The Village Hat Shop Rocks Hillcrest at its 2009 Holiday Party

EVERY MAN, ANY OCCASION

Quality and Value are not mutually exclusive. These hats have been carefully designed and manufactured so that there is no compromise in the materials, the workmanship, the fit, or the styling. Because the world is getting smaller, Jaxon Hats is able to source the planet in an effort to bring customers headwear that meets the twin criteria of "Quality" and "Value". This is a new line, available at VillageHatShop.com in both the Retail and Wholesale sections of the site. This line will grow considerably in the months and years ahead so, if you are a hat lover, be certain to revisit Jaxon Hats on a regular basis.

sur la tête is the brain child of millinery designer Susan Lee. Ms. Lee began her career in hats while, as an art history student at The University of California San Diego, she worked part-time in sales at The Village Hat Shop’s retail stores in both Seaport Village And Horton Plaza. Her unique style, flair, good humor, and stellar work habits caught the attention of management. As fate would have it, the hat retailer’s long-time buyer and merchandise manager retired to full-time motherhood at the same time that Susan graduated from the University. She was offered the job, accepted it, and the rest is hat history. Susan literally traveled the world learning the millinery trade and buying hats. sur la tête represents her breakout from buyer to designer. Because of Ms. Lee’s background as a retail buyer, this line brings together her deep understanding of what a customer is looking for with the fashion forward flair that is pure Susan. And to top it off (pun intended), these hats go from manufacturer to customer without middle distribution – what that means to you is great prices. Enjoy – be the first on your block to wear a sur la tête.

This year, the stars aligned. We have three very talented bands closely associated with our business. These are established, well-recognized, California musicians and song writers. So, what better way to celebrate than to dine and imbibe at our favorite local Hillcrest restaurant, Saigon On Fifth, and "kick out the jams" (am I showing my age and Detroit roots?). We took over the banquet room, set up the back line, closed the doors to the main restaurant, and rocked.

The Silent Comedy opened. Their set included the world premier of guitarist Tim Graves’s song "Bartholomew". Among the bands many accomplishments, The Silent Comedy performed this year at the San Diego Music Awards and won the 2009 Best Pop Artist award. Next up was Lauren DeRose accompanied by Marissa Oliver on violin. Lauren is a top-tier singer/songwriter. Her musical training includes 3-years at Berklee College of Music in Boston. Boston's loss is San Diego's (and The Village Hat Shop’s) gain. Simply put, Lauren’s honesty and musical virtuosity is wonderfully unique. After stomachs were full with good food and potent potables, the perfect closing band was the rhythm and blues of Tori Roze and The Hot Mess. The big sound of this five-piece band filled the room and the party was on, full-tilt. The Hot Mess is Lee Clark (Tori’s mom!): Flute/Backup Vocals/Added Percussion, Jordan Morita: Trombone, Johnny Alexander: Guitar, Harley Magsino: Bass, and Serge McCoy: Drums. Tori, in addition to the lead vocalist, plays trumpet, keys, and acoustic guitar. Tori's soul singing reminds me of the great jazz and blues stylists of the middle 20th Century, but with her own very distinctive modern lyrical bent. The music and lyrics from all the bands is original.

What a party! What good fortune to be surrounded by such wonderful and talented people on a daily basis. Lauren and Tori work at VHS HQ. Our connection to The Silent Comedy is by way of our Christine, Tim Graves’s "lady" as he so aptly put it his shout-out. We also have a sponsorship deal with TSM (these fellas wear Jaxon Hats; and they did so before we hooked up). So, it’s all good. We should only be as fortunate next year to have this entire gang still closely connected to The Village Hat Shop. Who knows, maybe we even can run this gig again!

Fred Belinsky
www.VillageHatShop.com

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Posted by: cc | January 15, 2010 at 07:30 PM

I JUST GO OVER THROUGH THE ARTICLE, THIS IS VERY SENSEABLE. THE PARTY IS RUNNING SMOOTHLY WITH THEIR FRIENDS .. NICE SHAREING EXPERINCE..

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