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| It was in the dead of night that 21 hats were placed on some of London's best known statues in, organisers cheerfully agree, one of the more wacky arts events to take place this summer. | It was in the dead of night that 21 hats were placed on some of London's best known statues in, organisers cheerfully agree, one of the more wacky arts events to take place this summer. |
| By Monday morning, two were missing: the baseball hat from Shakespeare in Leicester Square was thought stolen while Beau Brummell in Jermyn Street had his multicoloured turban removed by Westminster city council cleaners. | By Monday morning, two were missing: the baseball hat from Shakespeare in Leicester Square was thought stolen while Beau Brummell in Jermyn Street had his multicoloured turban removed by Westminster city council cleaners. |
| The setbacks hardly dimmed the enthusiasm for an event described by the deputy mayor for education and culture, Munira Mirza, as one of many "bonkers, mad, wacky" things happening in London as part of a project called Surprises. | The setbacks hardly dimmed the enthusiasm for an event described by the deputy mayor for education and culture, Munira Mirza, as one of many "bonkers, mad, wacky" things happening in London as part of a project called Surprises. |
| The surprise in this case was seeing a fetching Philip Treacy number on Sir Henry Havelock in Trafalgar Square, a Spam-themed hat on Franklin D Roosevelt in New Bond Street, and a giant orange fedora on Francis, Duke of Bedford, in Russell Square. | The surprise in this case was seeing a fetching Philip Treacy number on Sir Henry Havelock in Trafalgar Square, a Spam-themed hat on Franklin D Roosevelt in New Bond Street, and a giant orange fedora on Francis, Duke of Bedford, in Russell Square. |
| Curated by millinery superstars Treacy and Stephen Jones, a total of 21 emerging and established designers took part. A "hatwalk" trail has been created from the Duke of Wellington near Hyde Park in the west of the city, to the Duke of Wellington outside the Bank of England in the Square Mile. | Curated by millinery superstars Treacy and Stephen Jones, a total of 21 emerging and established designers took part. A "hatwalk" trail has been created from the Duke of Wellington near Hyde Park in the west of the city, to the Duke of Wellington outside the Bank of England in the Square Mile. |
| Some might say it is disrespectful to put on General Sir Charles Napier a hat which would not look out of place during Ladies' Day at Ascot. "Yes, that is something we were absolutely conscious of and one has to be very careful," said Jones. But he said the Olympic opening ceremony, with the parachuting Queen, had shown this country's talent for both showing respect and not taking things too seriously. | Some might say it is disrespectful to put on General Sir Charles Napier a hat which would not look out of place during Ladies' Day at Ascot. "Yes, that is something we were absolutely conscious of and one has to be very careful," said Jones. But he said the Olympic opening ceremony, with the parachuting Queen, had shown this country's talent for both showing respect and not taking things too seriously. |
| Jones admitted his first reaction on hearing of the project was: "Oh Lordy!" He added: "But then I thought what a fantastic idea. It is a bit like the arrogance of youth – what you don't know can't kill you." | Jones admitted his first reaction on hearing of the project was: "Oh Lordy!" He added: "But then I thought what a fantastic idea. It is a bit like the arrogance of youth – what you don't know can't kill you." |
| Organisers had to get a myriad of permissions to stage the event. "In retrospect, we had no idea of the complexity and the problems we were going to face," said Jones, who created a Brighton Pavilion-themed hat for George IV. | Organisers had to get a myriad of permissions to stage the event. "In retrospect, we had no idea of the complexity and the problems we were going to face," said Jones, who created a Brighton Pavilion-themed hat for George IV. |
| It is not yet known what will happen to Shakespeare in Leicester Square, whose baseball hat, designed by Paul Bernstock and Thelma Speirs, was stolen in the early hours of the morning. | It is not yet known what will happen to Shakespeare in Leicester Square, whose baseball hat, designed by Paul Bernstock and Thelma Speirs, was stolen in the early hours of the morning. |
| Would-be thieves will have more of a job trying to get the most out-of-reach hat in the project, the union flag and Olympic torch-inspired bicorn on Lord Nelson in Trafalgar Square. It has been created by the company which made his original hat, Lock & Co. Chairman Nigel Lock Macdonald said: "Locks are very proud of their history and making another hat for Nelson over 200 years after we made the original has been an unexpected honour." | Would-be thieves will have more of a job trying to get the most out-of-reach hat in the project, the union flag and Olympic torch-inspired bicorn on Lord Nelson in Trafalgar Square. It has been created by the company which made his original hat, Lock & Co. Chairman Nigel Lock Macdonald said: "Locks are very proud of their history and making another hat for Nelson over 200 years after we made the original has been an unexpected honour." |
| The hats will – hopefully – stay in place for four days before being auctioned off for charity. The Hatwalk event was commissioned by the Mayor of London and is part of the London 2012 festival, the culmination of the Cultural Olympiad. | The hats will – hopefully – stay in place for four days before being auctioned off for charity. The Hatwalk event was commissioned by the Mayor of London and is part of the London 2012 festival, the culmination of the Cultural Olympiad. |
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