Vintage Inspiration

Here are four vintage inspired pieces made from silk and velvet, all on wide toothed combs so you do need to position them in the right place to get the best look, I also put them on head bands.
Some ladies just don't like the feel of a headband and so a lesson or two before leaving the shop gives them a guide for positioning. (I even take a quick picture on their phone sometimes as then they have a record too.)
Each of these could be worn a.m. or p.m. it would just depend on your outfit.
With so many vintage styled parties at the moment I make sure I have lots of styles ready to buy in the shop. Pop in and try some on if you live close enough.!

Vintage buttons & cocktail frippery

As you may have noticed I very often use vintage buttons on my hats and accessories, as I just love them for their simplicity and beauty.
This morning I went to a local antique fair where I found these Delicious little gems, plus two vintage prints of hats.
All in all a very good outing as I have most of my materials sent via post or courier and getting a pass to leave the workshop gets very difficult these days.!!
The material pictured above is crin, which comes in all sorts of shapes and sizes, it twists and turns to create great shapes, of course it does need a little persuasion.
I will take photographs of my hat prints as they too are just delightful and I will be torn between hanging them in the shop or just keeping them for myself at home.
I have some nice ideas for my buttons already but I'll keep you posted on that later.

Birdcage veil

bow
Very much in all the glossy magazines at the moment are birdcage veils otherwise known as merry widow veiling.
My bow is silky grey with black spots, and has a wide tooth comb to keep it nice and secure.
Veiling comes in many colours and weights to create different looks.

Let it rain.

Who cares if it rains when you have this little number to wear.Turn a few heads,keep dry and look damn good in the process.
Not for shrinking violets but also the hat for bad hair days.
Lined with a damson violet to keep you warm.
Will there time for me to make one for myself.?
NAH I am always last in the queue.Maybe next week.!!

NEW HATS

Thursday; Yesterday had a phone call from the Jeremy Vine show on radio two,asking if I would like to be involved in the show as they were covering a piece on the recession and how it had affected different people in business.
I think I will make myself the unofficial milliner to the show.!!!!
Still making the rain hats but have made some new berets including a tweed hounds tooth check in tomato red.
Hounds tooth check is very IN this winter so get yourself kitted out and stride out in style.