Pick A New Hat

Last week we entertained ourselves by choosing hats for British royal family members to wear on Christmas Day. This week, we’re opening up our royal hat dreams with new designs we’d like to add to a royal’s closet. Share a link to the hat (Twitter or Instagram hats will show up as photos here), name its milliner AND the royal you’re choosing it for and, most importantly, share your reasons for that choice. You can stick with established royal-milliner collaborations or suggest entirely new ones- anything goes!

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This is my only post scheduled for this week- so let’s settle in and have some fun with it!

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This Week’s Extras

Princess Charlene shared a collection of family snaps that all involve hats
The following new millinery designs caught my eye this week:
Ivory halo bandeau embroidered with gold stars, swarovski crystals and pearls by Irish milliner Edel Black
Love the unexpected grey and orange scheme of this felt trilby by Belgian milliner Anne Vannieuwenhuyse
Ivory straw boater hat with the most beautiful hand painted brim by Spanish millinery artist Lidya Diaz
Lovely lilac felt cloche with accordion pleated trim by Italian milliner Marianna Sanua
Royal blue felt Breton with scalloped brim by American brand SF Millinery
Black satin button percher with beautiful velvet Christmas rose trim by Dutch milliner Wies Mauduit
Incredibly chic cheetah print felt fedora with extended brim by French brand Maison Laurette
The most charming pale pink beret with bow by Italian milliner Monica Gamberale
Black velvet pleated beret with blue and grey feathers by French milliner Sylvia Martinez
Cognac felt structured tam with lovely feather trim by American milliner Christine Moore
Claret felt brimmed hat by Moldovan brand Julie Anne Millinery
Lilac wool beret with silk flowers, lace applique, sequins and embroidery by French brand Katoushi
Black woven halo bandeau studded with crystals by German milliner Nicki Marquardt

 

The Grand Duke of Luxembourg’s nephew, Prince Constantin, was married to Kathryn Mechie on December 22

Christmas photo greetings from numerous royal families

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Merry Christmas

A very Happy Christmas to you all. Thank you for making Royal Hats part of your world this year.

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Fantasy British Royal Family Christmas Hat Parade

With no hats to cover this week, we’re going to create our own excitement here by creating Fantasy British Royal Family Christmas Hat Parades. It’s simple- you act as stylist for the British royals, digging into their royal hat closets and choosing a hat you’d pick for them to wear for Christmas Day. You can take an individual approach or style the group as a whole (hats that compliment, blend or deliciously clash!).  There are two stipulations- first, new hats are off limits (you have to pick from what is/has been in each royal’s closet) and second, no trading hats between the ladies.

This is the final post I’ve planned for this week so take your time, explain why you’ve chosen each hat and revel in the choices others share. The whole point of this is a little lighthearted fun.

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I can’t wait to see your styling choices!

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Monday Multiples: Princess Benedikte

One of the hats that fared well in our recent repeated hats poll was Princess Benedikte’s purple felt trilby. She has added two different hatbands to this hat and paired it with four ensembles:

Look #1: With a graphic grey and camel coat worn March 8, 2013 to a manufacturing facility

Look #2: With a magenta suit worn for a December 3, 2013 visit to an elder care facility

Look #3: With a grey textured suit with fur stole and a grey leopard print hatband added to the hat worn March 3, 2017

   

Look #4: With a multicoloured woven textured coat and heather purple dress, along with a purple silk hatband added to the hat, worn October 3, 2020 for the opening of Parliament

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Which hatband, and which ensemble do you prefer most with this hat?

Photos from from Niels Henrik Dam;  Allan Nørre Overgaard; Lars Krogsgaard; Ole Jensen and Ole Jensen via Getty; Getty as indicated