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Nov 3: Hats Off to South Florida Style
Posted On: November 3, 2008 10:19 AM
Posted By: LauderBLOGGER
Related Subjects: Greater Fort Lauderdale
The Fort Lauderdale International Airport experience happens every time I travel, whether in line at security, waiting for coffee, or boarding the plane. It might be my headwrap or brightly-colored outfit that strikes the person’s fancy, or maybe just the fact that the colors actually match. In any case, a fellow traveler or flight attendant will smile and lean in closely like a co-conspirator trying not to get caught in the act. “You really know how to travel,” she will say - it’s usually a woman, but not always. “People just don't dress anymore,” someone else might remark. Sometimes it’s difficult to determine whether they are moved by appreciation or curiosity when they shake their heads and point me out to others, as if I am on display.
Once upon a time, long ago, back in the ‘80's, the Fort Lauderdale I love was an evening gown and tuxedo town for opening nights at plays, nightclubs, and the opera. High-priced restaurants expected men to enter wearing jackets and ties. The formal look is long gone now, of course, and many say good riddance. The motto for visitors and residents alike is pretty much “come-and-go-as-you-comfortably-are.”
But, just because overcoats, wool scarves, and boots don't have to be lugged around in sunny South Florida, that doesn't mean the multicultural traveler has to leave style behind. A great deal of territory resides beyond beach chic casual, and people here like to roam it, proudly showing off.
I've noticed, for instance, the resurgence of hats as a statement, especially wide brims for men. I still recall them with fondness from my growing up years with my grandfather, who never considered himself dressed without one. And, a woman strolling along Las Olas Boulevard is as likely these days to be in full makeup and high heels as she is to carry an accompanying designer handbag.
Perhaps that is why shopping continues to be a big attraction in Greater Fort Lauderdale for the “clothes-minded” who can have fun piecing together their own unique version of South Florida style. Stores throughout the area offer unusual Caribbean, Brazilian, and African-inspired clothing, and fashion accessories to complete the look, as well as gifts, Latin music, and ethnic art. The Multicultural Guide lists businesses from Miramar north to Coral Springs, some of them off the beaten path, where treasures can be discovered.
Also, during the month of November, the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau is offering some special deals and discounts for upscale shopping at apparel shops, restaurants, the Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spa, and other retailers in the Galleria Mall in Fort Lauderdale, and at Neiman Marcus Last Call at the Colonnade Outlets at Sawgrass Mall.
I'm keeping an eye out for a narrow-brimmed, gold-colored, felt-and-feathered fedora, one that I can tilt sideways with a suggestive jaunt. As I saunter through the airport, past security, and board the plane, coffee in hand, that will really give them something to talk about.
-By Kitty Oliver
Once upon a time, long ago, back in the ‘80's, the Fort Lauderdale I love was an evening gown and tuxedo town for opening nights at plays, nightclubs, and the opera. High-priced restaurants expected men to enter wearing jackets and ties. The formal look is long gone now, of course, and many say good riddance. The motto for visitors and residents alike is pretty much “come-and-go-as-you-comfortably-are.”
But, just because overcoats, wool scarves, and boots don't have to be lugged around in sunny South Florida, that doesn't mean the multicultural traveler has to leave style behind. A great deal of territory resides beyond beach chic casual, and people here like to roam it, proudly showing off.
I've noticed, for instance, the resurgence of hats as a statement, especially wide brims for men. I still recall them with fondness from my growing up years with my grandfather, who never considered himself dressed without one. And, a woman strolling along Las Olas Boulevard is as likely these days to be in full makeup and high heels as she is to carry an accompanying designer handbag.
Perhaps that is why shopping continues to be a big attraction in Greater Fort Lauderdale for the “clothes-minded” who can have fun piecing together their own unique version of South Florida style. Stores throughout the area offer unusual Caribbean, Brazilian, and African-inspired clothing, and fashion accessories to complete the look, as well as gifts, Latin music, and ethnic art. The Multicultural Guide lists businesses from Miramar north to Coral Springs, some of them off the beaten path, where treasures can be discovered.
Also, during the month of November, the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau is offering some special deals and discounts for upscale shopping at apparel shops, restaurants, the Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spa, and other retailers in the Galleria Mall in Fort Lauderdale, and at Neiman Marcus Last Call at the Colonnade Outlets at Sawgrass Mall.
I'm keeping an eye out for a narrow-brimmed, gold-colored, felt-and-feathered fedora, one that I can tilt sideways with a suggestive jaunt. As I saunter through the airport, past security, and board the plane, coffee in hand, that will really give them something to talk about.
-By Kitty Oliver
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