{"id":1123,"date":"2009-03-22T08:18:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-22T15:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=1123"},"modified":"2012-08-20T14:37:00","modified_gmt":"2012-08-20T18:37:00","slug":"tip-of-top-hat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2009\/03\/tip-of-top-hat\/","title":{"rendered":"A Tip of the Top Hat"},"content":{"rendered":"

Those of you who like hair doodads and top hats should check out the Victoria & Albert museum shop<\/a>. The top-hat hair clips are \u00a38 and the bands are <\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a312.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\nIf only 3D will do, BratBoutique<\/a> sells mini top hats on Etsy.<\/p>\n

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\nSeparately, I tip my imaginary hat to TokyoBunnie for finding the cuteness<\/a> that is Kidrobot’s BFF series<\/a>. I love the tooth and lollipop pair.<\/p>\n

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\nI have a Labbit<\/a> from Kidrobot.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>My Labbit<\/span>
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Gorgeous blogger The Clothes Horse had her Labbit first<\/a>. I got mine because I missed Fernando the iHog<\/a> so much, but I haven’t started looking for celebrities to pose with it yet.<\/p>\n

UPDATED TO ADD: On a sad note, I also tip my imaginary hat to British reality-TV star Jade Goody, who died<\/a> at age 27 of cervical cancer early this morning in England. I previously mentioned Jade here<\/a>. She stayed very much in the public eye<\/a> during the final stages of her illness, which aggravated a lot of people who complained that she was low-class and uneducated and even tackier than usual for not dying more discreetly. But I think their real problem with her was that it is hard to remain in denial about your own mortality when someone like Jade is so honest about hers. I was also impressed that she flaunted her chemo-induced baldness, rather than being ashamed of it. I have a feeling more women will do that now. Plus, because of Jade, the U.K.’s National Health Service<\/a> is reconsidering its policy on cervical cancer screening, which now doesn’t start till age 25<\/a>. (In the U.S., a pap smear is recommended<\/a> at age 21 or within three years of a woman’s first sexual intercourse.) Pretty good achievements for an uneducated reality-TV star, I’d say.<\/p>\n

I’ve known one woman who kept her cancer a secret<\/a> for 16 years and many<\/a> others<\/a> who have been open about their disease. My impression is that it takes a lot of courage to tell people, but it’s ultimately better for your health and sanity, so cheers to Jade for her honesty.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Jade Goody in February<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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Those of you who like hair doodads and top hats should check out the Victoria & Albert museum shop. The top-hat hair clips are \u00a38 and the bands are \u00a312. If only 3D will do, BratBoutique sells mini top hats on Etsy. Separately, I tip my imaginary hat to TokyoBunnie for finding the cuteness that…<\/p>\n

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