Not to be confused with the bee keeper look or functionality, lace veils will not protect you from insects. They don’t really hide your face either. They distort it thus adding mystery and making you a plausible suspect in an Agatha Christie like story.
While they were extremely popular in the first half of the twentieth century, their popularity has continued to wane in recent times; but saying that they are not fashionable now is a faulty statement as well. These days (and it is unfortunate) there are four main occasions when it is totally okay to wear a hat with a black lace veil:

• at a funeral
• at an evening party
• at Fashion Week
• at a themed party

I personally am likely to wear a veiled hat as I see fit because messing with people’s minds is just so much fun. Take these images for instance; don’t they make you wonder, what the hell am I doing being all moody and mysterious? That’s right. Keep on wondering. I ain’t tellin’ nobody nothin’.

Instead, I will talk to you about my passion for young independent British design talent. Say hello to Alivya Free, the designer of this veiled beauty. Liv does handmade headgear which I hope to see in movies, theatres as well as more of on my own head. You see, I am eyeing a certain kokoshnik that I simply NEED to own in time for music festival season.

You can see me wearing yet another veiled hat here. You get it, I like ‘em.