to want to set fire to fascinators at weddings?

[Funtimewincies]

I know that I might be being a tiny bit unreasonable but they really annoy me. Silly, curly-wurly and a bit, well, naff . And the name 'fascinator' - arghhh! Obviously, I'm fascinated by them, otherwise I wouldn't be posting, but for all the wrong reasons .

Surely, chose to either wear a hat or not ?

Oh, I find them interesting too. I am not from the UK and we don't wear them at weddings. But then we don't wear hats either so it's quite a (literally) foreign concept to me.
Some fascinators are gorgeous but others just look plain stupid. I like it when you look like you are wearing a nice flower or whatever but some look as if you put roadkill on your head.

My favourite part of the royal wedding was looking at the hats

I think they are completely naff and look totally ridiculous - I would never, ever wear one. Looks like your hat is too small, actually belongs to a doll, or you're some sort of children's party entertainer. Wear a proper hat or nothing.(on your head, that is)

OOOO YABVU - I love them!

I'm fascinated by headgear that looks as if the wearer was able to scrape together enough for the decoration but couldn't afford the actual hat.

But what I can't understand is why such insubstantial millinery creations are so expensive, unless the price of elastic and hairpins has gone through the roof?

I'd like to offer for the prosecution ...

don't move, I'll get a swatter

suitable for a beekeeper's wedding perhaps?

So naff they need banning. I can't see why people don't just wear a hat...a fascinator is neither here nor' there...they look like a hat which is ashamed to be the full monty...

yeah right

I rather like that one Disgusted I'm planning to have one for my Niece's wedding - hats just don't suit me, but some fascinators do.

I think that this one is roosting in Richmond Park .

AIBU to snigger like a child at the web address in Funtime's link? Hazelshats.

90 squid for a few feathers?!!! I can buy a gaggle of geese for a lot less than that. Case proved, Funtimewincies.

Are you absolutely sure, MrsFluff?

I'd advise you to get at least 6 independent opinions to guard against Beatrice syndrome.

I'm sure that she's a lovely lady although I doubt that any nearby chickens feel the same!

YANBU - my mum calls them rotavators, I see what she means........

Oh I don't know - I wore a fascinator to a wedding a few years ago and loved it. In fact, I am going to a wedding in June and tried another one on today, and it looked rather lovely, but I do think they are rather over done now, so I have decided to recycle a hat from a few years ago.

The main benefit of fascinators though is that you don't get hat hair.

Oh God I hate them.

Before my sister's wedding a few years ago I took my Mum to a hat-hire place to hire a hat. The owner kept trying to steer her to fascinators. I kept saying they look ridiculous. Like you have something dropped on your head. Owner of shop was not amused!

Thankfully Mum saw sense and got a lovely hat.

I'm probably secretly jealous as I suit neither hat nor artisically draped roadkill fascinators .

I think that to 'do a Beatrice' will be part of the lingo very soon.

Well Really, TooManyBlossoms!! Given the seriousness of the subject under discussion, your remark is uncalled for and tres juvenile