The Duchess of Cambridge is the Headwear Association's Hat Person of the Year. She's seen in this file photo from Canada Day in Ottawa in 2011. (Photo: Andre Forget/QMI AGENCY)
Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, has been named Hat person of the Year by the Headwear Association.
I didn’t even know there was such an association, but there is. And the company is based in California.
“In an online poll, Kate received a an overwhelming 91% of the vote, beating Rachel Zoe (4%), Ne-Yo (2%), Justin Timberlake (1%), Bruno Mars (1%) and Charlie Sheen (1%),” the association said on its blog.
(Check out this gallery of Catherine in hats)
This is the third annual Hat Person of the Year award. Previous winners include Johnny Depp and Brad Pitt.
The association’s favourite hats include the one Kate wore to Canada Day in Ottawa.
“Our favorites are the stunning velvet cabernet hat by Rose Cory that Kate wore this Christmas, and the exquisite maple leaf headpiece by London milliner Sylvia Fletcher of Lock & Co., established in 1676, worn on her visit to Canada,” the association said. “Hats off to you, Kate. Your style is impeccable.”