Hats made out of Perspex (or with Perspex elements) can be quite striking. The Leather-Perspex combination is a one of my favorites and this is not for nothing! The one of these hats helped me to win the grand-Prix in the HATalk magazine international millinery competition in 2016 (photo below):
Here is a brief report for those who are interested but could not attend the annual Melbourne International Millinery Competition (MIMC), February 2020. The preparation started months and months before the gala show. This year the theme was The Recycling. The milliners were given the task to create a hat,
Can you see a stylish hat in a pile of rubbish?! 86 milliners and hat making artists from all over the world set themselves the challenge and have just done exactly that! From Waste to Wow is a theme for the MIMC hat making competition held annually in Melbourne, Australia.
I always dreamed (at least for the last 5 years!) of such as a far-off, exotic FOTF destination as Dubai. So…. Last February I eventually decided – now or never! Hmm….. sound adventurous enough. So, what happens next after such a decision? Ugh! I hate planning… I mean, I do
This is year I was lucky to make my long term dream come true and travel to Africa. I was there in the beginning of July. This is time when the signature race on the African continent, the Durban July Cup, is traditionally held. Of course, I cannot miss this
So, when your millinery course is eventually over and if you still have a few free days, you can spend them looking around. Provincial France is charming and has lots to offer. Of course, you cannot miss the medieval castles. They are there in a great number. Some are nearly
Oaks Day – the jewel in the crown of the Cup carnival, if you ask me. Not only is it traditionally celebrated with brightly coloured outfits, but it is also the day the Myer Millinery Award takes place on the main stage. Not to mention also the Best Dressed Lady
The Melbourne Cup is the greatest national race of Australia. Traditionally it is held on the first Tuesday in November. Each year, a whopping 100,000 flock to Flemington race course, the home of the Melbourne Cup, to watch the famous race. Moreover, this day is an official public holiday, but
Racing – the Australian national passion, running all year round, gradually moving across the country from the south in summer to the north in winter. However, the culmination of all racing seasons and locations takes place in the first week of November at Flemington race course in Melbourne. During this
Once I travelled to another side of the Earth to undertake a course. The course was about hat making. Millinery. Actually, I was awarded a week long course for winning the International millinery contest of Hatalk magazine. So, I flew to claim my prize.The journey was long: 14 hours in
