I’m not a hat person. It’s been that way for about 7 years, timing with when I cut my hair short. I didn’t want to look even more like a boy by wearing a hat so I stayed away from them, with the exception of the occasional baseball cap to briefly run to the store on a bad hair day. But, lately I’ve been intrigued by fedoras and big floppy hats.
I found this denim fedora last month, on sale, at Lucky Brand that is very cute.
I then saw the Albertus Swanepoel Leopard Fedora at J Crew. So very cute. It also comes in a Vintage Burgandy…Love that color! But $178 for a hat? No thanks…I’m a shoe girl.
Well, Mr. Swanepoel currently has a collaboration with Target! And there is a Leopard Fedora in the collection!
It is slightly different from the J Crew hat in that it has a ribbon with a feather detail. But, that is easily removed because it is only stitched every two inches or so around the hat. A few snips and the ribbon came off.
J Crew or Tar-Jay?
My guess is unless the J Crew and Target hats were side-by-side you would not be able to tell the difference between the two. Online, the descriptions state the J Crew hat is 100% Wool as does the Target collection hat. But that is not the case. The Target collection hat is 47% Angora, 28% nylon and 25% polyester.
The best part of the collection at Target…all the hats are $19.99! A great price if you are not really into hats (like me) or want to add a little leopard trend to your wardrobe without breaking the bank. There are some really cute cloches and a camo floppy hat. Perfect right now for us Texas gals during hunting season. I don’t hunt but a camo hat would make people think I do, right?
So what do you think about the fedora, J Crew or Target?
