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Hat Attack

February 1, 2008

In the style world, you live on the edge. You wouldn’t be caught dead in Lululemon outside the yoga studio, and you turned up your nose at low-rise, flared jeans before they even made it out of Brazil. Now if only you could find a hat that didn’t say “Vancouver 2010.”

Lucky for you, Edie Orenstein lives on the edge, too. The Vancouver hat designer knows all too well a hat isn’t merely something to keep the rain off your head: it’s a vital tool of one’s self-expression. From the classic Robert Hall fedora ($98) to the classy-yet-edgy Suki ($230), Edie’s got hats that’ll speak volumes about your personality - whether you’re a wild child, boho, throwback from the ‘40s, or closet princess.

She doesn’t stop at hats, either. Check out Edie’s sweet Flamenco-inspired shoes ($220-$240) for sizzling nights on and off the dance floor, and let your fingers do the walking down memory lane in an adorable pair of Lamb Chop (as in Shari Lewis) mittens ($29). Take a voyage on one of those little ferries to complete the adventure.

Head to Edie Hats, 4-1666 Johnston Street, Granville Island, 604-683-4280.

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