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From the sublime to the sensational: the hats have it! It’s Ladies Day at Ascot 2016

17 Friday Jun 2016

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Royal Ascot

the annual thorough-breed horse racing and fashion event-

is a much anticipated fixture on the English summer social calendar.

 

Occuring over a five day period each June

the most eagerly awaited point on the Ascot schedule is

Ladies Day

when attendees wear hats and headwear of singular

design detail and dimension.

 

 

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The hats have it!

Ladies Day

Royal Ascot,  2016

Play on!

piano keys inspired hat

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Sweet sensation

marshmellow embellishments

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All a- Buzz

black / yellow colour scheme

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Butterflies are free

‘canoe’ shaped hat with butterfly and flower adornments

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Cheers!

champagne flowing / glass filled

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Tartan and feathers

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(photos from express.co.uk)

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Her Majesty

Queen Elizabeth II

in melon orange and egg-shell blue

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Of national pride

heraldic symbols of Wales:

a fierce dragon and a proud lion

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‘Riding to the hounds’

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Perched

a hat of blue / orange plummage

with bird of matching colours a top

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(photos from telegraph.co.uk)

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For an afternoon tea party

hat of check table-cloth and tiered cake stand

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A trio of fascinating fascinators

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(photos from dailymail.co.uk)

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The weird, wild and wonderful: Ladies Day at Royal Ascot, 2015

20 Saturday Jun 2015

Posted by meappropriatestyle in accessories, avant garde, fashion fun, hats, signature piece

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Ascot Racecourse in Ascot, England

is a premier racecourse for thorough breed horse racing.

Located near Windsor Castle and

established in 1711 by Queen Anne-

the racecourse maintains particular ties

with the British royal family.

 

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Each June,

the famed racecourse hosts Royal Ascot-

five days of horse racing excitement,

which is the jewel event on the annual racing calender.

Not only is it a celebrated sporting experience

but Royal Ascot is recognised as

an occasion of fashion pageantry.

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With hats of every conceivable dimenson and design-

Ladies Day at Royal Ascot

is a highpoint of the sartorial display.

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Head held high !

Ladies Day at Royal Ascot, 2015

 

(image from western morning news uk):

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Lady in black / red

in general:  the outifit in full effect

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(imagesfrom the telegraph uk):

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Lady in black / red

the specifics:  hat focus

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(image from home.bt):

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Green, black, yellow

colours of the Jamaican flag

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(image from gulliverstravel):

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Total whimsy

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(images form telegraph uk):

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A teddy bear tea party

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Blue diamond deer

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(images from chron.com):

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Roses and plummage aplomb

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Camo-wear taken to new heights

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(image from cnn):

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At a gallop

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(images from get reading):

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Tophat

flowers and veil

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‘Loves me, loves me not’ white, flower petals (l)

Pink butterfuly (r)

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(image from irish examiner):

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Say it with flowers:  lots and lots and lots

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Ten gallon hat style

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(image from mirror uk):

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Colourful rosette swirls

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(image from the mirror uk):

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‘In fancy dress’

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(images from the telegraph uk):

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Tropical exotics

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Over the top (hat) narrative: designer Takeo Kikuchi presents at Tokyo Fashion Week, a/w 2015

21 Saturday Mar 2015

Posted by meappropriatestyle in accessories, Accessorise Me!, hats, headwear, menswear, menswear designers, runway presentation, Tokyo Fashion Week

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With over thirty years of design experience ‘under his hat’

Japanese menswear designer

Takeo Kikuchi

expertly creates clothing for the man of

fashion daring, wit and whimsy.

 

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(image from ajw.asahi.com):

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designer, Takeo Kikuchi

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Mr. Kikuchi’s  a/w 2015 collection

recently presented at Mercedes Benz Tokyo Fashion Week-

was a study in fanciful suiting

topped off with statement , story-telling headwear.

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 ‘Over the top’ Hat narrative

by designer Takeo Kikuchi

for Tokyo Fashion Week, a/w  2015

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(images from tokyo-mbfashionweek.com):

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Broad-brimmed ten gallon Stetson

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Cool cowboy

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Dickensian character

  meet the Artful Dodger

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Marching off to the beat of a different drummer

military kepi

oversized peak, gold chain detail

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Summer tour on the Continent

the sunhat

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Gangster stripes

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At the masquerade

puff peak cap

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German stahlhelm take, WW2

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Mais oui:  the artist, the beret

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In black leather

wedding party pageboy

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The hats have it! : NYFW, s/s 2015

09 Tuesday Sep 2014

Posted by meappropriatestyle in accessories, design experimentation, design inspiration, hats, headwear, New York Fashion Week, patterns, prints, ready to wear, runway presentation

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Music mogul Pharrell Williams ignited a fashion spark of interest

in mile high statement headwear

with his sporting of towering forest ranger,

Smokey the Bear-esque headgear.

