I believe that I have mentioned my dear grandmother a few times by now, and since she has been such a huge inspiration to me when it comes to the blog, I thought that it was time to dig out some of her beautiful creations:
Light Yellow Hat made by my grandmother – perfect for the races!
She used to work a theatrical milliner in Finland and a fabulous saying that she lived by was: “A lady should never leave the house without a hat on!” And I don’t think that I once saw her outside without a hat!
Such beautiful handiwork
It is all in the details…
… like these dainty little flowers that are so beautifully designed…
The more I look at the hat above, the more I am deciding that it must come to London to live with me. Then I just need a suitable dress and some fabulous horse races to go with it!
Vintage light yellow pillbox hat
Vintage light yellow pillbox hat from Finland
Lovely little feathery details
This lovely and feminine hat immediately had me researching the history of pillbox hats. A pillbox hat is defined by Wiki as “a small woman’s hat with a flat crown, straight, upright sides, and no brim.” Your thoughts might be drawn to Jackie O when you see this hat, as she did indeed wear the pillbox hats so beautifully in the 60’s. This style of hat became part of her signature style, together with fabulously oversized glasses and shift dresses.
Apparently pillbox hats were originally military headgear, but I am very happy to say that the ladies discovered that they could pull them off much better than the gents – all the needed to do was to scrap the unfashionable chin strap and match the hat with a gorgeous dress!
Turquoise vintage hat with sequins
Turquoise vintage hat with sequins
I have tried to figure out what style of hat this would be categorised under but I can’t find anything similar under either berets or pillbox hats – do you have any thoughts?
This hat is very special to me, as it is in my grandmother’s favourite turquoise colour, and she would wear it all the time! Such a stylish lady, I should really take a leaf out of her book and pimp up my own style yet another notch. Do you have any special pieces that have been given to you by your mother or grandmother? If so then I would love to hear about them!
Decades of Elegance 