The art of stylishly covering pates is a delicate one. Less formal hats, those that sit between the topper and the cap, can be troublesome. The trilby and the fedora fit the bill. Both were named after fictional females at he end of the 19th century and swiftly adopted by…
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Feathers are the milliner’s friend, put one in your hat
Celebrated hat maker Yvette Jelfs ruffled feathers while commentating on fashion at Royal Ascot when she told BBC viewers her hat sported the leftovers of a pheasant she’d shot and eaten. “My sinamay hat was decorated with a pheasant head and feathers. For me, it seems a huge shame not…