VIP Events for our loyal patrons!

Join us for our Shop Local Customer Appreciation Night!  VIP events including trunk shows, live entertainment, and designers on hand!  Canapes from Edible Canada and wine tastings from Liberty Wine.  A percent of all proceeds will be donated to Farm Folk City Folk to help keep the shop local movement rolling! Click on the graphic to register now as space is limited!

Edie Hats parlour has had a makeover!

A thought occurred to us…it has been a while since we have put pen to paper (or fingers to keys) and showcased what is happening in our beautiful little store.

While the last few years have proved to be an adventure, we have found ourselves on stable new feet and are marching tall into the future.

Keep your eyes peeled for your favourite little hat shop’s items featured in some major ways .  We are partnering with many interesting and talented hat oriented folk for some exciting new ventures…stay tuned!

Tis the season for receiving beautiful new spring/summer stock and anxiously awaiting the return of Borsalino in the fall!  We are featuring more Canadian made designs than ever before.  What better way to showcase them than to give our beautiful store a fresh face!  So please accept this formal invitation to come by and say hi, we’ve missed you.

2011 saw the revival of many classic styles, a trend set to continue well into the new year. From fedoras to espadrilles, lace to pencil skirts the look was chic and grown-up. We raided Grandma’s wardrobe and came out with treasure.

Perhaps the most notable return to the catwalk was fur. Whether real, faux or vintage, from full length coats to a touch of trim, the timeless elegance of fur is back without any sign of disappearing soon.

There are few hats that can so instantly make a woman feel like a turn of the century Russian Princess as quickly as a fur hat. Something about the simplicity of the style and the luxury of the fur combines to give that rare feeling of cosiness and glamour. You could match it with yoga pants and still feel like a sophisticated style icon to be worshipped and pampered! The silky soft texture, unbeatable warmth and the promise of a lifetime of wear (with proper care!) makes this an essential piece in a Winter wardrobe.

Likewise, a fur lined bomber is about as old school Canadiana as one can get – outdoorsy coolness.  They are playful and will keep your brain warm while you run about in the great Canadian wilderness! These two from Betmar are made from raccoon (tan) and rabbit (plaid). Cold ears? No more. Be smug about it.

We understand that not everyone is comfortable with fur, which is why for our vegan friends, the wonderful people at Lillie and Cohoe have come up with a great range of faux fur pieces. These are lovingly hand-crafted in Nelson.

It’s the little things.

Details can make all the difference. A flower in a buttonhole. The strawberry on a glass of champagne. A beautiful dress and a fascinator.

Not quite a hat, not quite a hair band, fascinators fall right bang in the middle of too much and too little. You have the dress, shoes and purse. The occasion calls for something a little more. Something playful yet elegant. A bit of colour. Eye-catching but not attention seeking. It’s not every day you get to wear feathers in your hair and so when its done, best to do it in style!

We love our new line of fascinators from Oh Dina! The wonderful thing about these pieces is their timelessness. To be purchased with love and cherished on many special days over a life-time.

Ball Cap This hat has become an American icon that has long since moved out of the ball field. For many, it’s an easy choice for comfort and practicality. Newer styles and a funkier edge have taken this humble piece into its place in pop culture iconography.

Cloche is the French word for ‘bell’, which best describes this style of hat. It is a rounded felt hat which sits tightly on the head, its narrow brim framing the face. No other style of hat is so easy to date as this Art Deco era piece which reflected an increasing trend of women rejecting the excessive head-dress of the Victorian era and embracing the elegance of functionary style.

Bowler or Derby is a stiff felt hat with a round crown and brim popular in the mid 1800’s. Its rounded shape was designed to prevent game-keepers from losing their more awkwardly shaped hats when working, as the popular Top Hat style of the time proved in-conducive to out-door work. They are often mis-represented in period films as an upper class fashion item when in fact it was very much a working mans hat in the Victorian era. For this reason it quickly became popular in American frontier, worn by railway workers, farmers and sheriffs.

Toque – Canadian for Beanie or woolly hat! While elsewhere a toque is the French derived name for a chefs hat, in Canada it refers to knitted, brimless hats worn in winter.

Trilby – Named after a mid-nineteenth century stage adaptation of the George du Maurier novel. Similar to a fedora, this felt or straw hat has a lengthways crease with a frontal pinch but has a narrower brim with a greater up-turn at the back.

Tricorne – So called because of its three corners. Popular in pre-revolutionary France, this style was worn by both civilians and military people. It ranged from basic fabrics to extravagant gold trimmed pieces, depending on ones status. Think Johnny Depp in ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ – although his is very much a poor mans version!