Friday, April 29, 2011

Royal Wedding Hats - Fascinating Fascinators

I just couldn't resist posting about this!  As hats were required to be worn by the ladies at the Royal Wedding, there was a showcase of some extraordinary, dare I say bizarre, headpieces to gander at. This type of millinery is called a "fascinator" and there were many fascinating fascinators on display. Many of them had a flair that were difficult for many of us Americans to comprehend. Art? Origami? Well, we can give them much credit for their creativity. Festive indeed!











And here the princesses adorned hats for another occasion...


I love the butterflies, by I don't think I'd be caught dead
wearing a flock of them on my head.

If Marie Antoinette were a guest she might have donned this...



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Here's a blog post you will surely enjoy - Hat's Oh, My!

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11 comments:

  1. Some of those look dangerous to the wearer and those around her.... :O)

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  2. Wow. I think I'd rather be noticed for me than for my headwear, but I DO love a creative twist.

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  3. They're all horrendous! The whole affair is grossly over hyped and over done. I'm glad it's over!

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  4. What fun Euginie (sp?); and Beatrice brought to the party!

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  5. Wow...whole different world. :)

    I have to wonder... how do they keep them on their heads? lol

    Thanks for sharing the pics, it was cool to see. :)

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  6. Hi, I'm a new follower! I really like the beige hat that looked like it was rings or bows. It looked like it was going to fall down on her face and so I respect that she was able to do a darn thing with that hat on her head. Thanks for the photos!

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  7. Those hats were something! I wonder if the trend would ever catch on here in the US. :)

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  8. I'm fascinated with fascinators...no pun intended! I would totally wear one to a wedding if it wasn't too crazy. Some of them just look like decorated satellite dishes perched on a forehead!

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  9. The one with the love birds sitting on a bow is my favorite. Can't imagine wearing any of them!

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  10. Hey Carla, Deb Marvin brought this to my attention because she knew I'm blogging about fascinators on Monday at the Inkwell. I see you've used some photos I had in my post so I'll skip them.

    I've taken a different tack in my post so my panic has abated.

    Your post is great. May I link to it?

    Anita Mae.




    May I link to your post?

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  11. Royal wedding hats are really fascinating. Thanks for this wonderful post

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