The winter sales have only just started here in France and though I don’t really have any money to spend, I know I’m going to end up buying some clothes – some that I need (new swimming costume), some that I don’t … I was going round the American Apparel web site (on the first [...]

Ok. Animal hats. Ears. Antlers. Cats. Rabbits… I think anybody with eyes will have noticed that animal headwear has been getting more and more trendy these past few years. And obviously, dog ears aren’t in (cats rule the world, right?!). The bunny ears on the first photo, done by Maison Michel, have been worn by [...]

Howdy there! I have been sewing a bit but not enough to show you guys anything! It’s funny, summer’s ending here and all I want to do is make hats with some sinamay… Anyway, I thought I’d point out this hat book I picked up in Berlin! The full title is “Design Museum – Fifty [...]

Hello there! I’m back to work tomorrow, so my holidays are officially over! It also means that I’m back to my own personal hat projects and blogging! First off, thanks to everyone who voted for me in the Stephen Jones millinery design competition!! Your support means a lot to me! I didn’t win the public [...]

I can’t really explain why (well I can, I’m just not going to) but I’ve been thinking about swimming caps recently. I hate them. I think I’ve only ever worn a swimming cap twice in my life, pure hell. First off, how are you supposed to get the actual cap on? And then, when it’s [...]

I always say to myself that’d it be nice to make a turban, but I haven’t gotten round to it (well, there is one I made at school, go check out the gallery). When I think of turbans, two things always pop to mind. First of, the gorgeous silk turbans from the Prada 2007 spring/summer [...]

A couple of weeks ago,  I went back home to see my darling parents and my mum had a gift for me. She had seen one of her brothers a few months beforehand and he had given her this lovely wedding headdress to pass onto me. My mum thought he picked up when he was [...]

Well, I’m pretty sure that everybody was aware of  a certain royal wedding that took place yesterday. I was at work so only managed to see the end of the ceremony, but luckily it  was enough to see that there were some great hats being worn! I found the queen’s yellow number simple and plain, [...]

So, if you are part of the hat world, you will know that Kate Middleton’s marriage to Prince William has set us millinery folk off in a frenzied excitement with a slight frothing at the mouth…maybe it’s royal rabies!?? The british royal family have always been set out with great headwear and thus, probably saving [...]

It’s getting a bit wintery here in France (ok, it was amazingly warm today in Lyon, was outside in a mini skirt bare-legged!), and people have started to wear little wooly slouchy hats. Last winter the chapka hat (first photo) was a big hit and I’m guessing it’s going to be again this winter – [...]