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Silver Cocktail Hat

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Dec 9, 2014 2014 Collection, Millinery, Photography, Portrait 0 Comments

Silver parasisal straw hat with large silver chrysanthemum fabric flower. Hat was made by blocking the straw over a wooden form. A sweatband is sewn inside the crown and the hat is secured with an elastic band that goes under the hair. One-of-a-kind, handmade hat using traditional millinery techniques.

Straw Sedge Hat

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Dec 9, 2014 2014 Collection, Millinery, Photography, Portrait 0 Comments

Hand-dyed straw sedge hat. The hat band was made with folded bias strips of silk and the silk fabric flower was handmade from the same fabric. Hat was made by blocking the straw over a wooden form. A sweatband is sewn inside the crown. One-of-a-kind, handmade hat using traditional millinery techniques.

Olive Cloche

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Dec 9, 2014 2014 Collection, Millinery, Photography, Portrait 0 Comments

Olive wool cloche with a cream hat band and cream cockade using a unique petersham ribbon with loops along the edge of the ribbon. Hat was made by blocking the wool over a wooden form. A sweatband is sewn inside the crown and it is lined with china silk. One-of-a-kind, handmade hat using traditional millinery techniques.

Tye-Dyed Saucer Hat

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Dec 9, 2014 2014 Collection, Millinery, Photography, Portrait 0 Comments

Saucer hat made from sinamay (woven straw) with custom dyed flower and green duck feathers. Sinamay was tie-dyed by hand using green, navy, yellow, and magenta. Hat sits on a circular navy base of vintage straw braid and is secured with an elastic band that goes under the hair. Hat was made by blocking the straw over a wooden form. One-of-a-kind handmade hat using traditional millinery techniques.

Blue Fedora

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Dec 9, 2014 2014 Collection, Millinery, Photography, Portrait 0 Comments

Blue parasisal straw fedora with black hat band, black double bow, and feather accent. The crown of this hat has a unique s-shape indentation. Hat was made by blocking the straw over a wooden form. A sweatband is sewn inside the crown. One-of-a-kind, handmade hat using traditional millinery techniques.