And all that jazz

I love 20s styling - the simplicity and elegance is so refined. This hat is another one made in my millinery course. I used a brim that had been used for felts, but I loved the shape and thought it would be perfect with a simple shift or 20s inspire frock at the Spring races.

First felt

This is the result of my first foray into hat making the proper way. It was the first piece started in my millinery course with Liza Stedman. I love working with felt. It's so tactile and malleable.

Feather drama

A simple feather can add drama to any outfit. Particularly if you're sporting a gorgeous soft leather Mike and Chris jacket and a tough but flirty Christopher Kane dress.

All a flutter fascinator

It's still Winter in Melbourne, but Spring is on the horizon and that means it's almost the Spring Racing Carnival.

At this time Melbournians swap their chic black uniform of Winter for the colourful, and at times outrageous, glamour of the racing season. A hat is a must for the big races, and the Fashions on the Field competitions are always great to watch for inspiration.

This fascinator is really simple, but elegant. A lot of the fascinators worn at the races are a bit of fluff on a clip. I think it's nice to have something a bit more substantial, in honour of the traditional of the carnival.

A cream wedding and a new hat block

I've just finished a wedding piece on my new hat block.

The block is a cast off from one of the fabulous milliners in Melbourne, Serena Lindeman. She works out of a studio space in the Nicholas Building. It's a beautiful art deco building that houses all sorts of creative types in sweet little studios featuring old timber doors with brass studio numbers hanging above them. You reach the studios via an old-fashioned, manually-operated lift, complete with a rather refined lady who tells you what to expect on each floor.