"Do your hats do things? Mine do. Who said fine art can't be fun?""Do your hats do things? Mine do. Who said fine art can't be fun?"
Melissa tries to tell me not to take the picture — because she isn't wearing the right hat — but digital cameras seem to have minds of their own.
This confusion almost gave Julia a chance to steal the monkey back.
Fool's Purple is an experiment in humor and style.
Anyone can wear the hat, but not everyone can pull it off (so to speak).
It's hard to stay sad while topping your head with this marvelous, silly hat.
Be aware that wearing the top hat in public may just get you kissed. Rachel tries to demonstrate on laughing Lisa, a thespian of Woodstock.
Get ready to make your life silly!
You can always count on Julia to treat her monkey with respect and never spank it.
The monkey is the crocheted / hooked work of Julia's mother, Dahlia (a local artist). A monkey like that is an inspiration to every boy and woman who wants to hook (crochet) on their own.
Models Melissa and Julia take time to get their hats just right. (Far left, Melissa, in the Original Puzzle Hat; near left, Julia, in the Fool's Purple.
Both made the photo shoot relaxed and enjoyable and their own creativity made the hats explode in new fashion statements.
Melissa and Julia (from left) prove that even the hippest chicks can still fight over the monkey.
Rachel, right, does some serious thinking about about the other models antics. She almost makes a silly hat look sophisticated
This hat has found a new home in 2006.
Sometimes the women just have to monkey around with their new styles.
