This is a classic upturned brim hat and you can see the elegant simple shape looks fab in this deep blue shade, dyed to match my client’s dress. The trim is made with feather flowers, cut feathers, thin strands of sinamay sculpted into loops. Just classy and ready for a wedding or the races. Hats like this with individual dyed fabric and feather flowers start at £150 including designs.
Although the sun is still out, the shops start to think of autumn and the cooler weather. This hat is a lovely trilby shape and is trimmed with a fine leather band, leather buttons and the striking lady amhurst feathers. This is a great look for the autumn wardrobe. Felt hats start at £60.
I love this Audrey Hepburn shape and the fun of the text made out of sinamay and decorated with tiny red hearts. I made this years ago and have used this technique since to create decoration on hats. The expense is in the time it takes to wire the large brim and then hand stitch the white trim round the brim. A hat like this would cost from £170.
I made this large straw hat using plant pots as mould for the hat shapes. It is very tall, a real balancing act to wear and decorated with tiny flowers just like a cake. It was worn for a hen party at Ascot!
Lots of fun with a black hat with a lovely twist of colour to add shape. Sculpting with sinamay is still a great way to add dynamic to a hat. You often see sinamay twists as the total decoration on a hat. A hat of this size and trim would start at £150.
