Etsomnia™ 135: Fascination

April 20, 2017 by Donna from One Beautiful Thing 34 Comments

Not sure about the design, but the model is really selling the message.

Et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. The surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered when one is only half conscious. (True story.) 3. An excuse for me to be an obnoxious, snarky New Yorker once per week.

As is so often the source of inspiration for my weekly Etsomnia posts, I need something. This time, it’s a fascinator. We’re doing a sort of Stepford Wives thing (with a twist, of course) for a costume event. I’ve got my dress, I’ve got my crinoline, I’ve got my ladylike gloves and shoes, now I need the hat. Naturally, I’d go straight to Etsy, and of course, I found some stunning things and a whole lot of nope.

For more Etsy fun, check out all my weekly Etsomnia™ posts.

Uncertain whether it’s saying John Waters is shit or THE shit, but either way, it’s fantastic. By moviestarr, who also make the best birthday hats I’ve ever seen

If they’d called this dopey thing “Brain freeze,” I might have been tempted.

So modern and charming! By HatsByAgnieszka (You can check out all the beautiful hats on her site)

Perfect to whip out when your blind date turns out to be a dud.

Ridiculous, but at least it’s not as bad as this trend.

From the Carrie Collection.

I need bug spray and a very large shoe.

I’m not sure I could pull it off, but it’s killer on her! By millistarr

I know what happens to you if you wear the red shirt, but what if it’s just a red hat?

That is a scary quantity of stuff on that hat. You’d need to be very strong of neck. And completely color blind. And all the other kinds of blind, too.