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Ascot 2024 Day 4: The Kents

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Multiple members of the Kent family were spotted at the races today. Flora Vesterberg (née Ogilvy) wore a white satin covered pillbox with flat bow at the back. Her husband Timothy wore a black top hat.

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Milliner: Ophelia Pillbox (without veil) by Lock & Co. Dress by Suzannah London.
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Zenouska Mowatt wore a wide black sinamay saucer swathed in dotted tulle.

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Lord and Lady Frederick Windsor were part of today’s carriage procession, Frederick in a black top hat and Sophie in a dramatic white sidesweep covered in ostrich feathers.

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Milliner:  Epona by Jane Taylor. Dress by Safiyaa.
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At first glance, the hat makes a great Ascot statement thanks to those feathers! At closer view, however, you’ll see the base hat is made of felt – it’s an odd choice for summer and one that gives a less crisp and refined look than we saw on Queen Camilla’s feather covered hat today (her hat is sinamay). I think the lines of this hat are also at odds with the graphic lines on the neckline of the coat.

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Milliner: Ostrich Feather Wide Brimmed Felt by Catherine Walker. Coat dress by Catherine Walker
Previously Worn: This hat is new

Thoughts?

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Ascot 2023 Day 5: Kents

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The final day of racing at Royal Ascot saw Lord and Lady Frederick Windsor and Thomas and Lady Gabriella Kingston included in the royal carriage procession.

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Frederick repeated his black top hat while Sophie wore a cream parasisal straw pillbox with bow at the back.

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Designer: Laura Cathcart. Dress by Beulah London. 
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Thomas repeated a black top hat. Lady Gabriella wore a beautiful blue sinamay saucer hat with extended brim that raised around the back of the design. It is trimmed with wired bows seen on other Philip Treacy designs this season.

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The colour, with the most subtle lilac undertone, is absolutely beautiful on Gabriella. The shape, raised at the back, gives the loveliest lift and lightness to the design. It’s beautiful.

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Designer: Philip Treacy
Previously Worn: This hat is new

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Royal Ascot Day 3: Wrap Up

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Photos released very late in the day (long after bedtime in the UK!) show a few more members of the royal family attended the races today. Princess Michael of Kent wore a new, John Boyd wide brimmed hat with mushroom bound in a black stripe, trimmed with a flat black bow.

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Prince Michael looked characteristically stylish in his black silk antique top hat- a hat that makes Lord Frederick’s shorter, felt version look rather squat and dowdly in comparison!

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This day of the races also saw a few hats atop noble and notable heads:

Lady Carolyn Warren’s wide brimmed, pink pyramid with silk floral trim beneath the brim

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Viscountess Brookeborough in a wide brimmed cerulean blue hat with feather trim

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Lady Alice Manners, daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Rutland, in a Philip Treacy percher

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Our guest milliner Ellie Vallerini’s pick for top non-royal hat and favourite outfit of the day is: British milliner Awon Golding in a self-made  magenta boater hat with black ruffled flowers. Ellie writes, “She looked amazing! Modern, chic and elegant, the outfit was fun and daring and a real statement while still letting Awon shine out. She definitely wore that hat and it didn’t wear her!”

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Awon Golding’s hat topped my list as well. Here are some of the other hats that caught my eye today:

Lizzie’s Hat owner Elizabeth Hughes in an oversize black straw saucer with vibrant flowers by Guibert Millinery
British milliners Ian Bennett in a scarlet silk top hat and Viv Jenner in a pink percher, both by Ian Bennett
Milliner Vivien Sheriff in a blush sidesweep saucer with explosion of patel feathers of her own design
Emma Winter in an ink blue straw beret with incredible, sculptural silk abaca trim by Ana Bella Millinery
Racing journalist Liz Price in fabulous feathers from Rachel Trevor Morgan
Natalie Dormer’s blush straw waved disc with pleated crin trim by Jane Taylor
Jax Meehan in a turquoise funnel hat with feathers from Lizzie’s Hats
British milliner Yuan Li in a dramatic red hat with feather pinwheel of her own design
Francesca Cumani’s orange and pink feathered bandeau by Vivien Sheriff
Anika Livesley in a large-petalled Stephen Jones design (with the milliner himself on her arm!)
Heather Morris’ hat with giant pink maribou pompom trim by Yuan LI
Ana Bella Millinery owner/designer Ana Pribylova in a dandelion hat of her own design
Alexa Holman’s pouring floral teapot

My sincere thanks to British milliner Ellie Vallerini for taking the time from a very busy week of hatmaking to join us today. It has been our great honour to have you our conversation!

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British Royals At Wimbledon Final

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The men’s singles final played at Wimbledon yesterday drew several royal spectators. While the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Princess and Princess Michael did not wear hats, Lord and Lady Frederick Windsor did.

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Frederick repeated his white straw Panama hat with relaxed brim while Sophie wore a patterned silk rose fascinator on a navy headband in the same blue hues as her dress. As far as fascinators go, the scale of this one is great, the colour is lovely against Sophie’s dark hair and the abstract pattern gives the piece a touch of modernity and interest.
Designer: Catherine Walker Millinery. It is the Emilia rose fascinator. Dress is Catherine Walker silk “Cloud”. 
Previously Worn: Sophie’s headpiece is new
I love it when a royal couple both wear hats, especially as stylish ones as this. Thoughts?
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This Week’s Extras

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Princess Michael of Kent in a chic, floppy brimmed white canvas hat at Wimbledon on Wednesday. Photographers also taught her daughter, Lady Gabriella, taking a snap of her brother Frederick, in a casual panama hat.

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The Earl of Wessex in a summery Panama hat on Thursday to meet with recipients of the Duke of Edinburgh award at Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh

Lady Kitty Spencer in a spectacular gold sunburst headpiece to open Dolce and Gabbana’s Alta Moda Fashion Show in Lake Como today

Pauline Ducruet shared a picture of herself wearing an Dior denim coogan style cap with interesting net veil.

The Order of the Thistle yesterday in Edinburgh saw Queen Elizabeth, The Earl of Strathearn and the Princess Royal in full regalia with velvet, Tudor style plumed hats.

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I updated this post on the square crown, kettle brimmed hats Angela Kelly has made for Queen Elizabeth– there have been four new iterations over the past year!

A handful of new millinery designs caught my eye this week:

Stunning picture hat with a classic shape and colour scheme from Australian milliner Marilyn Van den Berg
From Dublin-based Martha Lynn Millinery, a red straw button percher with large perspex bow printed with triangles
Easy breezy straw fedora with raspberry crown, cream brim and striped hatband from Bundle McLaren
Phenomenal red floral, lace and veil trimmed percher from Ghanan milliner Velma Owusu-Bempah
Unexpected, graphic wide brimmed hat in orange, cream & black from Melbourne based Murley & Co Millinery
Chic boater with pork pie crown, layered straw & velvet hatband and dotted veil from Dutch milliner Wies Maduit

And from Australian milliner Catherine Ellen, this cheeky and very sweet design that I’d just LOVE to be able to wear to high tea. Such fun!

 

 Royal Hats

Lighthearted interview with Mike Tindall about current charity work, adjusting to baby Lena’s arrival and his new, very handsome nose (Hello)

Lovely new photos released by the Belgian monarchy of the King, Queen and their family. I adore the bottom snap of them cheering on the Belgian soccer team.