Victorian Hats for Civil War Period Weddings

A U.S. Civil War period wedding, generally speaking, is a much simpler affair that the weddings that we have today.  This particular period of wedding is usually held at a Civil War reenactment or a place that's noted for its historical importance (especially to the couple who are getting married). 

 This Civil War period wedding took place at Ft. Laramie, Wyoming, August of 2016.

In this case, the bride, who's a reenactor wanted her wedding hat to be versatile, so I made the veil detachable and now she can wear her wedding hat that matches her dress for any reenactment.

East Angel Harbor Hats will be happy to design a hat for your wedding too!

 Exchanging Vows

 

 You may kiss the Bride!

 

 Happy Couple

 

And they lived Happily Ever After!

 Black wool hat

 

Ivory braid on brim.

 

  Removable satin edged pearl trimmed veil.

Pink Kentucky Oaks Hat - Lovely Maria

This hat is dedicated to the winner of 

Kentucky Oaks 2015!

The beautiful thoroughbred racehorse, Lovely Maria, 

won two of her first six races.  

Her first major win was in the Ashland Stakes in April 2015 

just before winning the Kentucky Oaks on May 1, 2015.  

Lovely Maria has won four of 11 career starts for earnings of $1,003,000. 

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Kentucky Derby Hat - Spirit of Barbaro - Week 2

A hat that measures up to it's name! 

I enjoy the Edwardian style, so I design a lot of my hats with that era in mind.

Spirit of Barbaro is dedicated to Barbaro, who was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who decisively won the 2006 Kentucky Derby,

but shattered his leg two weeks later in the 2006 Preakness Stakes, which ended his racing career and eventually led to his death. - Wikipedia

East Angel Harbor Hats has a new "ONE of a KIND" design.

Keep watching as I'm designing a new "ONE of a KIND"
Kentucky Derby Hat every week until the Derby

May 3rd, 2017

(The Oaks for your pink hat is May 2nd, 2017)

Week 3

Sinamay hat with veiling.

Kentucky Derby Hat “Lady Augusta” Week 2

Lady Augusta is perfect hat for your day at the Kentucky Derby!

This hat will turn heads anyplace you decide to wear it!     
Week 2

East Angel Harbor Hats is the place to shop for you "UNIQUE" derby hat!

Kentucky Derby Hat “Lady Augusta” is designed over a taupe sinamay hat base. 

 The hat is also accented with pheasant feathers, golden yellow peacock feathers.

 The silk bow is accented with a beautiful 3.7″ brown and gold Austrian crystal butterfly brooch. 

 

 It’s crown is wrapped with golden dupioni silk.

One of a Kind Kentucky Derby Hat Styles - www.eastangelharbor.com

Every week from now until the Kentucky Derby, I'm going to do my best to design a One of a Kind hat!

Week 1 

Edwardian Kentucky Derby Hat "Lady Agnes"

 

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See Yourself at the Kentucky Derby wearing an East Angel Harbor Hat
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My Kentucky Derby Hat "Mint Julep"

My hat style is dedicated to the most popular refreshment at the Kentucky Derby!

Mint Julep is the traditional drink of the Kentucky Derby since 1938!

It was the 75th Anniversary of the Derby in 1938 and Mint Juleps were served in souvenir glasses.

 

In recent years Churchill Downs has served as many as 80,000 Mint Juleps at one event.

Recipe for MINT JULEP

2 cups sugar 2 cups water Sprigs of fresh mint Crushed ice Whisky Make a simple syrup by boiling sugar and water together for five minutes. Cool and place in a covered container with six or eight sprigs of fresh mint, then refrigerate overnight. Make one julep at a time by filling a julep cup with crushed ice, adding one tablespoon mint syrup and two ounces of Early Times Kentucky Whisky. Stir rapidly with a spoon to frost the outside of the cup. Garnish with a sprig of fresh mint.

Kentucky Derby Hat - Fair Lady

My Fair Lady the movie was a remake of classic Broadway musical starring Julie Andrews as Eliza Doolittle and Rex Harrison as Professor Henry Higgins. In 1964, it was adapted to film, with Harrison reprising his role as Higgins and Audrey Hepburn as Eliza. The musical was based on Bernard Shaw's play, Pygmalion.

 

This is one of my favorite lines from the dialogue of the movie:

Eliza Doolittle:  I sold flowers; I didn't sell myself.  Now you've made a lady of me, I'm not fit to sell anything else.

East Angel Harbor Hats

 Delicate pink roses and white velvet lilacs.

 Audrey Hepburn as Eliza

The hat from "My Fair Lady" as it is in the museum today.

Victorian Tea Party Hats

Now that summer is over, it's time to start thinking about the lovely tea parties that you can have between now and Christmas!  It's so much fun to plan your party...just the right teas...just the right desserts and just the right ensemble including your beautiful Victorian tea hat. 

You can buy your Victorian hat at www.eastangelharbor.com

Trisha is wearing hat design "Lady Cora" dedicated to the hat that was 

worn on Downton Abbey series in the episode with the flower judging contest.

"Lady Cora" can be designed in the color combinations of your choice. 

My Edwardian Hats are perfect for your Suffragette Costume!

 

Downton Abbey Edwardian Hat

3 Very powerful photographs from the Women's Suffragette Movement

 On August 26th, 1920, 

the 19th Amendment to the Constitution 

allowing women the right to vote was passed by Congress!