to this day in 1984 to a young Queen Noor of Jordan in a vibrant pink striped turban.
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Monthly Archives: March 2018
Top Royal Hats: January & February 2018
Results from our first polls of the year are in and in an unprecedented turn of events, the same person, in hats designed by the same milliner, emerged victorious in both categories:
Both hats are beauties and kick off a very strong start to our year-long countdown to name favourite hats of the year. Jump over to the polls to see the results in detail (repeated hats here and new hats here).
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This Week’s Extras
Queen Margrethe in her repeated black felt hat with fur cuff bumper brim for her return to official duties this week, presenting the “Queen’s Clock” military honour on Wednesday (Royal House of Denmark)
Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie in casual fedoras in this undated photo shared last Sunday by their mum (Sarah Ferguson instagram)
The following new millinery designs caught my eye this week:
Dramatic red and cream stripes on this oversize picture hat from NY based milliner Anya Caliendo
Black and white crin design with lace applique trim from Italian milliner Giulia Mio
Stunning straw teardrop perchers in pale pink and shocking pink from British milliner Rosie Olivia
Vivien Sheriff’s take on a brown fedora- chic, wearable and miles away from boring!
Pyramid disc covered in pleated Petersham ribbon in the loveliest shade of blue from Canadian milliner Helen Gair
Delicately beautiful pink straw calot with flower and birdcage veil from UK milliner Laura Cathcart
Red leather percher with giant white bloom from Tasmanian brand Cessiah Alice Millinery
Interesting cloche variation in black straw from Dutch milliner Myra van de Korput
Simple but beautiful hand draped turban in luminous blue straw from Queensland based Leigh millinery
Striking, chic and oh-so wearable burgundy fedora in fur felt from UK milliner Camilla Rose (love the feathers!)
And from Brisbane based milliner Marilyn Van den Berg, this cream straw disc with twist and stunningly realistic spring flowers. This is the kind of hat I dream about wearing to Royal Ascot.
Congratulations to Princess Mabel who was awarded the Geuzen Medal 2018 for her inspiring leadership and committment to end childhood marriage globally.
Prince Christian of Hanover and Alessandra de Osma celebrated their religious wedding in Peru yesterday. There were no hats but head over to the Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor for a great review of the bride’s dress and tiara.
Princess Charlene shared these charming snaps of Princess Gabriella and Prince Jacques helping their father, Prince Albert, celebrate his 60th birthday this week.
Hola magazine reports there will be wedding bells this summer in Monaco with the marriage of Charlotte Casiraghi and Dimitri Rassam. No formal confirmation has been released yet.
Such a fun portrait of Princess Camilla of Bourbon Two Sicilies with her daughters, Princess Maria Carolina and Maria Chiara
Sweet snap shared last Sunday by Princess Madeleine of Princess Leonore and Prince Nicolas meeting their new sister, Princess Adrienne
Cambridges Preside Over St. Patrick’s Parade
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attend the St. Patrick’s Day Parade with the 1st Battalion Irish Guards at Cavalry Barracks, Hounslow, London today. For this event, where they continued the tradition of passing all ranks of Irish regiments a sprig of shamrock to wear in their head dress set by Queen Victoria at the turn of the 20th century, the Duchess repeated her green felt beret base percher hat with flying bow.
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At this event in past years, some of Kate’s hat and coat combinations haven’t been great matches in terms of hue. This was not the case today- the hat and coat, which Kate first wore in Sweden in late January, are a perfect colour match. The addition of the black faux fur collar and cuffs gives the ensemble much needed colour and textural contrast as well as balancing the green hat and coat. I’m not sure we talk enough about how styling can make or break a hat- today’s styling for Kate is spot on and the hat tops a fantastic ensemble.
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Designer: Gina Foster. It is the “Meribel” from AW 2015
Previously Worn: March,17 2014; December 25, 2013
Previously Worn: March,17 2014; December 25, 2013
Milliner Gina Foster closed up shop a year and a half ago and it’s wonderful to see her work still step out from time to time on a royal head. What do you think of the Duchess’ hat today?
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Belgian Monarchs Wrap Up Canadian State Visit
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde spent a second day in Montreal yesterday for the final day of their Canadian state visit. For their program of events, which included a visit with their niece, Princess Louisa Maria who is studying this year at McGill University, Queen Mathilde wore her second new hat of the visit. In luminous emerald felt, the classic design features a flat crown and wide brim trimmed simply with a hatband with felt buckle motif at the back.
The colour of this piece, perhaps timed for St. Patrick’s Day today, is lovely on Mathilde and the slight curve on the brim gives both a sense of movement and slight informality. Its pairing with this Natan coat dress with small green and tan plaid is a wonderful one- the two pieces are tied together by colour while the more neutral dress grounds the hat, allowing it to be a supported focal point in the overall ensemble. I have some quibbles about the stitching line on the hatband (it really should be straighter) but otherwise, think this is a great addition to Mathilde’s millinery wardrobe.
Designer: Fabienne Delvigne. It is the ‘Selvia’ design
Previously Worn: This hat is new
Previously Worn: This hat is new
The Canadian state visit officially concluded this morning with King Philippe and Queen Mathilde boarding a flight to return home. I’m curious to hear your thoughts about this new hat, as well as your overall impression of the hats wore in Canada this week!
Photos from Benoit Doppagne / Frederic Sierakowski via Belga Photo Pool
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