Showing posts with label ascot. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ascot. Show all posts

Thursday, 15 July 2010

My First Hat

 
  
After finding these gorgeous gems of hats at Get Lucky Vintage  and perusing many a vintage beaded cocktail hat I have decided to take the venture today into hat creating. 
Now, I haven't been trained in Millinery and am not professing to be a hat maker, more of a designer decorator at this stage. 
This is the outcome for today. A simple wool felt base in a shallow pill box form, with a vintage 1920's beaded motif. I then lined the hat in silk and trimmed the inside edging with a pink satin binding to finish. I was planning to add more beading in fine dots but it just looked so chic as it is, sometimes it's best to to stop before I get too carried away.

I now need a lovely head to display the hat!

 

Thursday, 6 May 2010

Courtney's Ascot Dress

A beautiful actress from the US comissioned this dress for Royal Ascot and I am so pleased she did. This colour combination is just gorgeous. She is wearing a stunning hat made by 'by harriet', it's going to look amazing at the races.