Hèrmes Elmer Fudd Hat

What is it with this chic look this year?

At 9:01 a.m. Sunday morning the Elmer Fudd hat made its appearance here and an hour or so later I opened my New York Times Style magazine supplement to find that now Hèrmes is offering its own somewhat more pricey take (above).

Their version is made of mink and suede and will set you back $1,550 at Hèrmes stores planet–wide.

That's precisely 62 times the $25 price of the somewhat more utilitarian–looking version.

Chacun à son goût.