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Ladies Day at Taunton Racecourse.
Fun! A chance to meet some new and old customers whilst inspecting the sartorial style of the Ladies and Gentlemen patronising our local racecourse. It was a lovely opportunity to get out of the shop and sport the wares alfresco. A hastily bought gazebo and a smart new banner (both erected by Jules) secured our […]
Getting Fruity…
Well, it’s almost spring (!) and I’m trying to keep the sunshine alive at the milliners despite rain, flooding, and now, ice & snow. This can be a quiet time of year which is excellent for getting the showroom ready for the coming season. The flooding in Taunton was so dire recently the police denied […]
Bicornes and Cloches…. And Farewell to the Fascinator!
Crikey, long overdue for a blog update, anyone would have thought I’d been busy! It’s not been easy to come up with a new design to compete with the (now) ubiquitous ‘saucer’ or ‘satellite dish’, many of which I have made in the last eighteen months……. But… Here it is.. My new passion for all […]
Hats an’ Bluegrass; Hats On!
Last weekend we took our new Gentleman’s Hats venture to Didmarton Bluegrass Festival on Kemble Airfield in Gloucestershire… This is because Jules Bushell, champion of ‘The Gentleman’s Area’, is also a musician who plays double bass (mandolin, saw, phonofiddle etc….)with several bands. We set up a Gentleman’s Front Room with our new range of hats […]
Redressing the Balance…
There has been a subtle murmur of excitement and preening of feathers among the lady residents at 14a The Bridge since the arrival of some very smart hats for the gentlemen. Thank you, and welcome, Jules Bushell for championing the new ‘Gentleman’s Area’. We now stock a range of classic and stylish hats and caps by […]
Spaghetti Western Punk!
Well.. A change from the normal! I was a little challenged last week by a request from a musician to create a hat for stage performances…. He was excellent in giving me very specific criteria for the hat, but really, if you do not have the correct block, it can present some difficulties.. So… after […]
Designing for Sassi Holford….
Sassi Holford makes beautiful wedding dresses and has a shop in Taunton, and a London branch. Recently Sassi has been extending her range to accommodate special occassion wear; her classic and elegant outfits are perfectly constructed with an eye for fit and flattery! I have been busy making some small hats suitable to compliment these. […]
Royal Royal Ascot!
Oooh excited again! Autumn Phillips chose to wear one of my hats at her outing to Royal Ascot this year! The media comments on this were a little more complimentary than for the the larger piece I made, that she wore to the rather more formal jubilee celebrations earlier this month; She certainly looks more […]
Royally Commissioned!
It has been exceptionally busy recently trying to keep up with the orders for weddings, Buck House garden parties and now Royal Ascot… but nothing if not exciting! I have been collaborating with Sassi Holford who makes beautiful elegant bridal wear and is now complimenting this with some ocasion wear at her shops in Taunton and […]
April 26th; 30’s Turbans and 70’s Bohemia
Well, so no Royal Weddings this year (yet) but lots of ladies wanting to ‘dress up smart’ for their sons & daughters’ weddings. I am guided by the customers and choice of outfits, and a quick glance around the showroom today told me that my styles have changed dramatically in the past couple of years. […]
