tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2199186745756947332024-02-21T11:27:02.549-05:00Hats By AnneHats made by Anne Livingston, a milliner in Toronto, CanadaAnne Livingstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17918512089088334663noreply@blogger.comBlogger257125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-219918674575694733.post-44041294321704080962017-01-15T17:03:00.001-05:002017-01-15T17:03:54.164-05:00National Hat Day Block Party<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">It's National Hat Day! <br />
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In honour of this august occasion, you wear a hat. <br />
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Here's me doing that with a special one I finished recently.<br />
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I'm extra proud of this one, because I also made the blocks on which the steamed felt is molded.<br />
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I taught myself, too, using glued, stacked layers of styrofoam sheet insulation, and carving them. Real block makers use wood. Would that I had a wood shop, I would, too.<br />
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The blocks performed very well! <br />
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Millinery is so much better when power tools enter into it somehow. Or at least setting up the Workmate bench. Preferably both. Can't wait to make more!<br />
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Grrrr... (power-tool-using growl) <br />
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</div>Anne Livingstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17918512089088334663noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-219918674575694733.post-83167969812882021882017-01-07T19:29:00.002-05:002017-01-07T19:30:52.976-05:00Ada's Wedding<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">The other day I received an email from a bridal client of last summer. It was the long-awaited professional photos from her wedding. It was like opening a present. Because that's really what it was. <br />
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Ada had a distinctive vision for her wedding, bright and colourful. She loves blue and peacock, and that was the theme of the day. The headpiece we imagined together exemplifies this - feathered, layered, bejeweled, and elegant.<br />
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Ada brought her friend and attendant-to-be, Cheryln, when we met. We played with some mock-ups I had prepared based on Ada's preferences and together came up with a design concept. It was something I had never quite done before. I just needed to figure out how to construct it.<br />
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This is the scary-fun part! <br />
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There is truly nothing like an expectant client with an immutable deadline to galvanize me into creative problem-solving. Good thing I have a tambour embroidery frame. Who knew that would come in handy? I didn't, until it did. Putting it to work solved my construction issue beautifully. <br />
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Ada was pleased with the result. She also asked me to make pieces for her two bridesmaids, contributing the brooches I used. <br />
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Wedding photos featuring Ada's fascinator were promised, but of course that takes time. (Lots of time. It's a wedding photography thing.)<br />
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But this compassionate client was thoughtful enough to send a couple of "sneak peek" candid photos shortly after the big day, along with gratifying comments on the impression my contributions made on her guests. Seeing the fascinator on the bride would still have to wait, though. <br />
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Fast forward to this cold week. Out of the blue (toes and fingers) I open my email and -- "Oh!" I gasp with delight because Ada has sent her photos. And the morning suddenly seems warmer.<br />
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Ada's makeup by <a href="http://www.jazminveliov.com/">Jazmin Veliov</a>.<br />
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Clients don't <i>have</i> to share their photos of the events they hire me to dress their heads for. So it's a delight when, months later, they do. In the dead of winter, it warms my heart to see these souvenirs of someone's happy day, wearing a headpiece I made. It's a proud and humbling feeling I hope I can look forward to experiencing many times to come. <br />
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Thanks, Ada! It's been a pleasure.<br />
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</div>Anne Livingstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17918512089088334663noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-219918674575694733.post-69831585064351446512016-09-20T21:08:00.000-04:002016-09-20T21:08:54.644-04:00Cropping Up Again<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://www.hatalk.com/">HATalk</a> magazine has done a story about the Thinking Outside the Hatbox competition on Facebook. They sent me this to share with you.<br />
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This is the second time I've been mentioned in HATalk. I hope it won't be the last! <br />
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I entered one I made with natural wheat and cardboard. It got a bunch of likes, which was very gratifying, considering there were several excellent entries. And much to my surprise, it was a winner! It came third!<br />
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What a great way to start the weekend!<br />
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And this is what the indispensable Scott and I saw in a parking garage downtown two days later:<br />
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</div>Anne Livingstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17918512089088334663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-219918674575694733.post-41497369419090379462016-07-05T21:28:00.001-04:002016-07-05T21:29:50.776-04:00Hats and Horseshoes 2016<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">It was another gorgeous summer day on Sunday for the 157th running of the Queen's Plate. People who love horses and hats were out in force for Hats & Horseshoes, the party part of it. Attendance was record-setting, and everyone was having a lovely time noshing, imbibing, and swanning about in grand sartorial style.<br />
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Competition wasn't exclusive to the race course. The third annual Millinery Design Competition took place, with five lucky students from George Brown College's Millinery program finishing with bragging rights, and the top three with cash prizes. And Vaughan Mills sponsored best-dressed contests for men and women, winners pocketing gift certificates for serious shopping sprees.<br />
