Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, September 12, 1993                   TAG: 9404010001
SECTION: EXTRA                    PAGE: 22   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: KATHLEEN WILSON STAFF WRITER
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Medium

TOP IT OFF WITH A HAT

(Yes, Casey is actually getting paid, money, and probably a lot of it.)

When searching for the right hat, take your time, relax and try on everything. Check out how the hat looks from all sides, both from a hand mirror and a full-length mirror.

To avoid that squashed-down look of ``hat hair'' when you remove your hat, select a style with a high crown.

If you're petite, avoid huge hats. If you're huge, avoid petite hats.

Let's face it: if you look bad in it, you're not going to buy it, right?

So forget Casey.

Here's the real secret.

Sometimes you look just so devastatingly smashing when you try on a hat that you know there isn't a human being walking the streets that isn't going to turn around and gasp: ``WOW! Did you see that gorgeous woman in the hat?!''

That's the moment you should automatically whip out your checkbook, Visa card, or start unwrinkling every dollar bill in your wallet to make the purchase.

What sets a stylish woman apart from the rest is not only knowing she looks good in that hat, but having the confidence to wear it, too.

A great hat adds a lot of class to any occasion, so never fret that you'll be out of place.

Most women who wear hats wish deep down that more women would throw all caution to the wind and toss on an outrageous hat.

Just think how much more interesting post-party chitchat would become if EVERYONE there had worn a hat!