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Tag: Felt

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 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 22/04/201715/04/2020

Happy Birthday to The Queen

Yesterday was Queen Elizabeth’s 91st birthday, & she spent the day at Newberry Racecourse.   Embed from Getty Images The Queen wore this soft pink felt hat & it had of course her trade mark, narrow brim.  A hat with this shape, will be easy for the Queen to wear & will allow her to converse …

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Posted on 31/03/201715/04/2020

Cheltenham Festival 2017 – The Hats

Well race season is well & truly upon us, and the first big millinery event of the calendar, Cheltenham Festival, took place this month.  In today’s blog I’m going to do a nice round up of my favourite styles.  Often the trends & styles that we see at Cheltenham are then echoed at Royal Ascot …

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Posted on 20/08/201315/04/2020

Leopard Print Head Band – Autumn / Winter 2012

I love leopard print.  I honestly could sit drooling over the stuff for hours.  Dad has referred to me as Kat Slater from EastEnders due to my love for it….this doesn’t offend me.  So yeah, it’s safe to say I adore this headband. This headband is made up of leopard print fur felt and is …

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Posted on 13/08/201315/04/2020

Green Felt Tear Drop Percher – Autumn / Winter 2012

This jade green felt percher was a bit of an experiment if I’m honest….and I’d say it turned out to be a good one! So I had a new block in a tear drop percher shape.  And I had some rope from the DIY store….I put them together…..and blocked this!  I wanted to see how intricate you could get a raised …

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Posted on 12/08/201315/04/2020

Red Felt Heart – Autumn / Winter 2012

This is possibly my most famous fascinator, as I wear this all the time and it’s on my profile picture on my twitter feed.  🙂 A heart is my favourite shape; so I love the simplicity of this fascinator yet but also it’s wearability! I made this block myself using buckram and clay to create the perfect shape.  …

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