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I was the lucky winner of the first Millinery Design Competition in 2014. Now I just make myself another hat I'd be proud to enter in the competition and wear it to mill about and take photos to share with you. All the fun, none of the pressure!<br />
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On with the show.<br />
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Me and the indispensable Scott on our way. In our Anne-made hats, of course.<br />
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Pants, actually. <br />
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The view from the back.<br />
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Scott, cowboy deluxe.<br />
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Carolyn in the fascinator she bought from me! Looking just as lovely as she did on my porch in my last post. Thanks again, Carolyn! <br />
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The best-dressed man winner<br />
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The best-dressed ladies finalists and winners. The first-place winner is in the centre, wearing a red sash.<br />
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A retro-licious best-dressed competitor. I'd have voted for her.<br />
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This one, too.<br />
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And that's a wrap for this year's Hats & Horseshoes. Thanks for joining me!<br />
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</div>Anne Livingstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17918512089088334663noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-219918674575694733.post-73548288565389745472016-07-01T21:29:00.000-04:002016-07-02T16:11:18.811-04:00They're At the Post...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Queen's Plate is this Sunday, as is <a href="http://www.queensplate.com/Pages/Hats-and-horseshoes-party.aspx">Hats & Horseshoes</a>. I look forward to it all year. It's an opportunity to go for millinery broke, dress up and swan about. There is music, and food and drink, and you can enter or watch best-dressed competitions. Oh, and there are the races, of course.<br />
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There is also a millinery design competition. I was invited to participate in its inaugural year. And much to my astonishment, I won first prize! <br />
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Nowadays I simply make something competition-calibre, and wear it to the party. It's all the fun, and none of the pressure. And I cheer on the finalists in the design competition. <br />
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So here is a brief recap in photos of me and my work at the Queen's Plate up to now. Stay tuned after Sunday, July 3, for photos of this year's Hats & Horseshoes.<br />
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The winning hat, 2014. Par moi.<br />
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The hard-to photograph plaque.<br />
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Juliana, and the fascinator I made for her that year for the Queen's Plate, at the Queen's Plate.<br />
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Natasha and Ron on the red carpet, 2015.<br />
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The hat I made for Natasha.<br />
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Me and Northern Dancer, 2015.<br />
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Mon chapeau chez moi.<br />
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Carolyn and the fascinator she'll be wearing this year! <br />
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And as for me? I'll show you my hat after the race on Sunday. Stay tuned!<br />
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</div>Anne Livingstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17918512089088334663noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-219918674575694733.post-69880793188636236122016-06-15T15:57:00.000-04:002016-06-15T15:57:39.065-04:00Flying Colours<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Late spring has been been beautiful chez nous. For Mothers' Day the cats (fur children) gave me a floral shopping spree. I filled the back planter with colourful annuals. Le voila:<br />
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That was so much fun I followed with a vertical herb garden. The indispensable Scott installed some lattice above the planter and I made wire holders for little terra cotta pots, comme ça: <br />
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Lunches just got more delicious.<br />
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The lilac and lily of the valley scented the air beyond all repair for their brief season. It's my nose's favourite time of year.<br />
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The back yard has been visited by baby squirrels and even some baby raccoons. All in all, delightful distractions from millinery pursuits abound.<br />
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I prefer to think that my creative juices are being replenished by these sensual onslaughts. I've been re-energized for making things to order and for the collection.<br />
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Melissa is taking this one to a wedding in Scotland this summer:<br />
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She's promised to send photos from the event, and I promise to share them when she does. <br />
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Lucie asked for a similar design to wear to an afternoon tea shower, where fascinators were mandatory. Custom dyeing produced the fabulous aubergine shade required.<br />
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Here's the finished piece:<br />
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And since the Queen's Plate is just around the corner, I made a hat that would be right at home at <a href="http://www.queensplate.com/Pages/Hats-and-horseshoes-party.aspx">Hats and Horseshoes</a>:<br />
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I've finally selected my own Queen's Plate outfit, and must get back to making the headpiece to top it off. Wish me luck!<br />
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With spring comes a fresh wave of enquiries for headwear for upcoming events, and visitors to my workroom.<br />
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I love the restaurant wedding thing. It’s a relaxed, intimate alternative that embraces more personalization and colour, especially on brides. <br />
