Royal Hat Trends of 2013: #4

Royal Hats BlogAs you all will recall, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie’s hats for the royal wedding in 2011 made them the punchline of jokes ’round the world for many months. This year, however, the adjectives used to describe the millinery of these two young royal ladies were positive and very complimentary. That makes this the next trend on our royal hat countdown…

2013 Royal Hat Trend #4- Beautiful Hats from the York Princesses

Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie have bounced back from their 2011 hat fame/shame with a series of beautiful hats made by designers including Neraida Fraiman, Rosie Olivia, Stephen Jones, Sarah Cant, Robyn Coles and Karen Henricksen. The smaller scale of these hats (smaller than what the York girls previously wore) adds to their air of elegance while the creative details and styling keep them young, fresh and oozing personality. Well done York Princesses! Please click on the photos below to link back to their original post and photo credit information.

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Royal Hat Trends of 2013: #5

As we ring in the 2014, we’re going to say a final farewell to 2013 with a look at five major trends we observed in royal millinery last year. With no further adieu, we will begin with…

2013 Royal Hat Trend #5- The Diagonal Brims

While we saw fewer large picture hats this year than we have seen in the past, many of the larger hats we did see featured a sharply upturned brim on one side of the hat. It is a dramatic millinery look but one that beautifully frames the wearer’s face. The mystery remains, however, as to why each hat is raised on the left side. Mystery aside, here are some of the many diagonally brimmed hats we saw this year.