On the blog ‘The Coveted’ there are some great photos of shoulder pads turned into hats. A great reuse of products…. check out the photos here.
Put Your Head on My Shoulder (Pad) | THE COVETED
Tags: hats, shoulder pads, reuse, millinery, links
I have just placed a links page on my site to where you can purchase Millinery Supplies in Australia. If I have missed a millinery supplier please let me know either by providing a comment to this post or email me: beck (at) makinghats.com.au I am also working on a list of international Millinery suppliers as well as an online Millinery supplier list (where Millinery supplies can be purchased online) so please let me know of any links I should include.
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Here is a list of Millinery suppliers so far on my links page….
Supplier to the millinery and associate trades. Check out their website for the supplies of hats and feathers currently available. They dye or get dyed some of their own feathers – I have picked up some great feathers there.
38 Walsh St,
West Melbourne,
VIC 3003.
Ph: 03 9329 8944.
visit CJ Preston
Hat making with a passion. Provides a wide range of millinery materials, supplies and tools. Also supplies products that are not available elsewhere such as jinsin and straw cloth. They also run regular courses from their Murrumbeena studio and around Australia.
Ph: 03 9504 4476.
visit Torb and Reiner
This Melbourne based hat block maker takes orders on the Internet. I have seen a few of the hat blocks purchased by some of my Millinery friends and they appear to be of good quality.
Unit 3, 2 Celia St
Bentleigh East
VIC, 3165
Australia
(03) 9579 343
visit: Visit Your Hat Shop
Milliner and Millinery supplies. From sinamay and capalines/hoods, to hat veiling, flowers and millinery tools. Has a great online ordering system and very efficient mailing.
15 Crisp Dr,
Wagga Wagga,
NSW 2650.
Ph: 02 6971 1122. visit De Lew Designs
Feather.com.au – Supplier of all kind of feathers. The largest selection of hand-dyed, commercially dyed and natural feathers in Australia. A good online shopping system.
Lot 14, Chatham Terrace,
Smithfield Heights,
Cairns, QLD 4878.
Ph: 07 4038 2882. visit Feather.com.au
Custom Made hatblocks and moulds
Phil Mergard – supplier of custom made blocks and production moulds.
0419709421
Millinery supplies: blocking fabric, capeline, cocktail shapes, crinoline, feathers, flowers, hat blocks, hoods, ribbons, sinamay braid and fabric, veiling. Also conduct millinery workshops.
168 Victoria Ave,
Chatswood,
NSW 2067.
Ph: 02 9413 4311. visit the Hat Studio
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Hats in the media or news was not as big this week with no Royal Ascot but there were still a few interesting articles.
An article on Vietnamese hat makers, of a Calgary Milliner’s hat being selected for the Kentucky Derby Museum, the Dior fashion show and its hats, how golf hats have changed over time and a man who still makes cowboy hats the old fashioned way. Also of note in the business news was that there was a increase in hat sales from previous years from Royal Ascot.
This is another article about the Calgary Milliner whose hat was chosen for the Kentucky Derby picks local hat for museum. This article has a picture of a few of her hats.
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This week has been quite a busy week for hats in the news. With the last of the coverage from Royal Ascot to a story on recycled plastic bag hats. There was a free hat give away in Lancaster county and a few stories on the millinery and milliners behind the hats at Royal Ascot and a ‘scandal’ involving betting on whether the Queen would wear a facinator to the races. Enjoy and please feel free to provide any feedback.
Related articles
* Laura Thompson: Royal Ascot is more about showing off than racing [via Zemanta]
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I have decided to start a regular blog post with news on hat in the media. This is a good source to see what people are wearing, where and when.
With the Royal Ascot in progress this week it was sure a week for hats in the media. There were also a number of other smaller media stories that I picked up and also a few millinery stories associated with the Royal Ascot and the tradition to wear hats. Enjoy!
Hats! Heels! Horses! Flashy fashion at Ladies Day – Fashion & Beauty – MSNBC.com
This is a link to an article on fashion at Royal Ascot.
So, where can one find a good hatpin these days?
This is an article with with quotes from How2Hat’s – Mrs Morse-Brown in relation to millinery and hats at the Royal Ascot
Hats off to Ascot! The wild, wacky and wonderful outfits of Ladies Day | Mail Online
The images in the gallery on this page show some of the less spectacular hats, but these still give a good indication of the styles of hats worn at the races this year
Rochdale Online -Hats off to the ladies for charity race day
ladies day at Royal Ascot.
The Associated Press: Hats and heels take the day at Ascot’s Ladies Day
Hats at Ascot
The Press Association: Stylish hats on Ladies Day at Ascot
Some more hats at Ascot.
Zara Phillips tops celebrity hat list – Telegraph
Who are the biggest celebrity hat wearer? According to this article Zara Phillips and Brad Pitt…
Mad hatters – Lifestyle News – Cairns, QLD, Australia
Article on local milliners in Cairns.
