| Who Are the Red Hat Society Ladies? | | | | prioritising what is really important in life. And they are |
| If you see ladies in the over 50's bracket, wearing red | | | | going for it. I don't mean doing the laundry or having the |
| hats and purple dresses, get out of their way. Red Hat | | | | best starched sheets on the block. The Red Hat |
| Society Ladies are on the move, and they're having | | | | Society Ladies are intent on having serious fun. |
| fun. The Red Hat Society originated as a group of | | | | Fun and Friendship |
| friends having afternoon tea in Fullerton, California. Now | | | | In fact, it's all about fun and friendship. The fun starts |
| the ladies of the Red Hat Society number over 1.5 | | | | with the naming of the chapters and members. |
| million worldwide. There are more than 41 000 | | | | Chapters include the Raspberry Tarts, the Rowdy |
| chapters, including groups in Canada, Japan, Mexico, | | | | Red Hat Mamas, the Brassy Belles, and the Scarlet |
| Egypt and Australia, as well as an online chapter. | | | | O'Hatters. The leaders of each chapter are Red Hat |
| Seize the Day | | | | Royalty, with Sue Ellen Cooper as the Exalted Queen |
| Wearing red hats and purple dresses is symbolic of | | | | Mother. |
| this seize the day, devil may care approach to life. For | | | | Girls Just Wanna Have Fun |
| Red Hat Society Ladies who are feeling especially | | | | Bev Fussell, Queen of the Australian Dinky Di Divas |
| frivolous, a feather boa, glitzy jewelry and purple | | | | told ABC Television that "girls just wanna have fun... |
| gloves add an extra dash of glamor and fun. They call | | | | We've gone garage-saling in convoy, and that's an |
| themselves a disorganisation , and have no rules | | | | absolute hoot." San Francisco's Strutting Peacocks |
| except the red hat and purple attire worn to all | | | | chapter holds an annual tea party at the San |
| gatherings like a badge of honor. | | | | Francisco Zoo. When it comes to parade time, it |
| Red Hat Society Origins | | | | seems that Red Hat Ladies just can't resist a red |
| Founder, Sue Ellen Cooper was inspired by Jenny | | | | sports car or a red London style double decker bus. |
| Joseph's poem Warning. The essence of the poem is | | | | Ladies with Hattitude |
| about embracing fun and life, rather than being held | | | | Even bikies are not safe from being descended upon |
| back by age and society's expectations. | | | | en masse, and being asked to pose with the Red Hat |
| The poem starts off - | | | | Ladies. The Red Hat Rockettes in Rockingham, |
| When I am an old woman I shall wear purple | | | | Western Australia, and their irrepressible leader, Queen |
| With a red hat which doesn't go, and doesn't suit | | | | Beadazzled, have the photos to prove it. The Red Hat |
| Life's Priorities | | | | Society Ladies are ladies with a zest for life and plenty |
| Red Hat Society Ladies have learned the art of | | | | of "hattitude". Long live the Red Hat Society. |