Queen Sonja of Norway visited the Norwegian Folk Museum in Oslo today to see the exhibition “1814: The Game of Denmark and Norway“. She wore a lovely black wool velvet pork pie hat with pinwheel flower trim that matched the lapel on her charcoal suit. I thought the whole look was very chic and really liked the shape and scale of this hat on her. What do you think?
Designer: unknown
Previously worn: I believe this hat is new
Photos from Stella via Kjell Arne Tottland/TV2
Last summer, we looked at several signature millinery shapes used by the Queen’s dresser and hat designer, Angela Kelly (the wrapped crown, the teardrop, the diagonal crown, the split crown, the flat brim, and the diagonal crown). Today we are going to look at another one of these signature shapes, the oblique brim.
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Queen Elizabeth at Ascot, June 20, 2013; Diamond Jubilee Thames River Pageant, June 2, 2012
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60th Anniversary of the coronation, June 4, 2013; Opening the Commonwealth Games July 23, 2014
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One of the finalists in our least favourite hats of 2013 was a hat endearingly nicknamed “the Reindeer” worn by lady Helen Taylor at Trooping the Colour last June. It is actually entitled “The Nimbus” and was designed by Stephen Jones. Here, finally, is a photo where we can actually see it. The detail is quite exquisite although I would have probably done without the second cascade.
Photo from Stephen Jones and Chris Jackson/Getty via Zimbio
Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh went to Sunday morning service this morning at St. Mary Magdalene’s Church near Sandringham this morning. The Queen repeated her beautiful turquoise hat with black trim and side bloom. This is the seventh time we have seen the Queen wear this hat- I suspect she loves it as much as we do on her.
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Lady Brabourne walked with the Duke of Edinburgh to church. Penny wore a charcoal grey wool winter picture hat with maroon velvet sash around the crown and a mushroom-style brim. Her daughter, Alexandra Knatchbull, wore a simple black hat with rolled brim.
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Zara Phillips, who is days away from delivering her first child, was spotted at the Heythrop Hunt Point-to-Point races today. She was bundled up in a grey knitted hat and looked to be thoroughly enjoying herself.
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