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The very same day, I got a message from Mandisa, who needed a fascinator for a baby shower the following weekend. Turns out she’s a neighbour, and lives just down my street! Good thing my little workroom was still visitor-tidy. Mandisa and her two adorable kidlets popped over and played a bit of dress-up. I was able to customize a piece already made with some new red feathers and drop it off to her. Mandisa kindly sent along a photo of her dressed-up self. Thanks, Mandisa!<br />
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Melissa needs a fascinator to wear to a wedding in Scotland. She’s never worn one before. She brought along her cousin-in-law Aileen to our meeting on the weekend. <br />
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Melissa likes my latest fascinator design. <br />
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But our meeting lit a spark and she's bursting with ideas. Our collaboration is off to an exuberant start!<br />
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Speaking of exuberant, a fit of spring-inspired such inspired these two pieces:<br />
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They’re sitting on a shelf, waiting for a home.<br />
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Switching brain sides: When I was doing some dyeing recently, I used up the last of the soda ash, or sodium carbonate, which is used as a fixative. Then I learned by happenstance that it’s possible to make it yourself at home, just with baking soda! Who knew a mere civilian could do such a thing? Here’s me with the before and after, and a little costuming for dramatic effect:<br />
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Saves some money and a trip downtown. <br />
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* Especially when Aileen was telling us about a family connection to Tom Patterson, the founder of the Stratford Festival. His wife, Patricia Scott Patterson, was a costumer and business partner of Barbara Matera, renowned on Broadway and beyond. She dressed Mick Jagger (who sat in her kitchen in Toronto, drinking tea, waiting for his pants to be finished) and made Hillary Clinton's first inauguration ball gown. <br />
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</div>Anne Livingstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17918512089088334663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-219918674575694733.post-2309968871510884222016-04-06T16:21:00.000-04:002016-04-06T16:21:25.512-04:00Shine<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I've been doing more tambour embroidery. <br />
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The can-do spirit of supporting my frame between two tables (or table/windowsill/desk/rolling rack) had lost its charm. I tried to buy a frame stand that <a href="http://roberthaven.macmate.me/Tambour_Beading_and_Couture_Embroidery/Welcome.html">Robert Haven</a> (tambour teacher par excellence) designed and makes, but his teaching schedule was keeping him too busy to sell me one. Instead, he very kindly shared the plans with me. So I made my own, with help from the indispensable Scott. <br />
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Every time I opened my studio door, that smell of freshly sawn wood wafted out invitingly, beckoning me. The scent lasted for ages. Now that I could sit and embroider for hours at a time in comfort and olfactory self-indulgence, I did. <br />
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The fruit of this labour of love is my latest bridal collection. <br />
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Every bride is unique, of course, and will inspire a unique piece if she would like to incorporate tambour elements in her wedding millinery.<br />
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</div>Anne Livingstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17918512089088334663noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-219918674575694733.post-32746715290213599262016-01-19T18:17:00.000-05:002016-01-19T18:17:26.978-05:00So Vicky<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">The first client of last year was the last one I heard from. Our story took about a year to unfold.<br />
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Vicky was the first bride-to-be who came to see me last January. She was getting married in July. (Oodles of lead time - my favourite!) She and her sweetie had decided that a city hall wedding was what they truly wanted, and artisan suppliers who they felt a connection with. She remembered me from one encounter, more than a year before, at my St. Lawrence Market stall. Vicky is ebullient, warm, funny and quirky. I loved her energy, and I knew I was going to love working with her.<br />
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Vicky had chosen a lovely dress, and she would be wearing an exquisite necklace - an heirloom traditionally worn by all new brides of her fiance's family. <br />
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And to shake things up, a pair of wicked Fluevog shoes. <br />
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We did what we do here, played with samples and elements until we had a kinda/sorta plan for what she wanted to wear on her head on her wedding day. <br />
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The heirloom necklace was so enchanting to me that I wanted her peau de soir rose to complement it, and her dress. <br />
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Her shoes would march to their own drummer. <br />
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I stretched my repertoire making elements that satisfied Vicky's vision. Her polite determination (and reluctance to wear leaves that reminded her of claws) challenged my skills, which ultimately rose to the occasion. Because I hate to disappoint. <br />
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Vicky picked up her completed piece in May. Her wedding was in July. I could certainly wait that long to see the photos she so kindly promised me. That's just par for the course.<br />
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But not so fast. It seems her wedding photographer was having some computer trouble and the photos were long overdue. At least she hadn't forgotten about me.<br />
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Fast forward to the new year. I opened my email recently to find Vicky's wedding photos, at long last! "...I finally got the pictures. You are actually the first one to see them..." <br />
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The pictures, by <a href="http://anniaveephoto.ca/">AnniaVee Photo</a> are gorgeous. Worth the wait. I hope you'll agree.<br />
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In a cold January, what a delight to be reminded of summer, and love, and fun, and new beginnings. And why I love making bridal millinery. Thanks, Vicky! <br />
