When I first posted about this new book way back in March, I had not seen it.  But a couple of weeks ago I received a copy and ever since my nose has been stuck in its pages.  What a treat!  Susan Langley has done it again,   Even if you have the original book, you owe it to yourself to get this one as well, as there is no other book on the market that covers hats the way Susan has done in this one.  And most of the 2nd edition is new.  After all, Susan has had 11 years in which to expand her wonderful collection!

And what really makes this book so great is how Susan has pulled together so many resources to show modern photos of a hat combined with vintage photos of women wearing similar hats, plus vintage ads,  magazine features and catalog pages.  For older hats, she uses fashion plates.  It all adds up to a well-rounded view of not only what hats of each era looked like, but also how they were worn.

Full disclosure: I was given a copy of this book by the publisher for review purposes.