This is always the time of year that I love, designing for the spring. The hardest thing for me is not coming with new ideas, but having to edit my designs. And of course, I love working with new colors. I thought this chart…
Women do wear hats to the Belmont Stakes. Since it is the last race of the Triple Crown, it can garner much attention. In the past, ladies have sent me a photo of their dress and then I have designed the hat around that. It’s always fun to see them in their hats on t.v. …
I was more than pleased and delighted to be featured in Hat Talk. It is an international hat magazine that features milliners from all over the world. The hats featured in this…
Custom ladies hats for the Kentucky Derby. About 25% of the ladies hats that I do are custom. Many Kentucky Derby clients will request this as they want that unique look for Derby Day. A custom hat can range anywhere from changing out the trim (flower or feather) on one of the existing hats on…
Always a lover of simple, elegant fashion, I designed these hair bows a few years ago. While on Facebook today, I posted a photo and fashion writer/equinista L.A. Pomeroy mentioned that the bows are the new look for the fall. It was totally unbeknownst to me! Funny because I have been working…
People often think of the Kentucky Derby as the big event where ladies where hats and fascinators at the races. If you have ever travelled to San Diego’s Del Mar Race Track on Opening Day, you will see a plethora of big hats and unusual fascinators. Del Mar is one of the nation’s loveliest race…
I designed and donated three ladies hats to the Kentucky Equine Humane Center. This worthy organization captured my heart last year when I went to visit. Being a long time champion of animal welfare, I was taken by these lovely horses and the mission the of the KYEHC to rescue, rehabilitate and adopt out…
I was excited to be selected to have my work in the Stitching Art exhibit at the Lexington’s Headley-Whitney Museum. The show opens on March 23rd. Featured in the above photo is Simone, a sculpted fur felt fascinator with curved peacock feathers. The hat above is called Matisse. I designed Matisse in 1996, while studying…
I have always been an “animal” person. Growing up in Kentucky, I always loved seeing the horses in their fields as I drove along the road. After spending five years volunteering in animal rescue for a local humane society, I wanted to help unwanted and abused horses in some way. Not long after that, I…
Camella was designed as a tribute to the lovely Anglo Arab gray roan horse rescued by the Kentucky Equine Humane Center, of which a portion of the proceeds benefit. This limited edition hat (only 15 available) features a curved 6″ brim in a metallic warm taupe. White feathers, purple handmade flowers and a white silk…