Fashion & Cosmetics Relationships The Pink Hatters - The Red Hat Societies Ladies in Waiting  


by MARYANN FARNSWORTH - Date: 2007-03-13 - Word Count: 496 Share This!

Some of you, at some point, may have noticed young ladies, under fifty, dressed in stunning pink hats and lavender clothing? If you have, then you have seen a Pink Hatter. The Pink Hatters are the younger members of the Red Hat Society.

The Red Hat Society is a Society for women over fifty years of age. You might have seen these ladies, too. Ladies that are stunningly dressed in purple outfits topped off with an eye catching red hat.

Pink Hatters hold the term Ladies in waiting because they are waiting to turn fifty to become a Red Hatter. This organization is a social group for women, so that women fifty and older could have the support of fellow women. It was also created to allow these ladies to really have fun. So what happens when a Pink Hatter, reaches fifty? A special ceremony is held. The Pink hatter will give up her Pink hat and be given a red one.

What caused this group to form in the first place? It was formed from the desire of many ladies. These ladies had reached the age of fifty and needed something to return the fun to their lives. The point of being a Pink or red hatter is to have fun, meet new people and be part of a community of women who have experienced life.

These ladies love to dress up. Dressing up in Pink hats and lavender for Pink hatters and purple with red hats for Red hatters is a requirement.

This organization of women has spread like wild fire. There are society chapters all over the world and many women are now joining well before their fifties. It is no longer a rare sight to have a twenty something Pink hatter. These women join to show support of women who have broken ground for them. Pink hatters sometimes join to support red hatter family members. Other times, it is to gain the encouragement and wisdom of a group of ladies who have lived life.

Because this society has gained such popularity, and has spread so far, conventions are held annually or semi annually in various countries. This gives the opportunity for greater networking. Pink hatters and red hatters from all over a state or all over a country have the opportunity to get together, and to make new friends.

Being a Pink or Red Hatter is all about having fun, as they say, you don't stop playing because you're old, and you get old because you've forgotten how to play. The Red Hatters remind not only themselves but also the younger women, how important play is. If you're a woman of any age looking for support, encouragement and wisdom why not consider becoming a Pink Hatter?

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