We have already looked at the winter 2014 millinery collections from Lock & Co., Jane Taylor, Gina Foster and Rachel Trevor Morgan. Today, we’re peeking at two more collections (both which feature a LOT of feathers) and guessing which royal heads might sport some of these beautiful hats this winter.
Designer: Nerida Fraiman Autumn Winter 2014
Synopsis: Fraiman’s trademark feathers and pleated crin carry through this new collection. The look is light and airy with tulle veils and sparkling touches of diamante on hats in creamy winter white, charcoal grey and deep purple. A lineup of embellished cocktail berets are rounded out with a few discs, turbans, an ombre fedora and a sparkling black dome hat. The collection is shimmering, wispy, and light.
Royals likely to wear these designs: The York Princesses. I have long thought that Fraiman would be a great designer for Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie of Luxembourg and Crown Princess Mette Marit of Norway.
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Designer: Fabienne Delvigne Couture Winter 2014 “Envolée des Plumes”
Synopsis: Delvigne describes this collection as a dream in feathers. Traditional hat forms are not to be found here- what you will find are headpieces with immense senses of movement in shapes that are organic and slightly avant garde, all covered in feathers. While the collection is characteristically daring and rather majestic, it is also very soft.
Royals likely to wear these designs: Queen Máxima and Queen Mathilde. Queen Máxima has already worn the “Casigari” and I suspect we’ll see one of these young queens in the bold red “Tonquinois”. The burgundy and teal “Feather Tweed” above would also be very pretty on Queen Mathilde.
What royal hat wearers do you think would best suit these hats? Are there any other hats from these collections that stand out to you?
Photos from Nerida Fraiman and Fabienne Delvigne
Royal Hats 
The only hats I really like and that I would wear myself are the Nerida Fraiman hats 1, 3 and 5, with the No:3, wide-brimmed charcoal grey hat my favorite of the lot. These dark colored hats would suit a blonde so I think the Countess of Wessex, Princess Stephanie of Luxembourg, or Crown Princess Mette-Marit could rock these hats.
The Delvingne hats don’t appeal to me personally, because they look too costume to me. I imagine the first huge, feather covered one would probably appeal to the Duchess of Cornwall. Princess Beatrice may want the ‘swan sitting on your head’ hat, and the last hat, the giant mollusc, with animal print, will probably wind up on the head of Queen Mathilde.
TiarasRUs, I love your description of the mollusc. I love the shape, but the materials are just too …. eeeewwwww???
I love all these Delvigne hats. I think for sure we will see Max or Mathilde in the Zebra Stone but I really want someone to wear the Jade. I would LOVE to see HGD Stephanie in the grey Fraiman that you picture in the center. I think she would suit a hat like this very well.
I just ADORE the 3rd Friedman hat.
I agree Sarah W, I would wear this myself.
That slate grey Fraiman hat in the middle is so so pretty! Would look amazing on the Countess of Wessex or Princess Charlene or CP Victoria.
Top far right…Countess of Wessex, swan lake for Princess Anne and her daughter for sure, duchess of Cambridge…several… and also for the Yorks.
As far as liking them myself basically no.
Sorry not swan lake but the one in the middle next to it.
Interesting that the Delvingne models all have dark hair – is she casting a net for, say, Kate?! I love this feathered look, very romantic, very autumn-winter, a real 1940s-50s vibe going on. I particularly like the large hat on the far left, and the “swan lake” in the centre, although suspect it may not be as attractive from another angle (the missing crown and all).
Ha, Swan Lake was in the centre on my tablet, but on the right on my PC. Go figure.
Sandra, I love the large hat of feathers. I’d like to wear it. Has a very Camilla vibe, but she’s need it about 20% bigger! Love it!