Whether you’ll be glued to your TV screen all day or revelling at a street party with the neighbours – bunting and finger sandwiches every way you turn – the coronation is so rare and momentous an occasion, it makes a great excuse to dress up, no matter your stance on monarchy. Sure, we might not have an invitation to the main event, but we can at least look like we do. A good hat will always up one’s sartorial game in a trice – and these are the royally spectacular pieces of headgear that will make you the envy of all at your trestle table.
By Nancy Alsop
April 2023
Hats For A Season of Parties & Weddings
We might not be invited to the big event, but we can still dress the part for the occasion with a really good hat.
Fernanda Lewis
Having trained with Edwina Ibbotson, Fernanda Lewis’ lifelong drive to make things with her hands finally found expression in hats. We love the simplicity of her contemporary takes on classic styles.
House of Flora
Flora McLean is a lecturer in Footwear, Accessories, Millinery and Eyewear
at The Royal College of Art. She is also the woman behind the blindingly brilliant House of Flora label. Beyonce, Katie Perry and Erykah Badu are all fans of her avant-garde headgear, typically constructed in Perspex, plastic and acrylic, which has also been exhibited at the V&A. The perfect way to bring the day into the 21st-century in razor-sharp style.
at The Royal College of Art. She is also the woman behind the blindingly brilliant House of Flora label. Beyonce, Katie Perry and Erykah Badu are all fans of her avant-garde headgear, typically constructed in Perspex, plastic and acrylic, which has also been exhibited at the V&A. The perfect way to bring the day into the 21st-century in razor-sharp style.
Carrie Jenkinson
Carrie Jenkinson’s creations are beloved of royalty and celebrities, featuring regularly amidst the pages of glossy fashion bibles. They are, then, an ideal choice for coronation day.
Lock & Co
What better place than the oldest hat shop in the world and a Royal warrant holder to buy a headpiece in celebration of a new king?
Jess Collett
Jess Collett’s hats promise to be your ‘passport to adventure’. Known for her panamas, straw boaters, bucket hats, fedoras and trilbies, she also does a mean occasion hat.
Etsy
Don’t forget Etsy when it comes to searching for the ideal hat. It abounds with brilliant makers selling their wares – usually at a fraction of the cost of better-known milliners.
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Nancy Alsop
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Published April 2023
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