The Fedora: A Universal Accessory

Beyonce. Humphrey Bogart. Leo Beaton. What do all of these people have in common?They all look amazing in a fedora. But when and where can a baby wear a fedora?

We were given an adorable fedora. It is straw with a navy ribbon. It fits Leo's giant head almost perfectly. It is tres chic. For some reason, though, I was convinced that a fedora had to be worn with a formal outfit. Hence, Leo wore the fedora to my brother's wedding with his seersucker suit.

Grumpy baby in a seersucker suit and fedora!

I realized, however, that people(specifically hipsters, fashionistas, and 20's gangsters) wear fedoras all the time. So, I gave myself a challenge. I would dress Leo in outfits all week and then I would pair those outfits with the fedora. Here are the results.

Monday - Onesie: Gerber; Shorts: BabyGap

Tuesday - Onesie: Bethany Surf Shop; Shorts: BabyGap

Wednesday - Onesie: Nordstrom; Shorts: BabyGap

Thursday - Onesie: Thrift Store, Shorts: Bloomie's

Friday - Onesie: Carter's

Saturday - Romper: Janie and Jack

So, as you can see, the fedora really just made whatever outfit Leo was wearing even more adorable AND it shaded his eyes. The only downside was that he took it off once in the stroller, dropped it on the ground, and some man had to run after me to give it back. And that wasn't even a downside for us! It turns out that the fedora was also amazing for other purposes besides strolling...

Fedoras are great for eating times...

and bathing!

Thanks to Greg Beaton and Olivia Oran for this AMAZING accessory. Henceforth, we will be using it all the time!

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