Burgandy Bridal Fascinator

A fascinator which will be worn with a Teal dress, great young bridal look two strong colours together and so NOT traditional - love it! Made to match the bouquet with burgandy orchids.

Bridal Feathers : Champage

A hair comb to be worn at a wedding, yes they are real pearls in the center of the lace flowers !

Little Silk Cap Alteration : Marianne Faithfull in Melbourne

Just some pictures of me altering a hat for a customer. Huge alteration as the customers head size is a minute 20 inches and the original hat was 23 inches but I managed to get the size down and here are some pictures of the process. Hat is made from flat silk and has satin lining and fabulous buckle on the side - perfect for a sports car! Love the colour and this is why this one is being altered to fit as I have run out of this particular shade of silk.
Marianne Faithfull is touring Australia.
The Ballad of Lucy Jordon :
The morning sun touched lightly on the eyes of Lucy Jordan
In a white suburban bedroom in a white suburban town
As she lay there 'neath the covers dreaming of a thousand lovers
Till the world turned to orange and the room went spinning round.

At the age of thirty-seven she realised she'd never
Ride through Paris in a sports car with the warm wind in her hair.
So she let the phone keep ringing and she sat there softly singing
Little nursery rhymes she'd memorised in her daddy's easy chair.

Her husband, he's off to work and the kids are off to school,
And there are, oh, so many ways for her to spend the day.
She could clean the house for hours or rearrange the flowers
Or run naked through the shady street screaming all the way.

At the age of thirty-seven she realised she'd never
Ride through Paris in a sports car with the warm wind in her hair
So she let the phone keep ringing as she sat there softly singing
Pretty nursery rhymes she'd memorised in her daddy's easy chair.

The evening sun touched gently on the eyes of Lucy Jordan
On the roof top where she climbed when all the laughter grew too loud
And she bowed and curtsied to the man who reached and offered her his hand,
And he led her down to the long white car that waited past the crowd.

At the age of thirty-seven she knew she'd found forever
As she rode along through Paris with the warm wind in her hair ...

April's Wedding

A beautiful veil for a beautiful girl, the lovely April and the lead up to her wedding. I handmade her veil and comb and here are some behind the scene photo's of the process. I always add a nice clean machine edge to any veil I make as I love the effect and think it adds to the delicate look. I was there on the day to help set the veil and to help calm the brides nerves !

Editorial in French On-line Mag Dirrty Glam

Styled by the lovely Sarah Banger some great shots in the December 2009 Issue of French on-line magazine 'Dirrty Glam' of two of my raffia summer hats - on page 113.

Blue Bridesmaids

For the colourful wedding day a couple of blue hairclips for blue bridesmaids. These were made by me for Christine and I have incorporated the fabric from the girls blue silk dresses.

Real Life Bride....Caroline on her Wedding Day

Caroline writes : 'Just wanted to drop you a line to thank you again for the gorgeous headpiece you made for my bridal outfit. The wedding went beautifully and we had such a fun day. The headpiece really set off the outfit and the veil was a definite conversation piece (and my great aunt did tear up when she saw it being worn again! We figured out it was my great great grandmother's...I think that's the right number of greats who was married in 1840. Incredible that it has survived so well). I have attached some photos, for your interest, so you can see how it looked on the day - you can also see the little shoe that you re-ribboned for me!'