March 8, 2011 By: Chanelle Sicard
It’s Mardi Gras, and if you haven’t had your celebratory pancakes already, you’d better be eating them for dinner with a side of bourbon. Like all carnival traditions, tonight is one of those night’s when we have every right to debase our morality and exhibit our, shall we say, joie de vivre. My cardinal rules for Mardi Gras require that there be extravagant headdresses and booze, and while I refuse to share my Four Roses Bourbon with you all, I’m more inclined to share my favorite headpiece.
I’m pretty obsessed with Bundle Maclaren Millinery’s hats and headpieces, and this piece screams Fat Tuesday from London (where the hats are made) to the good ol’ U.S. of A. The Sybil features a slew of feathers curved and swirled in a few directions creating a feather roller coaster effect that glides right onto the top of your head.
March 3, 2011 By: Chanelle Sicard
In the beginning, Blair Waldorf had her headbands and now Kate Middleton has her fascinators. With all eyes are on Kate Middleton less than two months until the royal wedding, Kate’s fashion sense is under the proverbial microscope and the one thing I’m utterly fascinated by are the fascinators (pardon the pun). On this side of the pond we don’t wear head appendages all that often, which is a shame if you ask me, but between Blair Waldorf and Kate Middleton we’ve got an excuse to explore the hair accessory world beyond the bounds of decorated bobby pins and barrettes.
All the feathers, veils, buttons, and little added details make these so called fascinators elegant and whimsical. We’d be willing to wager that it’s not socially acceptable to wear headdresses like Marie Antoinette in public so we’ll have to settle for these. [1] The Bundle MacLaren Millinery label makes some of the most beautiful fascinators I’ve ever seen, this one, the Alie, combines a faux snakeskin button headpiece, a crinoline veil, black quills, and a gorgeous gold and diamante brooch. [2] Planet’s Multi Feather Fascinator mixes purple and green perfectly, and the cut feathers are all about the drama. [3] Hobbs London’s Pacific blue Esme Fascinator is all about the aqua blue feathers, and it’s perfect for clipping onto the base of chignon or sitting atop of our heads. [4] Valencian hat designer, Catarina Vassalo puts Spanish society on the map with the Gold and Brown Fascinator, the cameo and buttons make this piece even more gorgeous.
