Yearly Archives: 2018

Sussexes Attend Country Wedding

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were in Surrey today to attend the wedding of Prince Harry’s friend since childhood, Charlie Van Straubenzee, to Daisy Jenks.

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The Duchess, who also celebrates her 37th birthday today, attended the wedding in a new hat. With a teardrop shaped base in fine black straw, the hat is trimmed with signature Philip Treacy twists and a single feather quill.

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It’s a smart hat for Meghan that paired very well with her colour blocked dress. The twist trim gives the hat some energy and character while the monochrome scheme is elegant and mutes the hat’s overall statement, leaving it able to easily blend in with the crowd. And kudos to Meghan for excellent placement, hugging the side of her head.

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Designer: Philip Treacy. It is OC 471 from SS 2018. Dress by Canadian brand Club Monaco
Previously Worn: This hat is new
I think this is a great look for the new Duchess on her birthday. What do you think of this new hat?
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Ascot Hat Evolution

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This animated evolution of hats Queen Elizabeth has worn to Ascot since 1952 has been making rounds around the internet this week. While I suspect the creators don’t understand the difference between Royal Ascot races in June and other races held at the Ascot Racecourse, it sill is an interesting record of some of the hats she has worn to races at the famous track, both in summer and in fall. Enjoy!

Animated graphic from My Voucher Codes. Used with permission. 

Queen Elizabeth’s Iconic Hats: 1990s

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 After last week’s most entertaining discussion and look through the 1970s, we continue our quest to identify Queen Elizabeth’s most iconic hats with a look at those worn during the 1990s. Again- we’re looking for hats “widely known and acknowledged especially for distinctive excellence” and each suggestion you make must be qualified as such. If you agree with a suggestion made by another, add your voice of support! As always, feel welcome to link to articles, youtube videos or photo galleries featuring a particular hat but please avoid pinterest links and any hotlinked photos.

The 1990s brought colour, pattern and a bit of drama to the Queen’s millinery. Are there hats from this decade that you consider to be iconic looks for her?

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Top Royal Hats: Ascot 2018

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Royal Ascot is a highlight in the royal millinery calendar and your favourite hats during this week of racing are often among your top picks for the year. Here are your choices for favourite new and repeated hats worn to Ascot this year:


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Princess Beatrice’s black & white saucer with black roses & feathers by Sally Ann Provan on Day 3


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Autumn Phillips’ magenta straw cocktail hat with rose & quill twists by Juliette Botterill worn Day 5

What worthy winners! Jump over the poll for new hats here and repeated hats here to see the results in greater detail or jump over to the Fan Favourites page for a running tally of your top picks so far this year. Next poll, we’ll face off hats worn during the rest of the month of June- it’s going to be another strong lineup.
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This Week’s Extras

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Princess Hisako visited Fukui Prefecture Monday and Tuesday this week to participate in the 130th anniversary ceremony of the Japan Red Cross Fukui Prefecture branch; She also visited the Red Cross Hospital, Sakai children’s science museum and a life-size dinosaur exhibit at JR Fukui Station. Princess Hisako wore two hats during the visit,a simple white straw design with pleated hatband for the anniversary ceremony and for the other engagements during the visit, a more interesting black and white straw design with pork pie crown and wide brim. I believe both hats have been previously worn.

  

Duchess of Castro shared this snap, with her husband on holiday in Portugal, in a straw summer hat

Great interview with Ghanan milliner Velma Owusu-Bempahhere at the Hat Academy website

The following new millinery designs caught my eye this week:

Lemon yellow straw trilby designs with feather trim from British brand Vivien Sheriff Ltd.
Large pink straw saucer with stunning black feathers from Irish milliner Suzanne Ryan
Lovely purple beret percher with straw and feather leaves from Australian milliner Karen Bailey
Natural straw hat with amazing, floating straw flower trim from French milliner Laurence Bossion
Punchy orange sideswept straw disc with floral circle from Dublin-based Ashleigh Myles Millinery
Huge white sidesweep saucer with flowers and silk organza ruffles from Rachel Trevor Morgan
Such a pretty and textural cream halo bandeau with flowers from Australian milliner Danica Erard
 Blue and mint picture hat with a layers of texture from London based Turkish milliner Merve Bayindir
Lilac snakeskin saucer with swirl of black feathers from London based Awon Golding Millinery

 

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Surprised that the unveiling of a new statue of Queen Elizabeth in Gravesend, Kent on Thursday hasn’t been picked up more in royal news circles- what do you think of the likeness? (On The Thames)

Princess Mako’s fiancee, Kei Komuro, has quietly gone to study law in New York. Well, almost quietly, until the Imperial Household Agency staged a press conference to correct a minor detail and completely blew the ‘quietly’ part. Do you also smell interference from the IHA? (New York Times)

Fantastic photograph of Prince Harry’s visit to Lesotho last month, taken by Chris Jackson

Great snap taken by Crown Princess Mary of her family at the beach

We end this week with this delightful clip of The Band of The Royal Logistic Corp. playing an apt tune after the changing of the guard ceremony at Buckingham Palace. So fun!

Photos from Sankei