The Headwear Association Announces 2012 Headwear Hall of Fame

2012 Inductees are Lady Gaga, Victoria Beckham, Marlene Dietrich, LL Cool J, Kid Rock and Fred Astaire

The Headwear Association Announces 2012 Headwear Hall of Fame

(LOS ANGELES -- September 29, 2011) The Headwear Association (THA) has announced the inductees for the 2012 Hall of Fame. This year's honors go to Lady Gaga, Victoria Beckham, LL Cool J and Kid Rock. Marlene Dietrich and Fred Astaire will be inducted posthumously.

Each year THA annually recognizes stylish individuals renowned for wearing hats. The six chosen to be inducted into the Headwear Hall of Fame are all known for frequently wearing hats and have all had a positive impact on the evolution and popularity of headwear fashions.

"The mission of THA is to promote the headwear industry and keep hats in the public eye, and each year we honor individuals who have made hats an integral part of their personal style," said THA President, Ryan Seth.

Victoria Beckham's chic fashion choices are often topped with a hat. Her choices run the gamut from chic military caps and dramatic fedoras to artful Philip Treacy creations. Her royal wedding hat put her on numerous best dressed lists. Beckham also takes her love of hats to her own runways - repeatedly showing hats with her signature Victoria Beckham Collection.

Members of The Headwear Association nominated more than 50 legendary hat wearers, living and deceased. Nominees had to wear hats in their personal lives and not only while portraying a character on the stage or screen. The Headwear Association board of directors voted and approved the final six inductees who will be formally inducted into The Headwear Hall of Fame at the annual THA Gala at The Central Park Boathouse on April 19, 2012.
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