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Our most romantic cocktail hat… A heart-shaped base is covered in deepest rose silk dupion, edged in gathered white lace and finished off with a froth of ribbon rosebuds in co-ordinating colours. Very pretty and extremely sweet – best teamed with a naught corset to keep from cloying!

Our cocktail hats are constructed like a larger version of nipple tassels. We use a card base – this may be as sweetly romantic as an old valentine or as mundane as a bit of junk mail, but either way it’s given a whole new lease of life by being covered with high-quality fabric scraps (usually offcuts of the most sumptuous silks and velvets from our favourite corset-maker) and embellished by hand with a combination of new and vintage lace, braid, beads, sequins, feathers and our own hand-sewn ribbonwork. The price will vary according to how much sewing has gone into the individual design. They are backed with felt and set with side combs or spring clips – although our lovely model Viva Misadventure just used kirby grips with hers. Recycling has never looked so glamourous!