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Vintage Hats For Fun and Frivolity

Vintage Hats For Fun and Frivolity

I thought you would like seeing some more vintage hats. Most of these are for sale in the Boutique. Enjoy! Pink 1950s velvet perching hat. Navy blue 1960s? wool felt...
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Three Vintage Hats and the American Duchess Boutique

Three Vintage Hats and the American Duchess Boutique

Hello historically inspired ladies! I thought you might be interested in three vintage hats I've listed in the new and improved American Duchess Boutique on Etsy. Here they are (click...
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Tagged: Boutique Hats
My Victorian Summer Bonnet by Maggie

My Victorian Summer Bonnet by Maggie

As promised, here is an informational post with lots of pictures, all about my Victorian Summer Bonnet. This bonnet was made for me by Maggie Waterman, a fabulous costumier and...
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Hatting: My New Obsession

Hatting: My New Obsession

Sometimes there are things so beautiful that we cannot help, as craftspeople, to want to make them ourselves. We become afflicted with this syndrome, and run off to learn how...
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Tagged: Accessories Hats
Scratch Hats: How To Make Structured Period Hats From Craft Store Goodies

Scratch Hats: How To Make Structured Period Hats From Craft Store Goodies

No period costume is complete without a hat. The proper hat can make a costume really stand out, and the absence of one can break it (and sunburn your head.)....
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Hat-tachements: Resources For Hatpins

Hat-tachements: Resources For Hatpins

By now you all have a hat, of course, fabulously trimmed with ribbons and plummage. There is just one problem: how do you keep this thing on your head!?Enter The...
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Tagged: Accessories Hats

A Great Place For 18th c. Hats...

While recently perusing the love Duchess of Devonshire blog, I ran across a link for a site selling period straw hats, both men's and women's, called "Just Two Tailors." I...
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Tagged: Accessories Hats
The Amazing CraftHat Pt.1 - shaping

The Amazing CraftHat Pt.1 - shaping

Ever wander through the fun-filled aisles of the craft store and notice the straw hats? They come in many sizes, from large sun hats to miniature doll's hats. The kicker,...
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GREAT Hats of the Late 18th c.  ... [what are they and where do I get them?]

GREAT Hats of the Late 18th c. ... [what are they and where do I get them?]

...That's "GREAT" as in Great Dane, Great Blue Herron, and the Great Wall of China. With mountains of hair exploding from the tops of ladies' heads throughout the 18th century,...
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