The whole,'hat' thing 出现在第一季第一集
Rachel逃婚后跟她的父亲通电话:
Rachel:C'mon Daddy,listen to me!It's like,it's like,all of my life,everyone has always told me,'You're a shoe!You're a shoe,you're a shoe,you're a shoe!'.And today I just stopped and I said,'What if I don't wanna be a shoe?What if I wanna be a- a purse,y'know?Or a- or a hat!No,I'm not saying I want you to buy me a hat,I'm saying I am a ha- It's a metaphor,Daddy!
她用hat来比喻她想要的另外一种生活