The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book-July 2018-Summer Hats

July 15, 2018 / 20 Comments

Welcome to The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book!

Welcome! This is The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book. A year ago, Nancy and I started The Bad Buy Book, a monthly series about our worst purchases. It was a lot of fun to do and we both learned something from it, too! Nancy learned that off-white against her face is not the most flattering color. And I learned that I have a serious problem resisting a good thrift shop find when it comes to pieces that fit “good enough” but “not quite right.” However, after a year has passed, we decided to change the series a bit.

You can choose whether you want to show a Good Buy (which is an item you are really exited about) or a Good-Bye (which is an item you are going to say good-bye to, previously known as a Bad Buy). We will keep purchasing Bad Buys every now and then for a variety of reasons…it was so cheap, you were in a hurry and really wanted (needed) to buy something, it fit almost quite right. But, of course, we also have those purchases that can make us so very happy. A piece of clothing that you have had for years and that you also wear a lot. Or something you bought on a holiday and every time you wear it you get that nostalgic holiday feeling back. Every month you can choose which item you want to submit. A Good Buy or a Good-Bye. We will provide the theme for each month. Photos should be submitted to us by the 10th of the month with a few sentences explaining why it is a Good Buy or Good-Bye.

Let’s start with my beautiful co-host, Nancy of Nancy’s Fashion Style, showing us the first image of this month’s theme, Summer Hats!

Nancy of Nancy’s Fashion Style

“I bought this one for this post. I don’t like to wear hats. They don’t look good on me and my hair gets messy!”

Michele of @seechele_styles shared her Good Buy hat.

Michele of @seechele_styles

“This thrifted straw hat was definitely a Good Buy!”

Jodie of Jodie’s Touch of Style submitted a photo of her mom, Charlotte, wearing a Good Buy hat.

Charlotte of Jodie’s Touch of Style

“This photo is my mom with her summer hat. It’s definitely a good buy for her because she needs the protection from the sun. In fact, she added the string so it can hang on her back and scarf around the brim to the hat for decoration. She’s had this hat for many years.”

Sonja of YustSoMe is showing us her Good Buy fedora.

Sonja of YustSoMe

“Here is my contribution for the Summer Hats. I like to wear this type of hat, like a gentleman.”

Kellyann of This Blonde’s Shopping Bag is showing her Good Buy hat.

Kellyann of This Blonde’s Shopping Bag

“A hat is an essential at the beach or pool for protecting my skin and hair from the harmful rays of the sun. This hat is old but so good because it has an elasticized ban inside that helps it stay on my head. It also dries well. I wear it every time I go to the beach or enjoy a pool day!”

Cheryl of Northwest Mountain Living is showing one of her favorite styles of hat, the beret.

Cheryl of Northwest Mountain Living

“I was so excited about joining your Good Buy/Good Bye post because I love hats. I have so many pictures of hats! It took me a while to find which hats suit my face shape, head size and lifestyle but when I narrowed it down I became a fan. I think in one of my upcoming posts I will do it on all my hats. I decided this picture of a beret would be a good example of a hat that fits my face. I like to put mine at a slant but there are so many ways to position a beret that almost anyone can wear one. I also like the color navy since I think it goes with almost anything and works for most seasons.”

Nicole of High Latitude Style is showcasing a gorgeous sequined hat.

Nicole of High Latitude Style

“I’ve been a hat lover all my life. I remember having had a red fedora as a toddler. I wore a hat at my wedding. Well in Alaska, I have to wear a hat in winter, but I also wear hats in summer. I even wear a hat when dancing. It’s a sequin cap.”

Liz of Closet Play Image is showcasing her Good Buy hat two ways.

Liz of Closet Play Image

“My Good Buy Hat is a souvenir from at trip to see my in-laws in Arizona last July. Why anyone would go to Arizona in July is another story completely! In the town closest to them is a fabulous and well-known hatter. Val Kilmer requested a hat from him for the film Tombstone. I have been wanting a good sunhat, but my head is small, and all the ones in the shops are just too darn large. And what good is a sunhat that is always blowing off? The shop had a huge selection of beautifully woven straw hats from Guatemala with so many crown and brim shapes and sizes, it was a challenge to choose. After I selected mine, the man behind the counter asked how I wanted it. “How did I want the brim turned up, and the crown creased?” He was surprised that I didn’t want it changed (Not very interesting, me!) But I love it just the way it is, AND it’s nice and snug on my little head. Woo hoo!”

Susan, who is one of my newest friends whom I met through blogging (she reads my blog and leaves the best comments). She is sharing her favorite summer hat.

