Maison Michel

As a child of the '80s, I love hats.
We idolized Boy George and I really, really wanted to be Alannah Currie of Thompson Twins—you have no idea...



But how to find a hat in Manila? There was one existing milliner on Rizal Avenue, an old man I found in the Yellow Pages—yes, the Yellow Pages.
He was probably 80 years old and he made hats for me. I interviewed him for the Daily Globe in the '90s and then I don't know what happened to him.
In the New York '90s I shopped at stores like Patricia Field where I found this tulle hat, good enough for a drag queen.

Photo: Edgardo Santiago

Just before I got married in 2000, I was into my pa-cute Japayuki look, with a Burberry hat I found in London.



Found this headband in Hong Kong



Then I walked into this Comme des Garçons hat at 10 Corso Como in Tokyo and fell in love.



The Benoit Missolin headband is from Browns London



Most recently I was eyeing this hat from Colette.
When I saw the Olsen Twins wearing them in Tokyo, I nearly died.





The Maison Michel hat is called Heidi and is impossible to get. Until Jay found it in Turkey, of all places.
When he tweeted this picture, I couldn't believe my luck.



So it was really meant for me. Thank you Jay, thank you Universe.



http://www.michel-paris.com/