Real Life Bride - Kate

Some charming candid guest photo's have just arrived from Kate of her wedding on Santorini, Greece. Wow, what a stunning bride she made, her little silver sequin floral headpiece I made for her looks beautiful, such a wonderful backdrop for a wedding - the deep blue sea. The couple look so fabulously happy !

Latest Bridal

Just love our new faux leather flowers, here starring in a bridal headpiece I have just finished. I have used a very delicately patterned vintage veiling. We also have this super leatherette flower in black (for the bridesmaids). Buy it here.

Life inStyle

Here we are at Life inStyle - have only just surfaced after very busy time and a big thank you our wonderful wholesale customers and 'hello!' to our new friends/customers. That's Keva trying on 'Cheeky Girl' - now that's a belt !

Folly ! by Julie Fleming

It's the beginning of a bright new phase, Julie Fleming is available for the first time into small stores - 'Folly by Julie Fleming'. The most stylish, hand crafted and limited edition designs for the discerning fashion accessories customer.

This is Julie Fleming's 21st year hand making.
Range includes small wearable hats, headbands, belts, hair clips, single flowers, evening and bridal stoles, hair pins and adorable miniatures just like Mum's for the little Misses. All with added Swarovski detail and all meticulously handmade.
Here is a selection below of the exciting new styles
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'Cheeky Girl Belt'

'Float Away'

'Read Her Message'

'Sweet Lover of Me'

'Love Will Take Over Cape'

'Studio 54 Clip'

'Dotty Heart'

'Black Bird'

'Vintage Girl Belt'

'Look in His Eyes'

'Vintage Girl Headband'

'Your Heart in My Hand'

'Sun Shine Straw'

'Butterfly Kisses Pins'

Fairy Fingers

Have just used my 'fairy fingers' to make this beautiful biscuit coloured straw up - have made for a stylist so am hoping that I have some nicer than average photo's of the finished product to show you in the near future. But in the mean time for all the milliners craving a look at something new...this straw is monumentally hard to come by now. I have a little stack of these beautiful vintage pari buntels and couldn't resist trimming in the exact same colour Italian (Milan) straw for the crown and the edge. This very delicate and slightly brittle straw required my 'fairy fingers' which was taught to me in London at Philip Somerville all those years ago !

Scenes from the Shop

A beautiful, clear, cold winter day in Melbourne and here are some photo's I took this morning in the lovely early morning light. The shop manages to get all the winter sun and so the light is wonderful.

The Finished Hat

Finished the black hat with contrast stitching , have added faux patent headband and finished the brim with some velvet. This is the first time I have used the new stretch velvet to edge a brim and I think that although it is way easier to get a good edge the colour is not quite black enough to my liking although no one else would notice but to my eye it is just not black/black. Added a lining that matched the stitching which is a nice touch and unexpected. Note the double brim so that I only have the detail stitching on the top, just another detail which is probably lost on many (but not me) !