All The Kings Colours

I am so thrilled to have my hat ‘Amaryllis’ featured in this years exhibition and auction with the British Hat Guild and in aid of Brain Tumour Research.

A fascination of hats inspired by the royal racing colours has been created by some of the biggest names in UK millinery.

Created by members of The British Hat Guild, the haute couture pieces include hats by royal milliners Stephen Jones OBE and Rachel Trevor-Morgan and will be auctioned to raise funds for Brain Tumour Research.

The hats have been modelled by celebrities, patients, and others affected by the disease, ahead of going on show at two of the highest profile weekends of the summer season. They will be promoted online using the hashtag #AllTheKingsColours and will feature in an online auction which runs until midnight on 11 June with the proceeds going to the charity.

The 22 hats are being exhibited as Crowning Glory: A Milliners’ Celebration of All the King’s Colours, which will be hosted by The Jockey Club over the Coronation weekend at the QIPCO Guineas Festival in Newmarket (5 – 7 May) and The Derby at Epsom Downs on 2 and 3 June; an event loved by the Queen who attended on all but five occasions in her 70-year reign. Also on display will be a signed set of royal silks from last year’s Platinum Jubilee Derby where the most successful Royal jockeys from across the sport created a guard of honour.

The hats are one-off pieces which hold a retail value of between £350 and £2,000and all are fashioned in combinations of scarlet, purple, black and gold, the colours of the royal racing silks, to celebrate the Coronation.

Hats Made Me: An exhibition in association with The Culture Trust

I am so happy to have a hat in this upcoming exhibition in Luton opening 22.04.23

The Culture Trust Luton present Hats Made Me, a major exhibition that explores the global significance of hats and headwear. The exhibition, staged at Stockwood Discovery Centre, features objects from the world’s most celebrated fashion and performance milliners as well as 400 years of hats from the collection.

Featuring more than 200 objects, the exhibition includes a red visor design chosen by Beyoncé for her Cuff It video, a bridal hat worn by Cara Delevingne in Vogue, Michael Keaton’s cowl from Batman, a teal velvet hat donned by Kate Sharma in the Netflix hit show Bridgerton, and a lace mantilla worn by Queen Isabella II of Spain.

This is one of the largest exhibitions of its kind, pulling together practical and purposeful headwear, with wonderful and whimsical costume from stage and screen. The exhibition explores why we wear hats, and how headwear is used to protect and transform, to say something, and to mean something.

Hats Made Me presents iconic headpieces that transport the wearer into an instantly recognisable character. From Sylvester McCoy’s Doctor Who hat, to Cate Blanchett’s headpiece for her Oscar-nominated role playing the monarch in Elizabeth: The Golden Agemade by Stephen Jones OBE, to a Stormtrooper helmet from Return of the Jedi, the exhibition presents hats and headwear that have featured in global film and cinema.

Hats Made Me also represents Luton’s own social and cultural heritage, with a stunning array of headpieces including a durag, an Irish Catholic communion veil, silk and gold Ghanaian headdresses, Muslim prayer caps and Sikh turbans. Also on display is a Miss Vauxhall Tiara worn by the winner of a beauty pageant sponsored by Vauxhall Motors – an object that unites the hat and motoring industries that built Luton.

This is a rare chance to see hats that defined an era, headwear that made a scene, and your favourite pop culture items from stage and screen.