Women With Hats: 2008

Madonna on the cover of Elle (UK), May 2008

What makes women in men's hats with lots of leg look so sexy? I ask this after seeing Beauty Addict's article Madonna Madness: May 2008, on three magazines that feature Madonna on the cover of the May 2008 issues.

Madonna is the latest incarnation of this archetype:

Marlene Dietrich as Lola Lola in  Der blaue Engel (1930; The Blue Angel)

Judy Garland in Summer Stock (1950)

Lisa Minelli in Cabaret (1972)

Keira Knightley for Coco Mademoiselle fragrance by Chanel (2007)