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Tag: Autumn

Posted on 10/05/2020

What the Queen Mother wore to celebrate VE Day in 1945

75 years ago, as we celebrated VE Day, the Queen Mother met with people in the capital.  She also hosted a garden party at Buckingham Palace for prisoner’s of war. As you can see here, she is wearing her favourite colour, blue; it suits her so well.  Her hat has a lovely fitted crown with …

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Posted on 24/04/202025/04/2020

Queen Elizabeth’s awesome hats!

This week Queen Elizabeth celebrated her 94th birthday & I thought it was the perfect opportunity to look at my favourite Top 10 hats of her’s that I love.  But I couldn’t narrow it down to just 10….so I’m sharing my Top 15 instead.   The Queen wore this green floral hat to Ascot in …

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Posted on 02/04/202017/04/2020

This is why blue is such a popular colour!

Blue is one of the most popular colours I see in my shop, from navy to Wedgwood, aqua to cobalt; there is a shade of blue that suits each & every person. I thought I’d share some lovely blue occasion wear hats to inspire us & show some wonderful colours that work well with too… …

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Posted on 01/09/201815/04/2020

Colour Me Happy! Rainbow Club Dyed Shoes & Bags

Today we are talking colours.  In fact over 280 of them – And that’s just ready-made colours! As a stockist of Rainbow Club Shoes & Bags we can hand colour the shoes to match or compliment your outfit, bridesmaid’s dresses or wedding dress. If it’s a particular colour that you are after, the Colour Studio Artists match …

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Posted on 12/04/201815/04/2020

Cheltenham Festival Ladies Day 2018

It’s always exciting to see the Cheltenham Festival arrive, as often a nod as to what millinery fashions we will see at Royal Ascot, taking place in June. Whereas the Cheltenham Festival is set in March; so the main difference is the seasonal fashion changes.  We see a lot more tweeds, velvets & fur hats at Cheltenham; …

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Posted on 05/02/201815/04/2020

The Royal Family – Christmas 2017

I know we are already well into 2018…but I wanted to take a look back at the beautiful headwear worn by The Royal Family on Christmas day & decided to share a few of my favourites.   Embed from Getty Images The Queen was the highlight of the day in the most beautiful & vibrant …

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Posted on 15/01/201815/04/2020

Jane Corbett Millinery

Last year, out of the blue the millinery world was taken aback by the notice that Jane Corbett would be closing her millinery business. Embed from Getty Images Jane is a trained artist with a degree in fine art, so it comes as no surprise that she is now focusing her efforts on her true love …

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Posted on 11/08/201715/04/2020

Sophie Wessex – Royal Ascot 2017 – Day 1

Throughout Royal Ascot this year I did a daily blog post & I awarded the prestigious accolade of Favourite Royal Hat & Favourite Hat of the Day!  On Day 1 I gave the Royal award to Sophie Wessex. Embed from Getty Images This beautiful hat is made from a lovely straw. There is a round …

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Posted on 25/07/201715/04/2020

Rainbow Club – Wilma

The shoes I’m showing you today are the lace covered shoe, Wilma. These elegant shoes are covered in a delicate lace that is dyeable.  They then have a satin covered toe & a band of satin across the top of the foot too.  There is a small heel, also covered in satin & the entire shoe …

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Posted on 07/04/201715/04/2020

Feathered Bridal Comb – Ostrich Feathers

A few summers ago I was asked to make a bridal comb for the lovely Carolyn.  She wanted something that would be light weight to wear, but would still be striking & elegant too. We decided on a feathered comb, made of white ostrich feathers, that would run down the back of her hair, at …

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