Susan

“Here is my two dollar Walmart hat for inclusion in your Good Buy book. I love it and will keep it, because it goes very well with my off the shoulder shirt, and keeps the sun off my already red face.”

Kim, another reader, is sharing her Good Buy hat, too!

Kim

“I found this Columbia Sportswear hat at a small flea market style store for $4.00. It had never been worn, still had its original tags. It’s a fun hat, perfect for the Florida sun. Definitely a Good Buy!”

And my Good Buy hat!

Shelbee of Shelbee on the Edge

“I picked up this straw cloche from Target last year and I wear it quite often. The cloche style suits my head and face shape and there is just enough brim to keep the sun out of my eyes. A Good Buy, for sure, as it is neutral and classic and works with most of my summer outfits.”

Thank you all so very much for participating with us! You are all so lovely, stylish and elegant. We loved to see your Summer Hats!  Be sure to check Nancy’s post for other fabulous Summer Hats!

The theme for August is my favorite thing ever, Kimonos!

Send your photo with a few sentences if it is a Good Buy or a Good-Bye and we will put you in the spotlight! Please submit your photos with a brief description before the 10th of each month to shelbeeontheedge@gmail.com or to nancy@nancysfashionstyle.com.

*By joining The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book, you agree to receive a monthly reminder email for the linkup.

Keeping it on the edge,

Shelbee

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I am a midlife woman, wife, and stay-at-home mother of 2 boys and 2 cats. I have a passion for helping other women feel fabulous in the midst of this crazy, beautiful life.

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20 Comments

  • Kellyann Rohr

    July 15, 2018 at 1:11 pm Reply

    This was fun! Perfect theme for summer – I wore a fedora yesterday and was like, “Hey! I should’ve taken a pic in this one, such a good buy!”
    Have a lovely day sweet friend!
    xo,
    Kellyann

    • shelbeeontheedge@gmail.com

      July 15, 2018 at 9:34 pm Reply

      Kellyann, thanks so much for joining us! I found the cutest fedora in Kohl’s last week that I really need to go back and get! I never thought I could wear a fedora, but this one really looked cute.

      xoxo
      Shelbee

    • shelbeeontheedge@gmail.com

      July 15, 2018 at 9:25 pm Reply

      Thanks so much, Nancy! This was such a fun theme. And I love you in a hat! I seriously just considered sending you a kimono, but when I checked the shipping rates from New York to the Netherlands, I nearly fell out of my seat! So I am sorry to say that you are on your own finding a kimono, my friend! I bet they have lots of cute ones in the thrift shop though…or just a cute robe would do. I totally just styled a robe today as a kimono!

      xoxo
      Shelbee

  • Nan Mac

    July 16, 2018 at 12:05 pm Reply

    Hats!!! I love them!! I have a bunches of them.

    Back in the 1980’s, when I was in my mid 20’s, my mother and I visited her childhood neighborhood. An ancient woman sitting on the stoop next-door recognized her (I have no idea how but she did). She told my mother to go into the house and get the bag in the storage closet under the stairs. My mother, thinking she was just humoring an old woman, did so. In the bag were hats. Old hats, some moth eaten, all from the 1920’s and 30’s. They had belonged to my mother’s mother. She had died 18 years before. Grandmother had given the lady next-door all these hats decades before when she was cleaning out her closet. My mother suddenly had memories about her mother wearing these hats. Which one was a Sunday hat or a cold weather hat. I loved a wool cloche in the most wonderful warm pink but it was pitted and eaten beyond repair but some of them, the feathered beauties…I still have them. Thus, began my love of hats… and the stories they can pass along.

    • shelbeeontheedge@gmail.com

      July 16, 2018 at 1:13 pm Reply

      Nancy, I absolutely love this story! My love of hats began when my grandmother pulled a whole bunch of old hats in pretty old hat boxes down from her attic when I was in high school and gave them all to me! Oh how I loved those old vintage hats. After many moves over the years, however, I don’t know what ever happened to those hats…I think they may have been left behind in the attic of my own house when I got out of a bad marriage…I literally just walked away from everything. Hmmm…I think is what happened to those hats. Oh well. I am better for that whole experience even if I did leave hatless!

      xoxo
      Shelbee

  • jacqui berry

    July 16, 2018 at 7:14 pm Reply

    Well I like all the hats shared today – I should have added my recent hat, although I haven’t got many photos with it on! Thanks for sharing this post. Jacqui Mummabstylish

    • shelbeeontheedge@gmail.com

      July 17, 2018 at 10:41 am Reply

      Ruth, thanks for checking out our hats! I do love a good hat in the summer to keep the sun off my face, but I’m with you…my head often gets too hot for a hat as well! I definitely wear them more during the cooler months.

      xoxo
      Shelbee

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