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(image from thedaftclub.com):

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Pharrell Williams and fashion icon, Smokey the Bear

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The flames have been fanned into a full on blaze

as designers, Donna Karan and Thom Browne

accessorised their  NYFW,  s/s  2015 runway looks

with ‘not for the style shy’ headpieces.

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To liberally paraphase Smokey the Bear

‘Only you can prevent this fashion fire’.

From the looks of things there’s no stopping

the wild fire spread of fashion’s hottest accessory.

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(images from fashionising):

Donna Karan

s/s  2015

 

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coloration:  elegant creams/ tans ; powerful prints/patterns

 

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Thom Browne

s/s  2015

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Hat’s off to Mr.  Browne

consummate designer and fashion innovator,

from whom we’ve come to expect nothing less than the fantastical!

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It’s the pearl anniversary for Bernstock Speirs

09 Monday Sep 2013

Posted by meappropriatestyle in accessories, avant garde, creative headdress, design collaboration, design inventive, design philosophy, fashion cultural reference, fashion fun, fashionspeak..., hats, knitwear, street wear sass, Victoria and Albert Museum

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They have been happily united in a design marriage since 1983 –

(image from timeout.com):

and this year Paul Bernstock and Thelma Speirs

celebrate 30 years since the launch of their

eponymous hat-wear label

Bernstock Speirs.

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On Friday, 6 September 2013, I attended the first session of the

  autumn discussion series at the Victoria and Albert Museum.

The evening was in tribute to the 30 year creative partnership of

 Bernstock Speirs

and an examination of their work

within the context of  the Museum’s current exhibition

Club to Catwalk:  London Fashion in the 1980’s

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The design duo discussed the length and breadth

of their fruitful collaboration

from inception to the present day.

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Initially meeting at Middlesex Polytechnic and later

starting a millinery design business with little knowledge of either-

(millinery arts or running a business …)

the duo set up shop so that, as Thelma put it,

“… we wouldn’t have to get a proper job.”

And so their light-hearted, quirky, humorous, innovative energies

were set in motion and have spanned

a successful 30 year union, which continues to flourish.

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Paul and Thelma were active participants in London’s

 inventive fashion culture borne from the 80s club scene.

They were an integral part of London’s then

budding design/fashion presence.

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Caryn Franklin, fashion editor, writer and stylist

(who also started her fashion career in the 80s )

expertly moderated the discussion, adding to the over-all

feeling of shared experience and knowledge of the era

from which the Bernstock Speirs trademark emerged.

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(image from tumblr.com):

~Back in the Day:  Caryn Franklin modelling a Bernstock Speirs~

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The Bernstock Speirs hat is an utilitarian piece,

made for everyday wear

made from expected materials

incorporating the unexpected

in a playful twist.

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(image from districtmtv.co.uk):

30 Years of Bernstock Speirs (3)

~The open brimmed hat, BS first big hat hit, made for Kylie Minogue~

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They have designed for celebrities and partnered with other creatives,

all while they “… just do what we like.”  (Thelma)  and

“… enjoy things together.”   (Paul)

Sounds like a perfect combination for success/longevity

in career and life pursuits.

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Congratulations Bernstock Speirs

on 30 years of fun, fanciful

and wearable design.

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From  Bernstock Speirs:

(image from stylecartel.com):

~Glitter Cap~

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(images from weebirdy.com):

~Straw Visors~

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(image from travelcnn.com):

~Visor Brigade~

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(image from the labelfinder.com):

~Knit Beanie with a Bow on Top~

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(image from graziadaily.co.uk):

~Knit Beanie with Bow and Veil~

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(image from liberty.co.uk):

~Knit Beanie with Pom Pom and Veil~

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(image from bernstockspeirs.com):

~Knit Caps~

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(images from jacolette.fr):

~Plaids in all Shapes~

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(image from tumblr.com)

~The Bunny Hat~

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~The Act Sexy Cap and The Porkpie Hat~ Bernstock Speirs,  s/s 1990

are featured in the exhibition  Club to Catwalk:  London Fashion in the 1980s

Victoria and Albert Museum, London

10  July 2013  – 16 February 2014

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