All Blog Posts Tagged 'milliner' (328)

JUNGLE ADVENTURE


Animal print never goes out of fashion The addition of red to this Black& White leopard spot adds an extra dynamic. West Australian Milliner Amanda Smith has included Pheasant feathers as a natural choice when working with animal print straw. Would you wear a red outfit or a black & white ensemble with this Hatinator?
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WEARABLE ART

How excited are the models behind the scenes ready for another fashion parade with Tina Kite Millinery. Each piece Tina creates is wearable art as she blends modern and traditional millinery techniques. If you want to stand out in the crowd keep an eye on Tinas workmanship.

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PERSONALITY PLUS

UK milliner Jayne Elizabeth realises a hat can say so much about clients individual style and personality. If you have the personality to stand out from the crowd Jayne can execute such a unique style. This hat features a clever extension to brim to add more pzazz to the style. Note the importance of bias weave when reshaping a brim.
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Velour Felts

Most Felt hats have narrow brims but to compliment the high crown blocked on a vintage fedora crown block the height is balanced with a wider brim. New York Milliner, Miriam Leala knows that Velour Felts are so beautiful to work with but the finish is superb each time. Petersham Ribbon is used in trim to capture that complete retro appeal. Luv it!

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Many Hats Millinery

Californian Milliner, Angie Hutchins fell in love with hats as a child and would escape into the stores Hat Department to try on every hat! With her artistic passion it was natural to start learning Millinery to create pieces for herself and then create a business to sell them to her admirers. Her styling favourite is a cocktail hat with simple elegant hand made trims.…

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Hatinator Perspective

The back of a hat or Hatinator must look as creative as the front. Toowoomba Milliner, Cassy Hill has developed such a skill from her hairdressing career. How we love our hairdresser to show the back view of our haircut in a mirror. This hatinator is in lime green and navy blue which has made a recent return.

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Cocktail Bling

Say hello to our first Milliner from Poland, Magda Zgorska. As it is a minimal industry there she is looking forward to meeting other milliners worldwide through the supportive Hat Academy community. Her bright pink cocktail hat with a sparkle reflects her passion for her creations.
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Crinoline Creations

Sculpturing with Crinoline is a great way to create a statement Headpiece. It has been used for years in vintage clothing and was originally made from horse hair and used to stiffen frothy Crinoline skirts. Today it is all synthetic & comes in a great colour range. To add a more dramatic shaping it can be wired as seen in Hatinators Lesson or as a complete hat brim in…

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A Space Odyssey

The talented fashion photographer Roger Charles recently used some of Carrie Jenkinson's hat creations in his photo shoot. The images take you to a surreal science fiction fantasy world with a touch of class thanks to her unique headpieces.
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The Collar has it

Designing is all about what you add or what you take away from a basic shape. Sheila Dozier from Ohio designs her hats with a uniqueness by using this principle. Check out the style here where she adds a collar then see in her designs what happens when she takes away the crown! It is the secret to unique creativity. Lesson 11 is all about additions & subtractions you can apply to a  basic Hat,…

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Perfect Perforations

This Red felt floral creation by UK Milliner and Designer Edith captured the attention of the magazine photographer. Perforations have been one of the biggest stories this catwalk season on headwear, shoes & bags. Watch out for it. They can be Punched-out, laser-cut, cut–out… no matter how you slice it, perforated is one of the biggest stories of the new season.…

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Feather Profusion

Cara loves the theatrical qualities that headwear can bring out in the wearer. They showcase the wearers personality or mood for the evening and brighten their eyes and smile. Her pieces display a profusion of feathers and with the addition of something vintage reflect the timeless appeal of the early 1900's.

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Stage Set

All set for the stage on Race Day is this Moulin Rouge inspired top hat complete with French inspired bustier. Queensland milliner Beverly Hone started creating Headwear for herself and daughters and soon they caught the eyes of friends. Now Beverly watches out for her styles on the "Fashions of the Field" stage.

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Spring Appeal

Rowena Reeve lives in the beautiful Yarra Valley outside Melbourne where the plums grow and fuchsias flower. Although she favours headbands her sculptured Hatinators are also a speciality. This Plum & Fuchsia sinamay piece is a great style for this years Spring Racing Carnival and Melbourne Cup.

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HATTACHMENT



"I wake up in the middle of the night dreaming up the next hat design" Have you ever said that ? You then proceed to make this creation and long to see it donning a customers head so she looks & feels a million dollars. Bridget relates an incident when the buyer did not respect the intrinsic value of the newly purchased designer hat. Why do…

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Headpiece Elegance

Cher Karney-Smith from West Australia  stumbled across millinery about two years ago and now lives and breathes the art of millinery. This stunning disc headpiece tilts at the right angle to give elegance & height and the feather tree trim is complemented on the under side with hand tooled petals.

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Blackbirdfield

Preparations for Belgrade Fashion Week at the end of October are well underway. It enables designers to showcase the current fashion trends for Spring 2013. Serbian Millinery Label "Blackbirdfield" is a popular catwalk designer. This striking  piece catches your gaze for some time as your eye follows the mystical twisted & curled feather spines.

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Cocktail Recipe

Cocktail Hats with a touch of her Japanese culture are Pheiga Sugahara Macdonalds speciality. This striking hat of purple wool felt is blocked on a vintage style 3/4 riding hat and trimmed with deep blue edging, charcoal veiling and two arrow feathers to make a striking statement.

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PERFECT MATCH

Bellinda Haase launched her first collection recently. She commenced learning how to make hats in sinamay in July this year through Hat Academy online lessons and has found her true Passion. Reminiscent of a bygone era – this striking disc hat calls for unapologetic attention. Using an irresistible classic – polka dots – combined with flamboyant loops, feathers and…

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Cherry Twist

Australia Milliner Sandy Aslett has mastered a technique of pleating fabric on a foundation and then sculpturing the folds to create fluid movement. For "Cherry Twist" she has chosen richly coloured silks which reflect the light and shade to each pleat.

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