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Sarah found me through a web search looking for fascinators, as so many of my clients do. She gave me several weeks' lead time, which is ideal, and very much appreciated.<br />
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Her hair was short, and the fascinator was going to play the part of her 'do. I got a sense of Sarah's taste before we met, so our time together was spent playing with elements she knew she liked. Together we concocted a combination of rose, filigree, leaves and feathers that was uniquely hers. "This is way more fun than choosing my wedding dress," she shared. What a great thing to hear! <br />
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Millinery decisions made, Sarah could turn her attention back to the other preparations for her wedding. I went shopping, then got down to work. <br />
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I chose three different shades of peau de soie in blush tones to give her rose focal point subtle depth and nuance. Crystals and beads added the bling. <br />
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Sinamay elements and feathers contributed rhythm, movement and texture. It was working for me! But Sarah's opinion was the one that counts. Thus the nail-biting wait for the verdict began.<br />
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She liked it! The milliner exhaled. A teeny tweak and it was done. Sarah came to collect her fascinator and make sure she could clip it in. Indeed she could! Another millinery exhalation.<br />
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Sarah told me she loved the process of working with me on the most "bridal" element of her contemporary wedding look. She kindly promised photos to share with you (all wedding photos by <a href="http://connietsangphotos.com/">Connie Tsang</a>), and she was as good as her word. Thanks so much, Sarah! It's been a pleasure!<br />
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Arni and Sheila, warm, friendly and charming, came to meet me at my studio. Sheila gazed at the hats on the shelves and called them my babies. "That's what I call mine," she explained. It's quite the nursery she's got going, too - about three hundred hats! No wonder they call her the Hat Lady!<br />
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Catherine had given them some fabric cuttings from the dress she was making. Sheila knew she wanted something like a cloche, in white straw to go with the white background of her dress, embellished with the fabric. We talked and laughed and played dress-up, as I took notes. One sample in particular made Sheila smile, and I knew that would be The One. Arni wasn't so sure, preferring another, more traditional sample under consideration. Sheila pointed out that her choice was distinctive and unique. Arni had to agree and Sheila's choice carried the day.<br />
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Sheila really enjoyed the creative process of seeing her hat come into being. She had a clear vision of how her hat should be, and I worked to realize that vision. Many hugs accompanied her thanks when she came to collect it.<br />
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And Arni had to admit that he really liked it, after all. <br />
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The Hat Lady and her husband left with more than what they had commissioned. The "babies" at home welcomed a bunch of new siblings that day. <br />
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Just as well they don't need to be fed. Just loved.<br />
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Last winter I made Carol a cap decorated in appliquéd felt <a href="http://hatsbyanne.blogspot.ca/2015/02/ginkos.html">ginko leaves</a>. She loved its inspiration, a black felt blocked hat, but a cap was more practical. "I'm not a hat person," she confessed. It's okay. I'm open-minded.<br />
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Months ago, Carol told me the cap needed taking in. She has been welcome to bring it back to me ever since. It pleased the stars to align today to bring us finally together. She parked, knocked on my door, and then Carol asked if she could check out my neighbour's garage sale. Who am I to say her nay?<br />
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It was worth the few minutes' wait, because Carol came bearing gifts! At an auction she bought a trove of vintage "whimsies" (or cocktail hats of the 1950's and 1960s) and a lovely brown felt hat I can remodel. How kind of her! The fine vintage veiling on some of them is bound to get reused on a new creation in due course. In the meantime, they can join my collection of little black vintage hats on display in my studio.<br />
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As if that wasn't enough, Carol wasn't done. Her eagle eye spotted amongst the garage sale remnants a pretty little tin which I also scored, and which will store something soon enough. I am quite the sucker for pretty little tins. Carol intuited this somehow. She is an artist. She knows things. I tried to resist (<a href="http://hatsbyanne.blogspot.ca/2015/09/photographs-and-memories.html">that cleaning kick I wrote about last time</a>), but it was futile. The tin is mine! Mineminemine.<br />
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The second reaction is a strong impulse to clean, purge, and organize. Consequently, my shoe collection has just undergone a ruthless cull, and the rest of my wardrobe is quaking with fear. So is the mountain of fabric scraps I've accumulated over the years, remnants of hat-making and other sewing projects. <br />
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(You want a pile of fabric scraps? You can have it. <a href="mailto:annelivingston@outlook.com">Contact me</a> and come and get 'em.)<br />
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A recent beneficiary of my seasonal categorization craze is my photos. At St. Lawrence Market, craft sales and my home studio over the years, I've taken lots of pictures of customers and visitors wearing my hats, bands and fascinators. The photos been seen here before, post by post, but now I've created a <a href="http://s305.photobucket.com/user/annelivingston/Client%20Gallery/story">Client Gallery on Photobucket</a>, with categorized sub-albums:<br />
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<a href="http://s305.photobucket.com/user/annelivingston/Client%20Gallery/All%20Dressed%20Up/story">All Dressed Up</a><br />
<a href="http://s305.photobucket.com/user/annelivingston/Client%20Gallery/Chez%20Moi/story">Chez Moi</a><br />
<a href="http://s305.photobucket.com/user/annelivingston/Client%20Gallery/Fascinators%20and%20Bands/story">Fascinators and Bands</a><br />
<a href="http://s305.photobucket.com/user/annelivingston/Client%20Gallery/For%20the%20Guys/story">For the Guys</a><br />
