My millinery class recently presented their first round of projects, buckram hat shapes. Here is a selection of a few representative projects...
Clockwise from top left: 1920 buckram sun hat by second year grad
Robin AnkerichTop right: spiral straw on a buckram foundation trimmed in hand-dyed sinamay by continuing education milliner Kim Fraser
Bottom right: 1880s perch topper by second year grad Michelle Bentley
Bottom left: 1940s shape by first year grad
Danielle Soldat Left: pillbox by first year grad
Danielle SoldatCenter: pillbox by second year grad Erin Torkelson
Right: pillbox by second year grad Michelle Bentley
Top: fascinator by first year grad
Danielle SoldatBottom left: fascinator by second year grad Michelle Bentley
Bottom right: fascinator by second year grad
Robin Ankerich Origami crane fascinator by first year grad
Samantha Reckford Complex buckram shape in velvet by second year grad Erin Torkelson,
after the midcentury design below from the estate of renowned West End theatrical milliner Madame Sheeta
Great stuff, amirite? On to blocking projects next!
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