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Posted on 20/03/201815/04/2020

My Favourite Hat – Royal Ascot 2017 – Day 2

Last year I wrote a blog post on the millinery event of the year, Royal Ascot. Each day I did a round up of my favourite hats & then choose 2 winners for me. Here is a link to the original post on Day 2 and the hat that I choose as my favourite that day …

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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 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 03/07/201715/04/2020

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 …

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Posted on 02/07/201715/04/2020

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 …

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Posted on 29/06/201715/04/2020

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 …

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Posted on 28/06/201715/04/2020

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 …

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Posted on 27/06/201715/04/2020

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 …

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Posted on 02/06/201715/04/2020

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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Posted on 30/05/201715/04/2020

Rainbow Club – Patrice

Rainbow Club have a really lovely pair of wedges available called Patrice….. These gorgeous peep toe wedges have a knot of satin that sits bolding across the toes.  The original design included a polka dot tulle material, however this didn’t dyed as well as the satin, therefore the shoes are only available with a plain …

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