Vintage Black Friday ... A Black Hat Collection

Who knew I had a black hat collection? ... not me, that's for sure! ... this seems to be how all of my so called collections begin ... unknowingly ... Happy VBF to all my VBFers!! ... I'm going to be the first to admit black is becoming a bigger challenge than I imagined ... was that me back in the first post bragging I had enough black to last forever?? ... maybe I should have just rationed a little more carefully ... another challenge with black ... photographing it, and I've heard this from more than one participant ... it's difficult to get a great photo of an item that is all black, very easy to loose the details.


Here you are ... the collection I didn't even know existed ... various styles and fabrics ... some in better shape than others ...


At the moment the above hat is my favorite ... I would wear it, but it's too small ...




If my memory serves me correctly {yeah, I know ... how can I say that when I didn't even know I had this, right?} ... I believe I purchased these at this flea market over the past summer ... I was the first shopper at the vendors booth that had probably over 75 hats ... all shapes and styles ... the price? ... ONLY $2 per hat ... that's what I said and started making a pile as fast as I could ... then like an idiot, I got choosey and started putting some back and rethinking, etc . ... walked away with an armful ... about 15 minutes later I realized my mistake and went back for more ... I kid you not, by this time you could not get near the hats and the price was up to $7-10 each!! ... I still kick myself for not taking them all ... the guy probably would have even made a better deal with me if I offered to take them all in the beginning!!


I'm off to make the rounds ... hoping to visit everyone earlier this week ... keep the comments coming, they are all going into the pile .... I've added another way for the VBF winner to spend her winnings ... not only can you shop the Gypsy Brocante, but you will be able shop here as well!!