<a href="http://s305.photobucket.com/user/annelivingston/Client%20Gallery/Summer%20Hats/story">Summer Hats</a><br />
<a href="http://s305.photobucket.com/user/annelivingston/Client%20Gallery/Winter%20Hats/story">Winter Hats</a><br />
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I like the Story view best. It's an attractive way to see a bunch at a time, and still zero in where you like.<br />
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It's been a lovely exercise, triggering lots of happy memories of all those shows and visits, of the many people I've had the pleasure to meet, and who have done me the honour of becoming clients and customers, some repeatedly! I'm so lucky.<br />
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Wondering how my hats, etc. look on actual human heads? Wonder now more! How wonderful.<br />
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He did find me in due course (of course!), in search of a hat for sun protection. <br />
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Brock came to meet with me with his spouse, Anne. It turns out that this genial couple live right around the corner from my home studio! <br />
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We chatted about how much we love the Beaches and the changes to it we've seen over the years. And condos. (Torontonians always talk about condos, whichever neighbourhood they call home.) It's always great to meet my neighbours, and extra nice when I can render them a millinery service. <br />
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Brock quite liked the hat I had made for <a href="http://hatsbyanne.blogspot.ca/2014/02/tim.html">Tim</a> last year, but needed more brim. He tried on a few samples and I took some measurements. We decided on fabric and trim, and then I was ready to get to work.<br />
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Once construction was underway, I decided a fitting would be a good idea, so Brock and Anne returned. For about two minutes. Because the fit was fine. Thank goodness they didn't have far to come!<br />
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Brock's hat was finished shortly after the fitting, and he was happy with it. He described the whole process as an adventure. For me, it was a pleasure. <br />
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The ladies arrived with dresses and ebullience. Aine and Orla got right into the spirit of things, trying on every fascinator on hand, taking photos of each other, and allowing me to take my own. Their energy and enthusiasm was infectious! <br />
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Aine has been in Canada for a few years now, and having tested the waters, so to speak, encouraged her younger sister Orla to join her on this side of the Atlantic about a year ago. It was lovely to see them advise and consult each other as they decided on their fascinators’ base shapes, colours and trimmings, sharing their opinions to make sure that each would have a piece that would be just right for their individual dresses and personalities. <br />
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Our meeting successfully concluded, I went to work. Each palette was delicious to wallow in as I dyed, flowered, feathered, blocked and beaded. When the pieces were ready, the sisters came back to pick them up.<br />
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Nail biting time. Would they like them?<br />
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They liked them! They said many nice adjectives! “Gorgeous” was one I distinctly remember. They kindly posed for one more photo, and very kindly promised to send photos of themselves at their brother’s July wedding, in all their glory. There were hugs as we said our farewells. (Hug your milliner. We really like it. Makes up for those bitten nails.)<br />
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And they were as good as their word. A few days ago Aine sent their photos, saying “Everyone admired our hats and thought they were fab!” Quel relief! And even more exciting news – she got engaged!<br />
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I love a happy ending, don’t you?<br />
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Thank you, Aine and Orla! It's been a pleasure!<br />
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Anne Livingstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17918512089088334663noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-219918674575694733.post-40088325138955161772015-07-06T20:51:00.000-04:002015-07-06T20:56:59.961-04:00Natasha at the Queen's Plate <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Yesterday was the Queen's Plate, and its party within, <a href="http://www.queensplate.com/Pages/Hats-and-horseshoes-party.aspx">Hats and Horseshoes</a>. It's big, it's fun, and it's free to get in and park!<br />
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I really thought that my only presence there this year would be the piece I made for Natasha, which would have been quite fine, thank you. She had a fifties vibe in mind, in red, black and white. Not a decade I had spent much time referencing in my work, which now seems incomprehensible. It was a wonderful era for millinery. So it was good to have this challenge. <br />
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Natasha contributed lots of great thoughts on how she wanted her hat to look. She seemed pleased with the final result. She used nice adjectives and a hug. I like hugs! <br />
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I did get to go, though. It was a big surprise, since my original invitee got her dates mixed up and was going to be out of town. But my partner, the indispensable Scott, stepped up and invited me last weekend. My hero!<br />
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Shortly after we arrived, guess who we saw in line to be photographed? Natasha and her partner, Ron! Quel serendipity!<br />
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I could not have been more delighted to encounter her. I'm so happy to have contributed to her beautiful self's beautiful Queen's Plate ensemble.<br />
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Here is their official red carpet photo by <a href="http://www.queensplate.com/Pages/home.aspx">Woodbine</a>:<br />
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And here are some hat photos I took in my studio:<br />
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Red, black and white were having a bit of a moment. Right, Shaman's Ghost?<br />
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(Like last year, my millinery magnum opus for the big race happened to use the same colours as the winning horse's jockey's silks. I wonder if it will happen again next year?)<br />
