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