"A little bit of old hat" Headwear redesigned for today

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Geometric headbands for the colourful design accessory obsessed!

These headbands come in 5 different colourways and are made from vintage leather and felt offcuts in retro mid century shades of colour such as mint green, mustard yellow, hot pink & peach. They are finished on double row handpainted headbands in copper, matt white & black.

All available in the online shop, prices start at £18 plus p&p. These are a part of a new collection of headpieces that have been sustainably made and designed with affordable prices in mind for everyday wear, so headwear is accessible for all. Comes packed in a recycled giftbox too, so makes a great Christmas present.

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Gorgeous pics from a wonderful inspiring day at the Victoria Baths in Manchester. These Bridal Veils are all listed for sale in my shop & bespoke variations are always available. Photography by www.kirstenplatt.co.uk, Model & makeup Hannah Jordan and flowers from The Flower Shop, Clitheroe. 

1st pic: Hannah is wearing an elbow length Juliette Cap veil in silk tulle with scalloped lace edge, 2nd & 3rd pic: Edwardian style Juliette Cap veil with gold lace crown and criss cross scallop lace edge. 4th pic: A nape circle veil with silver and ivory lace detail & 5th pic: A Juliette cap shell veil in white ivory dupion with white sequin detail.

Victoria Baths is beautiful old building, originally 3 swimming pools, two of which are now empty but in incredible condition, dating back to the turn of the century, complete with original stalls and tiling, incredible place to see and explore & a really special venue. I could have spend hours there!

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City Burlesque Shoot from way back in August 2016 with a group of fellow bridal professionals. Vanessa is wearing a cadbury purple top hat with purple calla lily flowers made with black and white two tone handmade buds & stamen. She is also wearing a calla lily bridal headband in magnolia ivory with pearl ivory stamen. Bridal dress and Cadbury purple coat by www.felicitywestmacott.co.uk, makeup by Charlotte Light, shoes by Marsha Hall www.marshahall.com & amazing photography skills Jessica Jill www.jessicajillphotography.com All shot on location in central london at stupid o’clock in the morning! Well worth the early start though!

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January Hat and freelance work! January 2016 has been chockablock assisting other folk, mainly another lovely milliner complete her collection for department stores such as Fenwicks & Harrods and covering at my part time jobs, but I have also managed to squeeze in a couple of felt hats and a lovely bridal veil with pearl beading. For more pics please check out my new monthly update page above aptly or lamely named ‘January Hat’ at the end of each month

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Some beautiful shots courtesy of Andrew Hale Photography http://www.andrew-hale.com of Mary & Dan’s wedding in Clitheroe & Sawley & the Chapel length ivory lace bridal veil I made for it, a winding day in Lancs for it!

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Straw panama, I also hand carved the crown block especially for this wee number.

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Beaded cap silk tulle veil with lace edging. Charlotte had a gorgeous vintage long sleeved dress with smock detailing and we designed the veil hem shape to match the square shape of the dress train. Wedding photography courtesy of Hannah May- http://www.hannah-may.co.uk

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Another Ivory Bridal Button hat with Ivory veiling for the lovely Yvette Furnival nee Franks. I also made the ties for this one, all made to match the bridesmaids dresses.

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Grey Lily Hat for Doan. The colour of the twist at the back of Doan's hat was picked to compliment her shoes and the grey to reflect the silver beading on her dress.

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Bridal headpiece made from vintage flowers for Laura Justice

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Stitch straw hats rebuilt to a bigger head size for Spectrum Drama. Stitch straw is worked by stitching each strip to another strip, so these were particularly tricky to unpick and rebuilt to a certain size, whilst maintaining the overall shape and a neat finish, bearing in mind there is no other foundation to anchor the strips to and the shape slightly alters with every layer or row. Pin pricks and mild swearing were not involved.. At all.

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Ivory bridal hat with spot veiling for Alice Eccles, everyone in brown leather brogues & dresses made by bridesmaid Isabel Knowles https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/IsabelKnowles

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Black felt tricorne hats for Spectrum Drama

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Toque Hat for Sir Francis Drake at Madame Tussauds London, based on the portrait at the National Portrait Gallery and made from black velvet, white feathers and lots of beading!

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