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So anyway, I had one week to design and make myself a hat. And I got it done. <br />
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Scott's hat I had made before, so no panic there. <br />
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The rest of my ensemble was a result of closet shopping. Last year was so crazily windy at Woodbine Racetrack that I made sure I weighted the hem of my flared skirt, just to make sure I wasn't going to have an unwanted Marilyn Monroe moment. <br />
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And I didn't, because the wind was much less of a factor this year. <br />
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Colour was well represented, though! The scene was awash in a glorious riot of hues and tones and pigments. Intoxicating! (Not unlike the signature Blue Diamond cocktail. I recommend them.) <br />
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I spent the afternoon greeting my fellow milliners-about-town and George Brown College millinery program alumni, five of whom were competitors in this year's Millinery Design Competition. I was happy to simply be a cheerleader this year. (Competitors are invited, and rumour has it that there is a cutoff date to when you were a student. Apparently I was one too long ago now.)<br />
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The photos I took don't really do justice to this year's competition hats, so I'll borrow others' to show you the winners:<br />
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Third prize was this confection from Paddy Richardson called "At First Blush." <br />
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Second prize (for the second year in a row) went to Amparo Findlay's "Spirited Away."<br />
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And the grand prize went to Vanessa Lee Wishart's exuberant creation:<br />
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Congratulations, Vanessa, Amparo and Paddy!<br />
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Hats and Horseshoes is like a millinery Mardi Gras! I'll be back, and I hope I'll have the honour of dressing a few other heads next time. (Place your orders now. Avoid the rush!)<br />
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Here are way too many photos I took along the way. Enjoy!<br />
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The indispensable Scott Kennedy, author, gentleman, day-saver and hero. Sigh!<br />
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Handsome from every angle. <br />
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That would be me. That fifties thing is kind of catchy. And coincidental. My dress was bought ages ago and the hat was made last week to go with it. <br />
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With Northern Dancer, a big fave chez nous.<br />
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Krystle, in one of the first hats I glommed onto, a real standout. English milliner, no big shocker.<br />
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David Dunkley, QP15's official milliner, with a hat he designed made from Lego. <br />
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Me playing with Lego. They had a pixilated picture of last year's Queen's Plate winner and you could build little colour-coded squares and help put it together. I could have stayed and played for quite a while, but tore myself away after one square.<br />
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Plane! Low-flying planes descending to nearby Pearson airport are still my weird favourite things about Woodbine.<br />
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And now for some hats and people, some of whose names I know:<br />
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Anne and Julie<br />
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Doug<br />
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Liz and Jacquie, Toronto Vintage Society<br />
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Men in shorts. Trending!<br />
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LOVE this look! And the lady looks very wonderful, too.<br />
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More red, black and white moments.<br />
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Sharon and Trevor<br />
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The lady in silver (hat from Florida) was a prize winner in the Most Fashionable Lady contest after this. Can I spot 'em or what?<br />
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Steve<br />
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Tracy and Brent<br />
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And so we bid a fond farewell to this year's Hats and Horseshoes at the Queen's Plate. Can't wait to see what we'll all be wearing next year! <br />
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Anne Livingstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17918512089088334663noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-219918674575694733.post-60666612178247651072015-06-14T20:41:00.000-04:002015-06-14T20:41:08.975-04:00Cassandra the First<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Cassandra and Rodney are getting married! <br />
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Just look at them. It's so good for your heart's cockles. <br />
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The wedding is in July. Cassandra found me online and invited me to lend my skills, for her shower and for her bridesmaids on the big day. I was delighted!<br />
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The shower theme was Kentucky Derby, so naturally she needed headwear. White, gold and a touch of pink. Such happy colours!<br />
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Like the class act she is, Cassandra sent her promised photos promptly after the shower. And here they are:<br />
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Just beautiful! (The fascinator looks pretty good, too.)<br />
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And here is one I took before it left my studio:<br />
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I hope everything is going smoothly leading up to the wedding. And I'm looking forward to showing you the bridesmaids in their headpieces afterwards.<br />
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</div>Anne Livingstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17918512089088334663noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-219918674575694733.post-8008628846605319722015-06-05T09:32:00.002-04:002015-06-05T09:32:34.421-04:00Fascinating Company<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">It's getting busy around here! I've been so occupied in making bespoke millinery for summer festivities that I have neglected my blog. Also, none of the events I've been making things for have taken place yet. So pending the pieces' public debuts, here are some clients who have commissioned them. I'll be writing posts about them in due course.<br />
