Vintage Half Hats
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Half Hats – The One Style for Every Woman

The most common remark Madge gets once someone knows that she sells vintage hat is “I love hats, but I just don’t look good in them”.   Madge’s reply comes right out of her personal manifesto: The women who thinks she can’t wear hats just hasn’t found the right hat.  For today’s stylish woman who wa...

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Beijing Hats
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Beijing Hats

Madge and Mr. Madge recently returned from a trip-of-a-lifetime through mainland China.  First stop was Beijing.  It was a hot August day and our itinerary took us through the Temple of Heaven park, Tiananmen Square and to the Forbidden City.  Despite the heat most...

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Lynyrd Skynyrd Van Zant brothers
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Lynyrd Skynyrd Style – Southern Fried Vintage

Southern Fried Vintage Here's a tale of Lynyrd Skynard style.  Madge was poking around in some of her favorite Buckhead boutiques when she met up with Carol, the owner of a fabulous lady's shop called Razzle Dazzle.  Carol’s shop features hip and fun clothes, jewelry, and accessories that are fashio...

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Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations
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Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations

Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations

Madge and her husband, Mr. Madge, spent a delightful weekend in New York City.   Mr. was not arriving until the late the first evening. So upon arrival, Madge rushed to her favorite midtown hotel, unpacked, donned her favorite vintage brooch, an...

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Iris Apfel
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Norma Kamali, Iris Apfel & Stephanie Solomon
Dish About Vintage

Norma Kamali, Iris Aprel & Stephanie Solomon Dish About Vintage
This summer’s Intermezzo wholesale trade show in New York City included the revolutionary idea of providing fashion retailers access to top vintage sellers offering one-of-a-kind clothing and accessories to purchase for their shops...

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national Hat Day
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Happy Hat Day from Madge

Well, the festivities are over and the National Hat Day decorations are finally put away for another year. One of Madge's favorite parts of this annual tradition is fellow hatters who post their photos from the day on her Facebook page.   Here's some of her Happy Hat Day favorites.Wendy in Gig Harbo...

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