with a little help from my feathered friends

Coming from an academic background with a focus on research, I'm a stickler for giving due credit where credit is deserved. In fact, I find it unconscionable to do otherwise. That's why you so frequently find other blogs embedded in the text of my posts. If it's so much as an idea or turn of phrase that inspires me, I do my darnedest to properly recognize the source.

This time, credit clearly goes to Susie of Style Bubble for bringing the feather fascinator to the masses. Ms. Bubble herself found out about it from her readers when she posted on her enthrallment with Nora Zehetner's accessories in the film Brick. So, perhaps a significant bulk of the honor also goes to the mysterious "Sophie" for classifying this rare breed of head adornment and "Laura" for providing Susie with that fateful Etsy link. (Oh, dear. I am getting rather far down the rabbit hole now....)

When I first sniffed out Nora's fascinator and then a year later, Susie's, I had to file away my fancy for flight, figuring I'd come across my own version in due time. That time has finally arrived. I've found my own fascinator from none other than my beloved Bona Drag. I could spend all day chatting about how I want to wear my fascinator with everything, how it adds an earth-witchy vibe to all I wear, how it makes me feel just a little more romantic and kind-hearted. Or, you could just peek at lovely early birds Jennine of The Coveted (don't miss the new and improved The Coveted!) and Rhiannon of Liebemarlene Vintage. Those two women's styles make my heart go all a-flutter....