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Vicky<br />
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Cassandra and Rodney<br />
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Aine and Orla<br />
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Natasha<br />
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My, what an attractive bunch. <br />
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Now where did I put my grosgrain...<br />
</div>Anne Livingstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17918512089088334663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-219918674575694733.post-56060632201143105032015-05-16T19:52:00.000-04:002015-05-16T19:52:52.083-04:00Off and Running<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">It’s racing season again. The Kentucky Derby was this month, Royal Ascot is in June, and in July we have the Queen’s Plate at Woodbine. Their <a href="http://www.woodbineentertainment.com/Queensplate/Pages/Party.aspx">Hats and Horseshoes</a> party is the perfect excuse to dress up, top yourself in your very best, walk the red carpet for your photo op, mix and mingle, eat and drink, and the best part is that admission is free.<br />
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Last year I had a spot of luck myself at the Queen’s Plate. Out of about thirty excellent entries, I was astonished to be chosen the first place winner of their very first Millinery Design Competition, with this:<br />
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This year’s hat is not for competition, except against myself. I made it for fun, to stretch my millinery muscles, to push myself. I really like how it turned out. <br />
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If you do, too, it’s available. It can also be custom made with your preferred colours and design tweaks.<br />
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I’m told by invitees that there will be another millinery design competition again this year. If you’re planning to be there, I would love to dress your head with a bespoke hat or fascinator. <br />
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But don’t wait. <a href="mailto:annelivingston@outlook.com">Contact me soon</a> for Queen’s Plate headwear. Please and thank you!<br />
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</div>Anne Livingstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17918512089088334663noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-219918674575694733.post-56164424150133577392015-04-22T19:00:00.000-04:002015-04-22T19:00:03.670-04:00Alison<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Alison was a recent visitor to my little home studio. We had met years ago at a holiday craft sale, where she bought a corduroy poorboy cap from me. She contacted me a few weeks ago and said "I adore the hat because it fits me perfectly and is just the thing to pop on in any kind of weather." And although she had washed it with great success, "It's getting a bit sad though from constant use," and could I make her a new one? <br />
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Why yes, yes I could. That's just the sort of thing I do. And it's music to my millinery ears to hear that something I made has been worn out from heavy use!<br />
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I suggested Alison bring me her own fabric, so she would be sure of having something she really liked. She chose to have me make her two caps, one in light muslin for the summer, and another for spring/fall, in several different fabrics in shades of grey and taupe. <br />
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Alison used to work in theatre costuming, with Livent, then Mirvish. (She knew Lori, my college millinery teacher, who had also worked that circuit. Quel small world.) Over tea as I hand-finished her caps after checking the fit, she reminisced about those days -- sewing while listening to Peter Gzowski on CBC Radio, filching cotton scraps from the knitwear studio next door when it moved, and makeup bits from the commercial photography studio nearby after product shoots. Listening to lots of stories about colleagues' cats... <br />
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Alison's collection of costume shop floor scraps became the fabric of the quilts she hand-made for each of her three children when they were little. <br />
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Full-sized quilts, hand-stitched. That's love, all right. <br />
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What a fabulous legacy! So many stories sewn into each quilt. <br />
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In a way, Alison's taupe and grey cap is like a mini-quilt. Most of the fabrics are remnants, so each has a little story of its own of what it was originally bought to make, or what it used to be. The taupe linen was trimmed from the bottom of an Armani coat. (Beautifully stitched and finished seams, I can tell you.) <br />
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Alison is still making quilts. She's also exploring, learning about architecture, and computer graphic design, and the list goes on. <br />
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It was a great pleasure to make Alison's caps and listen to her stories. Thanks again, Alison!<br />
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</div>Anne Livingstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17918512089088334663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-219918674575694733.post-11218316506569371772015-04-17T18:54:00.000-04:002015-04-17T18:54:02.349-04:00Picture Perfect Karen Pasieka<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicNc_IjfpvGmm0U5chc_ni7NL7jO8yWlEEEVKIoLnGGuTM5bdOakS5j3lBfzKmwr3I7iY3ATOKi4c45Mejl0zALOMwIMotIGkf6kGRtunZEyZet_v-QWk12RGdVNGqtPrD7n-Es6gSuw_o/s1600/Karen+Schilling+Pasieka+in+my+hat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicNc_IjfpvGmm0U5chc_ni7NL7jO8yWlEEEVKIoLnGGuTM5bdOakS5j3lBfzKmwr3I7iY3ATOKi4c45Mejl0zALOMwIMotIGkf6kGRtunZEyZet_v-QWk12RGdVNGqtPrD7n-Es6gSuw_o/s320/Karen+Schilling+Pasieka+in+my+hat.jpg" /></a></div><br />
My friend Karen Pasieka is a talented sculptor in polymer clay. Her <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/subtledetails/new-home-page">Subtle Details</a> booth brightens up many local craft sales. At Heintzman House she bought one of my cozy, slouchy toques some time ago, which was wonderful of her. Now she's jazzed it up with some of her delightful blossom and ranunculus brooches.<br />
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Not only that, she made the top photo in this post her <a href="https://www.facebook.com/subtledetails?fref=photo">Facebook</a> profile picture. How friendly is that?<br />
