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Photos: Hats, Glorious Hats, At Last Night's Bonnet Bash
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Published Mar 29, 2015
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Hats. Not those ubiquitous floppy halos or neon-tinged adolescence-extenders, but legit, transcendent millinery. Last night's Bonnet Bash at The National Arts Club proved that the Park Avenue checkbooks don't have a monopoly on whimsical headwear.
The theme of the free event (sponsored by the Milliners Guild) was "Into the Woods."
Mushroom Hat Man wins.
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Christopher Robbins
Christopher Robbins is a New York City reporter covering transportation, affordable housing, local politics, and criminal justice. His work has also appeared in New York Magazine, The Village Voice and The New York Times. Chris is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, Virginia, and enjoys biking to Fort Tilden in the summertime.
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