On Millinery

So maybe we disagree about whether or not it was OK for Pippa Middleton to wear white at her sister's wedding (she looked great), and maybe we disagree about whether or not William should wear a wedding band (it's his business). But surely we can agree that the hats in London on Friday were fantastic. Check out this slideshow if you have any doubts--you'll see a sleek and elegant look we simply couldn't pull off.

The millinery on display put to rest the American stereotype of Brits as dowdy and frumpy, consumers of fish and chips. Kind of like the 2008 Olympics Opening Ceremonies put to rest the notion of a backwards China. Windows into other countries, these spectacles offer up another side of the countries we think we know. We're xenophobes at heart, and we need these shows from time to time to wake us up.

After all, if you look closely enough, you never know what you might find under someone else's hat.