Friday, April 29, 2011

Oh! The Hats! At The Royal Wedding

The Royal Wedding of Prince William & Catherine Middleton wouldn't be complete without the... HATS!  The Kentucky Derby is probably is as close as we can get here in the U.S. 

No doubt, we still have some catching up to do with the Britts!  These hats are amazing in shapes, design, and the details, my oh my the details.  Most of the hats you see worn at the wedding today (and some VIP guests) are created by Mr. Philip Treacy, an Irish Milliner. 

Flip through below and view these classy hats worn at the Royal Wedding.

Princess Anne

Zara Phillips, Princess Anne's daughter


Tara Palmer-Tomkinson

Sister Princesses Beatrice & Eugenie
Philip Treacy  Born in Ireland, Philip is a miliner who have designed hats for Alexander McQueen's white haute couture collection at Givency in Paris.  His hats have also been seen on the runways of Karl Lagerfield at Chanel, Valentino, Ralph Laruen, and Donna Karen.  You can check out Philip's work by scrolling down further but first, some more hats from the wedding.
 
Lady Amelia, Lady Eliza, and Lady Kitty, daughters of the Earl of Spencer

Sophie Winkleman, Lady Frederick Windsor

Carole Middleton, The Queen, The Duchess of Cornwall

David & Victoria Beckham


Source of Royal Wedding pictures above: BBC News & US Weekly

The Works of Philip Treacy


Harper's Bazaar, Phillip Treacy for Alexander McQueen (2008)

Via Daily Mail UK


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I just love his hats.  The architectural designs of his work just can't be beat.  Who knew that hats can be so three dimensional?

Can you imagine the amount of time is put into each of these amazing pieces of art? Yes, they are pricey but my goodness a lot of work was put into each one.  From the designing to the modeling and then the production.

Definitely a show stopper.


The Royal Wedding Dress

Finally! The world now knows the dress in which the Duchess of Cambridge chose to wear:

Designed by Sara Burton of Alexander McQueen.  The dress epitomizes the British Tradition in workmanship and the talent of the people. 

She worked closed with Sarah Burton in the design ensuring to keep the royal tradition but with the touch of modernity in the ways of McQueen's fashion house.  The lace applique of the bodice and skirt were hand-made by the Royal School of Needlework.  While the wedding shoes were also handmade by Alexander McQueen's team from ivory duchesse satin with lace hand-embroided by the Royal School of Needelwork.

Lovely! 


Source: Royal Wedding Org.
Source: US Weekly
Source: BBC News
Source: Royal Wedding Org., US Weekly, BBC