Fashion, hats and fascinators at the Melbourne Cup…

Today was the annual horse race that stops the nation - I am not sure if there is anywhere in Australia where their workplace or school does not stop to watch the race…  To me its not only about the horses (although they are important) it is about the hats… I love to how amazing [...]

Making a fascinator or small cocktail hat

I had a wedding to go to, it was black tie dress code, I had a dress all I needed was a hat or in this case a fascinator. I wanted something smallish and that was conservative as I wasn’t going to the races but a wedding. Here is what I can up with.
First I [...]

Hats and Millinery in the news: week to 11 July 2008

This week in the media the news in the millinery world included: an addition to the dictionary, an interview with Milliner Stephen Jones , free hats to loyal fans and the races in Zagreb.
Fascinator made it into the Oxford Dictionary, Other new entries for this year include “slebs” – meaning celebrities – and [...]