Millinery Class final projects, part one!

[labricoleuse]

My millinery class presented their final projects yesterday, so i've got some great hats to share pictures of!




Kaitlin Fara created this straw fedora with a single divot and a crown fold from polka-dot-knotted straw...


...inspired by this vintage research image of a 1970s fedora variation.


Kaitlin carved this block from blue roofing foam to make the hat.
The hat's band is made from a printed silk jacquard.









This gibus (collapsible opera top hat) was made by Adrienne Corral, who was...


...inspired by this contemporary hat by Topsy Turvy.

Adrienne's still collapses, even though it's got that giant trim element on the front, by use of a baby snap hidden behind it. Check it out!

Fun stuff! More to come, too...!

Comments

[madamekat.livejournal.com]

Fantastic hats!

Of course, I'm particularly a fan of the collapsible top hat. You are the perfect costuming "friend" (I put that in quotes as we don't actually know each other in real life, not because you aren't friendly!) to put a video of the mechanism up! You know just what we all want to see!

[droxy.livejournal.com]

awesome. if i lived nearby i would so take lessons.

[corbaegirl.livejournal.com]

I really want to learn how to make a gibus. If it wasn't for that whole moving thing, I'd come take your classes.