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 …
Princess Diana….In Remembrance xx
As this August marked the 20th anniversary of Princess Diana’s death it seems fitting that I post a blog on her beautiful millinery! Diana was of course known for her fashion, and pushing the boundaries of what was expected of a modern day Princess, and that is shown clearly below. Embed from Getty Images Embed …
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 …
Royal Ascot 2017 – Day 5
Taking a look at the last day of Royal Ascot 2017; it’s been a great year & all of the pieces that have been named as either Hat of the Day or Royal Hat of the Day, will have a separate blog post written about them shortly. But first up….my favourite pieces of the final …
Royal Ascot 2017 – Day 4
The most extravagant day at Royal Ascot is always Ladies Day on the Thursday, however we still see a lot of wonderful pieces worn the rest of the week too. This post will specifically be looking at Friday’s fashions & my favourite choices….. The Queen wore a lovely aqua shade on Friday & once again …
Royal Ascot 2017 – Ladies’ Day
The Thursday of Royal Ascot is the one we have all been waiting for, the infamous Ladies’ Day. The hats, fascinators & fashion that we see at this event never fails to impress & this year was no different! Here are a selection of my favourite pieces worn on the day. Her Majesty wore this …
Royal Ascot 2017 – Day 2
The 2nd day of Royal Ascot saw another display of beautiful millinery & I’m sure you agree some of the designs are just exquisite. I really like the Queen in this lovely buttercup yellow; the brim is smaller & more subtle than yesterday’s hat, so the decoration is larger to balance it all out. Embed …
Royal Ascot 2017 – Day 1
One week on from Royal Ascot & it’s finally time for me to blog about the gorgeous headwear that we saw there. From dramatic sweeping brims, large show stopping flowers & abstract shapes….this year did not disappoint. Here are just a few of the pieces worn on Tuesday that I liked. Kate wore a white …
Silver Lilac Fascinator for Mother of the Bride
Last week I got a lovely email through from mother of the bride, Debbie. “Hi Katie Just wanted to thank you for my lovely fascinator for my daughters wedding. It was just perfect. Debbie Allen” Debbie had the lovely Sofia Fascinator, which is proving very popular this year. It’s an elegant saucer disc design, sitting …
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Pamela & her Butterfly Fascinator
For Ladies’ Day during Royal Ascot last year, I was asked by Pamela to make her a show stopping fascinator…..and she wanted it to have butterflies on it! Pamela wore this block colour blue dress, and wore amazing multi-coloured shoes. To compliment the whole outfit she wanted me to make her something that was equally …