Have arrived home soaking wet from cycle in rain and think.. How odd, such a remarkable resemblence to last year..
I was also waiting for a sunny day to take some pics but grew impatient… The hat shop has been flat out busy mostly with mothers of the bride and groom. I have hired out a couple of pieces but mainly it is bespoke that is in demand.
This is an elegant style, a little 30’s look with a rounded cloche crown and gently angled oval brim made with a light green straw on the bottom and a darkish eau-de-nil on top. It is for a customer with a silk jacket embroidered with butterflies, some of which I cut out, glued onto pinok pok and sewed onto stripped coq spines… yes it was labour intensive but I am really pleased with the effect.
My personal style would not be quite so delicate so I attempted some straw and feather butterflies also…
A little rough around the edges but a good start. Have been commissioned a few floral pieces recently and, after watching Heston Blumenthal create a ‘food garden’ complete with bugs for his victorian feast on TV recently, am also tempted to include same. Certainly makes a piece alittle more edgy or quirky.. Romantic can be sooo overdone..