At the moment I'm exploring golden feathers and wings as a key theme for my autumn millinery collection. I love the idea of combing different fabrics such as tartan and lace and using gold embroidery to add real impact to my headpieces. Here are a few rough sketches and samples that are on my studio wall.
To see photos of some of the fantastic millinery creations worn at Epsom Horse Races, visit BBC Sport and The Sun
With Ascot soon upon us, have you found your perfect hat or fascinator yet? Why not give me a call to discuss your unique individual requirements. Visit my Ladies' Day web page for more information.
I'm so glad that the world is finally discovering the delights of the 'urban turban' as reported in the press today. Why not give me a call to discuss commissioning your own beautiful and stylish turban.
Today, I visited a brilliant little exhibition of hats at London's Selfridges department store. 'Washed up' explores how the ocean and it's contents have influenced some of the most memorable designs in fashion history.
The exhibit includes gorgeous millinery pieces by artists such as Stephen Jones, Philip Treacy, Emma Yeo, Zara Gorman, Justin Smith Esquire and Alexander McQueen (to name a few) which are staged around displays of deadwood and coral.
Don't miss the absolutely awe inspiring exhibits of corals and the sad narrative around their destruction by those who want to own a piece of their beauty.
The exhibition really resonated with me personally as last year I based my summer collection on the beautiful and intricate oceanic drawings and watercolours of Professor Ernst Haeckel.
For more information about the exhibition, visit Selfridges.com
"A hat is a flag, a shield, a bit of armour, and the badge of femininity. A hat is the difference between wearing clothes and wearing a costume; it's the difference between being dressed and being dressed up; it's the difference between looking adequate and looking your best. A hat is to be stylish in, to glow under, to flirt beneath, to make all others feel jealous over, and to make all men feel masculine about. A piece of magic is a hat". M. Sliter
"The hat is not for the street: it will never be democratized. But there are certain houses that one cannot enter without a hat. And one must always wear a hat when lunching with people whom one does not know well. One appears to one's best advantage." Coco Chanel
"When I am an old woman I shall wear purple, With a red hat which doesn't go, and doesn't suit me. And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves, And satin sandals, and say we've no money for butter." Jenny Joseph
"The hat I was married in, will it do? White, broad, fake flowers in a tiny array. It's old-fashioned, as stylish as a bedbug, but it suits to die in something nostalgic." Anne Sexton
At the moment I'm exploring golden feathers and wings as a key theme for my autumn millinery collection.
I love the idea of combing different fabrics such as tartan and lace and using gold embroidery to add real impact to my headpieces. Here are a few rough sketches and samples that are on my studio wall.
