Behind the scenes with milliner Stephen Jones

Renowned British milliner, Stephen Jones, OBE, describes his experience with hat fashion in this fascinating video produced for the V&A museum! Posting it here for those who love hats as I do!

On Location: An interview with Stephen Jones from Victoria and Albert Museum on Vimeo.

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Hats designed by Philip Treacy

Now THESE are the hats that I would have loved to see decked out on the heads of the ladies at the royal wedding!! Renowned milliner Philip Treacy created hats for 36 guests who attended the nuptials of Prince William and Kate Middleton, including the now infamous hat worn by Princess Beatrice and other guests shown at bottom of post.

Wouldn't it have been lovely to see these hats at the wedding?

(From Treacy's spring/summer collection)

♥ this.

Hat Designer Philip Treacy Bio

~ Hats designed by Treacy, worn at wedding of Will & Kate ~

Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie, Duchess of Cornwall, Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece

Zara Phillips, Princess Michael of Kent, Duchess of Westminster, Lady Frederick Windsor

Queen Anne-Marie of Greece, Princess Mathilde of Belgium,
Victoria Beckham, Tara Palmer-Tomkinson

When asked about hats made for Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, Treacy replied, “My inspiration was beauty and elegance it’s a 21st century royal wedding... No, they didn’t tell me [what they wanted] because I’ve known them for a long time and I wanted them to look gorgeous and beautiful. They trusted me to make them. Gorgeous and beautiful can be open to interpretation … I thought they looked gorgeous and beautiful. But no one is crying if anyone didn’t.” (Hollywood Life)

Thanks to Jenny from Jane Austen Movie Blog for mentioning Treacy's site!
She loves movies and hats as much as I do!

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Where were the great hats for the Royal Wedding?

One of the things I had looked forward to when watching last Friday's royal wedding was a glimpse of some fashionable hats (fully expecting that the invited distinguished guests would show up in style). I was sadly disappointed. I am NOT a fan of those silly fascinators which sit so awkwardly upon the head bearing little resemblance to a hat. As for the ladies who actually wore a hat, I detest the current style of wearing it off the side of the head or to the front which makes it appear as if a strong wind attempted to blow it off and the hat-wearer failed to notice. Was I expecting too much? Perhaps I've been spoiled by the Royal Ascot ladies of My Fair Lady?

Here are some examples of what I'd hoped to see...

The following are some of the hats spotted at the wedding,
the day when even a dog had more fashion than a princess...

Princess Letizia of Spain
Perhaps the fact that her outfit looked Edwardian
earned her top marks with me?!

Queen Elizabeth II / Carole Middleton / Princess Michael of Kent

Daughters of Charles, Earl of Spencer / Duchess of Cornwall












Lorna Brooking / Lady Helen Taylor / Princess Ameerah of Saudi Arabia

Queen Sofia of Spain / Sophie, Lady Windsor / Princess Victoria of Sweden

Joss Stone / Grand Duchess of Luxembourg / Princess Mathilde of Belgium

Katharine, Duchess of Kent

Not that fond of her hat but she looks so endearing.

Oh dear, we made a royal mess!
(Sophie, Countess of Wessex and Princess Anne)

WHAT was Princess Beatrice thinking?
Besides being a fashion miss, how were guests supposed to be able to converse with her
and not be distracted by the monstrosity on her head?

Princess Eugenie / Zara Phillips / Autumn Phillips











Queen Margrethe of Denmark / Chelsea Davy / Victoria Beckham

Wave goodbye to fashion...

And yes, even a dog (spotted on the sidelines of the wedding route)
was able to show more style sporting her tiara
than the princess 5th in line to the throne...

Check out some gorgeous hats designed by Philip Treacy...