Marylin Monroe

So at the weekend I spent alot of time looking through my books on the above Miss Monroe. I think she is quite fabulous. I love the well known fact that she cut one shoe heel shorter than the other to give her the famous walk. I'm strongly feeling that I want to focus on her for my project next year. She wasn't much of a hat wearer, but its her that would be the strong influence on my designs. Her clothes and her look. She was styled to be an icon.

Wedding Illustrations

Two very lovely illustrations by my very talented friend Mr Daniel J Robson.

I know for a fact he has slimmed me down and made me look very sultry, this is probably why I love it so much.

Shoes, Bag, Hair, Hat, Make up

So my favourite era is that 1950s anyone who knows me or someone walking down the street could probably tell you that. But is this totally predictable? Do I follow the route that I feel most drawn to? Are we meant to go for something totally obvious, the fifties was probably one of the last decades where most people wore hats. I like the idea that a hat was a key item of their outfit.

Millinery Year Two

So next year is the big massive uber year, trying abit of everything (and not just millinery wise). We will be learning new skills and through all this we focus on our final project (I'm already upset by the word final!) Sob.......
Research is going to be key for the foundation to create some amazing hats. I need to pick something that will hold my focus all year. Either this could be fab ( 1950s here we come ) or terrible. I know I love certain things, but then I'm a very changeable person. What next?
I think a purchase of a lovely new sketch book is in order. So far all I have managed to do research wise is collect clippings from a certain daily newspaper that I often find plonked next to me. In saying this the images aren't very diverse. Mainly heads of state or religious figures (not sure I want to go down that path).

Wedding Outfit Thoughts

Well I'm having abit of pre wedding outfit drama.......I'm going to a wedding on the 23rd July and so far I've made two hats and combined them into one, but I forgot to check whether they actually matched my wedding outfit. They don't! My mother-in-law told me to wear my 'gold thing' sorry dress(see above), but even then I probably wouldn't be able to beathe the whole day.

So I have opted for something I've never worn before, but I feel rather mumsy in it (I have so far counteracted this with uber black platforms, skinny heal). I need a fabulous hat to go with mumsy! I have raided the trimming company for pink items, but now I'm not sure I'm a pink person?! I have worn a black hat to a wedding before, I was the only person wearing a hat there ( I was obviously morning the lost of hats at weddings ). But is it bad taste to wear a black hat to a wedding? Not today.

Fingers crossed that I can whip something up asap, otherwise I may have to resort to the lovely (cough) range of fasinators at M & S.

On a lighter note I am very much looking forward to the wedding.

Pictures

Me signing the certificate and Jen F looking lovely.
Me and Alex saying our vows (you can see my whole outfit in this picture).

This is taken in Plas Mawr Elizabethan town house where we had our wedding ceremony, we were the first marriage ever to take place there. They have restored the house to how it would of looked in Elizabethan times. The plaster work is truely beautiful.

My Bridesmaids, don't they look lovely. Snow White comes to mind hehe.

I'm ready now what do I do?

Me and Mam. I made here head peice but I would do something different for her in future.

Me and Jen F on the balcony looking (at our wedding photographer) happy in the sunshine.

It was a very special day, can I do it all again please. hehe

Wedding Photographs

I want to say a big thank you to our photographer http://tomsimoneweddings.co.uk/wordpress/ he has posted a couple of pictures. I'm not sure about my facial expression on these pictures, hopefully I'm not pulling this face throughout the pictures.