Gene Tiernery - Hollywood Legend from the 30's and 40's Great matching hat and purse Ava Gardner - Hollywood Legend from the 30's and 40's Back in the day, women almost always wore hats and gloves in public. It was an essential part of getting dressed to leave the house. Over time, that all changed. Nowadays it is rare to see women wearing hats in church. Since the courtship of Prince William and Kate Middleton there has been a resurgence of hat-wearing. Last year, our church Unity Conference Coordinator announced that she'd like the women to wear hats on the climax of the 2011 conference. Of course, I thought about making my own. I wanted it to be unique. Another creative skill to add to my repertoire. The September issue of Burda Style magazine arrived just in time for me to take advance of its feature article on "DIY Trend", which teaching you how to make popular hats and fascinators similar to the whimsical styles worn by Princess Kate. Essence magazine also featured an article all about the toppers, and how you can incorporate them into your style. I loved every one of them. So for your viewing pleasure hear they are: That's all for now. More reviews still to come. Happy Sewing! C
Knit hats, toques, beanies, winter caps: whatever you call them they're cuter with a fun pattern knit into them. Colourwork is a skill that is a little intermediate, but usually, these kinds of projects only require the basic knit and purl stitches. You just add some colours in there for a fun design. These kinds
Kobi is the perfect hat for winter; snug-fitting with lots of bubbly textured fabric. Made with bulky yarn, this free knit hat pattern can be made over and over again in very little time. It’s also incredibly warm and comforting to wear on a chilly day. If you make the… Read more...
Gwen Loos doesn’t appear believable as the action hero in Txema Yeste’s ‘Spy Story’ for Marie Claire Italia October 2011 issue. Perhaps the good guys are tracking her, a villain styled in fashion chic fall essentials by Belen Casadevall. &nb
The pillbox hat was a fashion icon in post-WWII America that Jackie Kennedy and others made famous. Fashion-forward millennials are rediscovering it today.
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Classic Christian Dior - 1947 Convergence of fashion and sculpture Most famous fashion designers interact with art and reflect trends through their designs. The modernist curved art forms and abstract lines of the 40's, 50's and 60's could be clearly recognized in the avant-garde and Space Age designs of Pierre Cardin, as witnessed in his trapeze coats, bubble dresses, hat-sculptures and asymmetrical collars. Designers of this era adapted minimalist art forms with sleek, definitive lines to express striking chic styles which were aptly supported by the refined aesthetic of the models and photographers at that time. Elegant fluid
Unleash the glitter with these DIY New Year’s chapeaus.
