Vintage clothes are always the best and hats are no exception! Here is some historical context behind these incredible vintage pieces! This small round cream colored hat is covered in tiny white flowers with flex of yellow-green and purple. This style of hat was called the “pork pie” (or also boater). The style was popular…
Introducing Polly Singer Couture Hats’ new Summer 2020 Casual Hat Line. These hats are perfect for everyday wear during the Summer, but they can also be dressed up! There is nothing more classic than a straw hat for the Summertime, and Polly Singer has designed a whole new line to provide her clients with the…
This year, 2020, is the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment which gave women the right to vote. Passed in 1920, the 19th Amendment prohibited the states and the federal government from denying individuals the right to vote on the basis of gender. In light of this monumental anniversary, Polly Singer has designed numerous hats…
Last December, I had an early Christmas present. I found out that my hats would be featured at the Milliner’s Corner at the lovely and historic Keeneland Race Track! My mind then started racing, turning over ideas for my Keeneland Collection, which consists of 45 hats and fascinators. Many are one of a kind designs…
I love Fall and Winter too. I do realize that sounds strange, given the fact that the Spring and Summer are thought to be the more popular times for wearing a hat. However having lived in Manhattan for 13 years and enduring cold winds on those streets, I can tell you that hats kept me…
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. …
This hat brought $5,000 at a charity auction. Imagine my surprise to hear that a hat I had designed for a charity auction brought $5,000.00! I was so shocked upon hearing the price that I almost drove off the road! It was quite an evening. The event was the AHC Opening Gala at Churchill…
For years, I’ve designed hats for Opening Day at Del Mar. On July 20th, hordes of ladies will descend upon Del Mar Racetrack for Opening Day festivities. Del Mar Race Track’s tag line is “where the surf meets the turf”. For those of you who have never gone, I encourage you to visit this race…
I have been wanting to do a different hat style for awhile. Something fresh, easy to wear that does not give one the dreaded “hat hair”. Last fall, I was working on a hat that was made from sinamay (a sheer, natural hat material). I had it on the block and shot a few photos.…
I was asked to submit a few hats for Kentucky Monthly Magazine’s April issue. They were doing an article on Kentucky Derby fashion history. I love vintage fashion and assignments such as this. Most of the pieces that I submitted were the smaller headpieces. I was…