Hats! The Thrifty Six

It’s hats  this month! Choosen by Jodie. And here we are at a start of another year with The Thrifty Six! I love the loyalty, thank you ladies! But hats……I don’t even wear hats new, let alone pre loved. What to do, what to do.

Welcome to The Thrifty Six. We are a group of international fashion influencers who meet once a month in our little space on the internet to share our thrifty outfits. On the third Monday of every month, we will all share an outfit based on a theme that features pre loved wardrobe pieces. Shopping and reselling pre loved clothing is so much better for the environment and you can find some of the best fashions in thrift or charity shops. The Thrifty Six are here to inspire you to shop second hand.

Did I find a hat to wear?

Of course I did, but I have some explaining to do. Because there are a few things I will definitely not wear pre loved, like underwear and shoes. And hats are one of those too, because I never wear hats, at all! Not even when it is freezing. I have thick hair, lol.

But Gerben always wears hats, and caps! So I had a choice of many actually. And he didn’t buy them pre loved, but I nicked it from him so for me it is pre loved! Yeah, a girl has to be creative sometimes. Perfect with a feminine look for some cool contrast! I do wear his caps in summer when I am reading a book in the garden though.

And now it’s my fashion friends turn!

Emma of  Style Splash

I bought this vintage green hat on eBay years ago. Often, vintage hats are too small for me, but this one fits perfectly. I’ve matched it to my Fenella Smith vegan leather bag to contrast against the cosy yellow faux fur coat by Jayley that was a more recent eBay purchase.

Jane of Preloved-Vintage-Handmade

A perfect opportunity to rock this authentic cowboy hat which I added to my already extensive hat collection last summer.

I’m often seen in a cap or a beret or a beanie but a cowboy hat is a huge statement even for me – I look like the baddie in a spaghetti western!

In this slightly sinister full length coat, all I need is a cheroot dangling from my lips and I’m Clint Eastwood!

Jodie of Jodie’s Touch of Style

I have become a huge lover of hats, and the thrift store enables me to get the trendy ones for a fraction of the cost as well as they are the perfect hack for a bad hair day (and when you have curly hair there are tons of bad hair days). This entire look is thrifted!

Shelbee of Shelbee on the Edge

My love for hats runs deep. It all began when I discovered my grandmother’s collection of 1950s/1960s hats in her attic when I was a teenager. I have been obsessed ever since and have curated my own very extensive hat collection over the years. However, hats are not a thing that I generally look for in secondhand shops because it kind of grosses me out. I will consider a preloved hat as long as I can properly and easily clean it before placing it on my own head. Like this cute knit hat that I found in my local consignment shop about 6 or 7 years ago. It came with the matching arm warmers as well. Everything in my outfit is preloved except for my leggings, tee shirt, boots, and necklace.

Sally of Within a World of My Own

When I was young, I had a small vintage hat collection, but these days my only second-hand hat is a dark stocking cap that my husband and I picked up along the way. (Can you ever have too many stocking caps? Maybe, but not in my personal experience.) I have transformed my work-from-home outfit into a “heading outside onto the balcony in Minnesota winter” look by adding the hat and a wool Wolfstaedter loden cape that I purchased at Goodwill for next to nothing in the early 90s (and it was already decades old by the time I got it). The quality of this coat is almost unfathomable by 2025 standards.

I hope you enjoyed our series this month and we hope to see you next month! In the meanwhile, enjoy pre loved shopping!