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 warm and healthy. I wanted to look stylish. Living on the Upper East Side and working on Sutton Place, I couldn’t exactly don a ski cap!
To me, the perfect Fall/Winter hat is smaller. It looks great with a coat or jacket. It is in a classic color, meaning it can work with coats in your closet. It blends in and looks seamless with a variety of styles. And most of all, it is flattering to the face.
When I first started out making hats, I would of course wear them on the streets of New York. I can not tell you how often people gave me positive comments. Men would open doors for me (quite unusual for New York). Ladies would start conversations with me about how their mother or grandmother loved or even made hats.
The hats shown below were all made by me. They have been hand blocked and sewn, using the millinery techniques that I learned at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York.
Pictured here is Shannon
Christy is a new favorite. I love gray as it goes with so many colors. Black and white, navy or even red, it is the new neutral. I designed Eve with a vintage flair. The Downton Abbey and 20’s style was my inspiration for Christy.
