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When a customer arrives with a beautifully embroidered statement coat, I know I am about to create something rather special. This commission began with an exquisite spring-green embroidered coat from Favourbrook Womenswear , sprinkled with florals in berry pinks, soft neutrals and hints of gold, and chosen for a daughter’s wedding. I designed a bespoke wedding hat that would feel perfectly in tune with the coat, not competing with the embroidery, but lifting the whole look an

Elegant bridal headpieces for later-in-life brides and second weddings, handmade in my Winchester studio. From perching pillbox hats to a whisper of veiling, I will help you choose a flattering, properly bridal style that feels comfortable and completely you.

Mother of the Groom wearing a bespoke cornflower-and-cerise wedding hat, by Simon at Marvellous Millinery Some commissions stay with me long after the wedding day, and this beautiful picture hat, created late last summer, is one I remember with real fondness. It was designed for a charming Mother of the Groom who wanted something truly special to complement her handmade silk dress. The process began not with the dress itself but with a swatch of exquisite shot silk purchased