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Hats!

Hats!

Date: Aug 27 2010

Themes: Fashion

Grammar: Count and Noncount Nouns

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It used to be that no outfit was complete without a hat. From men’s bowlers to women’s bonnets decorated with ribbons and flowers, hats were both a must-have fashion accessory and a functional part of every wardrobe.

Hats keep us warm in the winter and protect us from the heat in the summer. They keep the rain off our heads and the sun out of our eyes. Yet since our way of dressing has become more casual, hats have become less essential. Lucky for milliners everywhere, Ella wants to revive the lost art of hat-wearing.

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Ella

Ella

Mason

Mason

Ella:  So I believe hats are a necessary accessory to every outfit.

Mason:  Uh, Blossom? What?

Ella:  No. Fedoras, knitted little…you know, just all types of hats. I love them. I try to get one in every city I visit.

Mason:  Interesting. I mean, I’m a hat guy, but I have the one hat. It’s funny, I’m pleased to hear that you like hats so much because they don’t really seem to be that in fashion these days.

Ella:  I have so many, I have almost 20 hats right now sitting in my closet. I have the big wide-brim ones that are perfect for the sun, and I have the sporty little ball cap. But fedoras are my favorite, I have almost 10 of those in every color.

Mason:  Really. You have kind of the whole range, like baseball cap, low-brow, fedora…

Ella:  And then you have beanies for snowboarding.

Mason:  Bowlers.

Ella:  Yep. I definitely wear hats just for looks. There’s not very much practical use for it, sometimes I’m wearing beanies and it’s 90 degrees outside, but hey, it works with my outfit, you know?

Mason:  I totally know. Oh my god, you have no idea how much I know.

 

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Ella loves hats and has a big hat collection. She has hats in every color to go with all her outfits. Her favorite kind of hat is a fedora. But when it comes to hats, Ella doesn’t have a strict type. She loves them all, from baseball caps to beanies.

Mason is more of a one-hat man. He’s faithful to his favorite beanie, which keeps him warm all winter long. Mason thinks hats are more functional than fashionable. But maybe Ella will change that.

Do you like to wear hats? Do you think hats are an essential fashion accessory? Describe your favorite hat.

 

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primula

primula

Saudi Arabia

I love to see others wearing hats but I rarely wear them.They look so cute and adorable especially when kids and little children wear them. sometimes I wear beanie hats in winter. For me I don't think that they are an essential fashion accessory. In my country ppl don't prefer to wear hats especially females but males love them and nowadays hats become masculine's trend.

11:59 PM Aug 27 2010 |

sbk1988

Viet Nam

I like hat but i don't have a big collection hat.I think that they are useful.Becaue I live in tropical country and they keep me the sun out of my eyes.I don't have sick when I go outside with a hat.And I also think that it can create good impression if you chose a suitable hat.I likes the best round hats.Thanks

11:27 PM Aug 27 2010 |

Sarah79

United States

I found the correct page for my research paper about fashion!

09:50 PM Aug 27 2010 |

Marcelolic

Marcelolic

Brazil

Humm It depends…I have liked to wear yet cap hat when I was young but now not more But I also know is very stylish a nice hat…I have watched on tv that in New York is happening a big fashion of hats and people are abusing in using it,pretty cool :)

08:16 PM Aug 27 2010 |

miss blue

miss blue

Jordan

actually I do not wear hats. They are not practical in use.

05:54 PM Aug 27 2010 |

manjunath D

India

I too like to wear hats

04:31 PM Aug 27 2010 |

becmoon

becmoonSuper Member!

Mexico

I wear hats always in Summertime so i don't get a red face.  In Wintertime i like to wear a hat if its cold!

04:24 PM Aug 27 2010 |

alaa samy

Egypt

in the past  i used to wear hat but now i dont wear hats

02:26 PM Aug 27 2010 |

mkmkmgkgmllskf

Australia

yes

 

02:05 PM Aug 27 2010 |

likecrraazy

Poland

I wear only beanies. Especially in the winter 'cause then they're the most useful. My ears are save and warm :) 

01:48 PM Aug 27 2010 |

rebel lee

rebel lee

China

I just wear hat in winter to keep my head warm. But it is not necessory. Why should we put something on our head. So, I don't have a favorite hat.

01:00 PM Aug 27 2010 |

dearpesar

dearpesar

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

any type of hat is nice to me for fashion as long as you wear it for a short whileCool

12:46 PM Aug 27 2010 |

Jib_fbk

Jib_fbk

Thailand

i'm seldom wear it,but i'm prefer it than umbrlla,i wish i  could buy a new one next time

12:43 PM Aug 27 2010 |

laura329

laura329

China

I love hats very much.They are essential goods in my life.coz they can make u unique with ur outfits.Every hat can match different clothes.they are also functional.I like fedora,too.It's good fit.

12:20 PM Aug 27 2010 |

fadaee_mehdi

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

I don't like wear hats;becuse they don't realy seem to be that in fashion these days.

In IRAN a littel peopel wear them that they are old men.

12:17 PM Aug 27 2010 |

Ania89

Ania89

Poland

yeah! but  i have only one – made from straw:)

10:33 AM Aug 27 2010 |

harshadubai@hotmail.com

United Arab Emirates

yeah hats are cool, especially beanies are very useful in cold weather to protect you

 

10:29 AM Aug 27 2010 |

Jodikl

France

I like wearing cap and hat I have got six of different color. It's great to wear one of them.

07:15 AM Aug 27 2010 |

jorgebuzios

Brazil

Hats are an elegant piece. I love hats and caps !

06:23 AM Aug 27 2010 |

branden

branden

South Korea

Well, I agree a little  with Ella, and mason.

I sometimes wear hats in functional and sometimes in fashion,

it's useful in hot summer to avoid sunray and keep me warm in winter.

I like to wear beanies in winter, and baseball cap in summer. 

04:10 AM Aug 27 2010 |

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