Hats hats hats

I have been exposed to a lot of hats lately and the concept of hats is really starting to grow on me. I always thought that those fantastic hats that Philip Tracey and his likes create are divine but just not for me. I still generally agree with that but "hats" are actually quite a wide spectrum of styles and I really needed to redefine what I had previously just all put into one big pot and called it "hats".

There are so many hats!!! There are Cloche hats, Fascinators, Phrygian caps (the type of hat that the hats of the smurfs are formed after.) the Wellington top hat, Ushanka (those russian fur hats with the ear flaps.) all sorts of military and religious hats and caps, the list literally goes on and on and on.

As part of the Edinburgh Charity Fashion Show we have started to work with James Faulkner, a Milliner who uses road-kill to make beautiful hats in Edinburgh. Check out these two beautiful pieces:

Isnt it just stunning?! I have actually seen this one up close and it is just divine.

This bad boy I have not seen but James has told me about it, stating that it stand actually over a foot high and it is all crow feathers. It is a beatuy, isnt it?

It is really due to him that I am beginning to understand hats, thank you. Which is probably bad, to be honest, as it just means theres another area of fashion that I am going to have to invest in, another area to accessorise. The joys in my heart and the panicky screams of my bank account.

So I am now trying to come up with ideas for my very own first hat!! Its clearly very exciting. My main inspiration lately has been my fascination with everything to do with nature, feathers and furs and theres a couple of pictures that really spring to my mind immediately when I think about how I want my hat to look like.

Alexander McQueens 2001 Asylum Show. Angry birds of prey picking and shredding the dress.

Givenchy haute couture 1997.

Alexander McQueen Fall/Winter 2006.

I think its safe to say that I firstly still love the work of Alexander McQueen and secondly I like birdy feathers and wings. I was thinking of a mix between a Laurel Wreath and the Gargoyle/Stairs of Dumbledores Office in the Harry Potter Movies.

This in black/blue crow feathers/wings wrapping around the face. Well lets see how it goes.

Anyway I was doing some online "research"/wasting time I found this little gem that is called Loren Anthony James-Wood. He is like James also a Milliner, from London and the couple of pictures that I have found of his work, which is pretty close to what I have just been imagining in my head/gushing about. Check out some of the pieces.

Bird of Paradise-esque.

This one has actually been worn by Kelis on her Flesh Tone Album cover.

 

 

Aren't they just lovely? I shall get on with my quest of finding the perfect bird wing hat.
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David

Let the Sales begin.

Does anybody else think its quite silly that the sales start straight after christmas?! I mean the sales at this time are generally on the Autumn/Winter collection and strictly speaking winter only starts on the 21st/22nd of December (depending on who you're asking) and spring starts in mid/end March. So basically you get clothes, accessories and shoes on sale that are actually not outdated in fashion terms. To me that just sounds a bit ridiculous but is obviously due to the fact that the spring clothes need to be stocked by boutiques and shops for people to buy for when spring actually arrives. Anyhoo the point is: Its SALE time!!! Which equals to time for celebration. Alexander McQueen unfortunately only accepts UK credit cards for his online shop so that obviously puts a damper on my shopping spree, but thats ok. Taryn and I are doing the same we did at the end of the summer, we are going shopping for each other in our respective home countries/cities. I am raiding all the swedish and scandinavian designers and shops we have in Hamburg for her and she is doing the same for me in Toronto (Helloooo more complex.) so basically it means "How do you do 2011?!" and "Goodbye money." but oh well. I defintitely need some new clothes so lets see what this year has in store for us. :)
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Revision at its best.

I love feathers. Then I found this Jean-Paul Gaultier Couture bad boy. It is way over the top and wearable? Probably not. But the idea behind is great, maybe Balmains Christophe Decarnin can include feather embroided shoulders next season?! Thanks. That's all.

Who's a DanceHall Queen?!

Loving this tune so so much! Aaaand loving the vintage 80s feel of the video. Also the studded leggings that girl is wearing remind me of that studded body suit Rihanna wore in the Rude Boy video. Love. 
Another one of my favourite songs right now is this bad boy, Jessie J is a to the mazing. Loving her style AND getting an oddly sexual vibe from her. Definitle like.

Total loveage! The make up is above and beyond. I want bejazzled lips like that.
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Oh my.

Whoaaaaa, check out these bad boys! What the... these versace killer heels (16.5cm/6.5in) are just quite something. I don't quite know why I find these heels so fascinating but.. I mean come on, right? Bad boys, Bad boys, whatcha gonnna do when they come for you!

These stunners will set you back a mere 965pounds.. bargain anyone?!

Suck.My.Kiss.

Kind of loving this video. Hot hot hot.

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Is B.A.C.K.

Things I need in my life right now. I am not ashamed to say I LOVE sales. And as its getting closer to January its time to look at a couple of things I will most definitely try and get my hands on..

Those leggings are going to be mine as soon as the sales kick in. I die.

To.Die.For.

Whats not to love about these rings? That they  dont fit me. Small is too small (trust me I have tried it on one too many times, they already know the get the lotion ready for me to take it off..) And medium is too big.. booo. But they are so purtty.

Feathers. Gloves. Boom. Ann Demeulemeester is beyond.

These feathered vests are just incredible! I have no idea how I would style these or whether the feathers would get ruined if I wore the vest beneath a coat or something but is that the point? Exactly.

Love, D.