feb 2010 (ever since Alison Veness-McGourty left, it just wasn't the same). My current love is Russh, with only 6 issues a year I have every copy since Mar/Apr 2006.
It's October 2000 and Christine Anu is on the cover of Australian Vogue and purple is everywhere. The only hat within the pages is a purple wide brimmed sun hat, still a hangover from the 90's. It reminds me of that hat worn by Andie MacDowell in Four Weddings and a Funeral. One thing I did notice was the unflattering lighting on quite a few celebrities, they obviously hadn't discovered photoshop.
Stay tuned for the next installment, 2001 and the coming of the gypsy queen or should I say the mutton dressed as lamb look.