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I am thrice blessed. Karen invested in my work, she rocks it, and she made it her own with selections of her own art.<br />
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Besides making me feel so lucky and grateful, Karen's photos remind me of how many people over the years have bought my work and look so great in it. Time to create a new blog page of real people wearing Hats by Anne, by Anne Livingston, Milliner. <br />
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I'll go work on that. <br />
</div>Anne Livingstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17918512089088334663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-219918674575694733.post-86074176397872510482015-03-05T17:54:00.001-05:002015-03-05T17:54:36.703-05:00O For a Muse of Fire<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitbiNH90zuyOpynEyINsNrkNqs_nIap9_86ahU7Uj97k6Wu-TJmhKBR6FmpjDOD2sfQ1Dd6d5WzZYCffeVvTh_IFUTcBBhkrzhyLLKLPt8uAVUEiwffVfJEAyafSiYOO7vpi0crkPCAIg4/s1600/hot+organza+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitbiNH90zuyOpynEyINsNrkNqs_nIap9_86ahU7Uj97k6Wu-TJmhKBR6FmpjDOD2sfQ1Dd6d5WzZYCffeVvTh_IFUTcBBhkrzhyLLKLPt8uAVUEiwffVfJEAyafSiYOO7vpi0crkPCAIg4/s320/hot+organza+2.jpg" /></a></div>I made this fiery fascinator during a big snowstorm a few weeks ago, to make myself feel warmer and to remind myself that warmer weather was on its way. And it is, you know! It's been above freezing here once or twice! This is a huge improvement at the latter end of a very long, cold winter.<br />
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A friend said it reminded her of Pentecost, all fiery tongues. <br />
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It awaits its forever home. <a href="mailto:annelivingston@outlook.com">Contact me</a> if you think that's with you. <br />
</div>Anne Livingstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17918512089088334663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-219918674575694733.post-28251933758675404282015-02-14T14:53:00.001-05:002015-02-14T14:58:02.277-05:00Starshine<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Happy Valentine's Day! This lovely day is an auspicious and apposite occasion to introduce my latest collection.<br />
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A couple of years ago I took an introductory course on tambour embroidery. It was a rare opportunity to learn a heritage skill, and from Robert Haven, visiting university costume prof and a master who had himself learned at Lesage, the famed atelier in Paris where the crème de la crème of couturiers get their bead and sequin embellishments done for their haute couture collections. <br />
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Tambour embroidery is done on a frame with a hook that is like a tiny, sharp crochet hook. A lot of it is done upside down, too, including beads and sequins. <br />
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I did not find tambour embroidery to be a cakewalk to begin with. But last October Robert Haven was in town again, demonstrating his impressive skills at the Wearable Art Show, where I was working for a friend. Watching Robert was mesmerizing, and I was inspired to get my frame out again and practise until my fingers knew what they were doing. It became my new obsession over the next few months. <br />
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The result of this phase is my new bridal collection -- Etoile Brillant. I hope you like it.<br />
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Tamboured bow, alone and with ostrich<br />
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Tamboured leaves with saddle feathers<br />
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Tamboured ginko leaves alone and with white feather spray<br />
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Embellished lace alone and with white feather spray<br />
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Peau de soie rose, with white feather spray and closeup<br />
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Rose à la mode!<br />
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</div>Anne Livingstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17918512089088334663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-219918674575694733.post-36102636357019393562015-02-11T19:16:00.003-05:002015-02-11T19:16:50.640-05:00Ginkos<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Last November I entered another millinery contest. The theme was "Remembering". Although it corresponded with the 100th anniversary of World War I, the brief said it was about remembering in all its senses. <br />
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I considered a lot of options for trimming my contest hat -- words, flowers and plants associated with memory, pictures... Lots that were in fact picked up by lots of the contestants, and very nicely, too. But then I thought of <a href="http://competition.hatalksocial.com/entries-2/anne-livingstone/">ginko leaves</a>. <br />
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Not that it led to victory! I didn't win anything, but that's okay. I enjoyed the challenge, I liked my hat, and many people were kind enough to say that they did, too. And I'm proud that at least my idea was unique among the competitors.<br />
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The best part was that an acquaintance liked it so much that she commissioned me to make her a cap version! <br />
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Carol is an artist, and it's always such a compliment to me when an artist invests in my work. And she's not afraid of colour! She began by contemplating a vibrant palette for the wool felt ginko leaves on her cap, also to be black, as is the original hat.<br />
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(Pay no attention to the colour of the sample cap.)<br />
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But after some consideration, she decided that she really preferred the palette I had used to begin with. So that's was what I did.<br />
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Front<br />
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On its rightful home - Carol's head.<br />
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Carol brings such a happy energy with her. She's also hilarious, viz: Our cat had been making off with some decorations off the lower parts of the traditional evergreen. Carol mused, "Well, maybe he's working on his own Christmas tree." <br />
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I loved the time we spent together working on her cap, and I hope I'll get to do it again sometime. Thanks again, Carol!<br />
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