5/7/2025 What is it that’s sometimes said about a certain stretch in summer? That it’s Silly Season? Well, we’ve got the hats for it! Recently arrived at the emporium, we have PITH HELMETS (the Zulu type), FEZZES (for your best Tommy Cooper or indeed...
26/6/2025 We usually change our WINDOW DISPLAY at the turn of the month, but with Wimbledon looming, what better way to mark the championships than with a fresh TENNIS THEME? Our own little all-England ‘club’ may be rather more modest in scope than the...
24/6/2025 If you don’t want to be as hirsute as the faces in our photo, you might want to try something from our extensive range of SHAVING REQUISITES… which has just been replenished with top-ups to the shaving creams and brushes. The luxurious shaving...
20/6/2025 With Royal Ascot almost over for another year you’d think we would have had our fill of FASCINATORS for now, but oh no… … we’ve had another delivery, to last us through the wedding season! These delightful designs come in handsome...
17/6/2025 Seeking a summer hat that’s fancy but not formal? Look no further! Our genuine PANAMA HATS are perfect for a classy cruise, gracious garden party, well-turned-out wedding or other upmarket event for which you don’t need the full kit and caboodle....
10/6/2025 What’s new in this week? It’s BOW TIES, TIES and ITALIAN CAPS! Our ties supplier has restocked for us and the latest designs are very special – Liberty print and William Morris. On the heads it’s all about Italian caps – wool felt,...
3/6/2025 The surprise is if we see much sun for the next week or so! You’d be forgiven, with the current sunshine/showers mix, for thinking we’d gone back a month or few, but yes, Summer is officially here and to mark the change of season we’ve had a...
31/5/2025 The month of June is almost upon us and what does that mean for the hat world? As our new window display shows, it’s ROYAL ASCOT! We’re always proud to spot our hats and fascinators worn by the great, good and glamorous at this most iconic of...
28/5/2025 Early last Friday morning, Snookette Sue featured – for the second time – on BBC Radio Solent, this time around as the mystery guest on its entertaining ‘Lie Detective’ spot. As well as posing three ‘clues’ about the shop, from which...
20/5/2025 Whilst perhaps not our most glamorous of ranges, these DIABETIC and SOFTOP SOCKS are, for some of our customers, something of a necessity – and we’ve had a big delivery. Even if you don’t actually need them you might find, if you’re a tad...
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