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Tag: Blue

Posted on 17/04/2021

Tara Palmer-Tomkinson’s Wedding Outfit

With the 10 year wedding anniversary of the Duke & Duchess of Cambridge this month, I thought I’d have a look at some of the wedding outfit’s of Catherine & William’s guests. The first person I’m sharing with you today is the late Tara Palmer-Tomkinson. Embed from Getty Images Tara wore a stunning cobalt blue …

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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 29/03/202017/04/2020

Looking inside Princess Eugenie’s extensive hat box!

This week Princess Eugenie celebrated her 30th birthday, so I thought it would be fun to look at the top 30 hats that she has worn! It’s no surprise that she has a vast array of designs, both unique & classic styles & fabulous colours too. Starting with my favourite hat that I’ve seen her wear, …

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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 15/02/201815/04/2020

Camilla – Royal Ascot 2017 – Day 2

Last year I wrote a round up of the hats at Royal Ascot each day; my favourite Royal hat of Day 2 was worn by Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.   Embed from Getty Images   We all know that Camilla loves a large brim on a hat & in comparison to some of her other …

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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 31/01/201815/04/2020

My Favourite Hat – Royal Ascot 2017 – Day 1

Last summer, each day of Royal Ascot, I wrote a blog post on all of the wonderful hats & fascinators that we saw there.  I choose a favourite Royal Hat of the Day & my favourite overall Hat of the Day.  For Day 1, I decided this stunning hat was my favourite.   Embed from …

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