Adrienne Henry Millinery

Simply Vintage Darling! Handmade Hats with a Vintage Inspiration Vintage hats have been my passion for years. As milliners we now design and hand make bespoke hats with a vintage twist and inspiration. This black and off-white tilt hat was inspired by an image in a 1939 Vogue pattern book. It is a hat which will compliment an outfit from either the 1940's or 1950's. This is our first completed hat using this design. We are busy creating a couple more designs based on this hat in other colours and colour combinations. Also there are a couple of different crown shape.  Traditionally the bow decoration was widely used during the first half of the 20th century, and it looks as though it will be popular this year at Royal Ascot. This hat is now available to buy in our Etsy shop  here , alternatively you can have similar made to order. Please contact us either by email, adriennehenrymillinery@gmail.com or phone us 01189 504421. We are based in the c

Whether you are the mother of the bride or groom, the bride herself or just a guest wanting to make a statement, here is our guide to wearing hats to a wedding. The points listed below are just a guide, but ultimately we would always suggest you wear whatever you feel most comfortable in. 1. Hat etiquette/positioning Ladies hats are traditionally worn on the right as dictated by old etiquette where the lady would wear her hat on the right, while her gentleman partner would wear his sword to the left, balancing each other out. Of course nowadays hats can be worn on either side as we no longer follow this etiquette, but you will generally find any purchased hat will be made to be worn on the right or with the decoration on the right. If you would prefer a hat on the left this is perfectly acceptable and a milliner will happily make one for you. 2. Hat proportion The hat size should be in proportion with the wearer. If you are petite, a pillbox hat or smaller brimmed hat will

An unusual hat to make heads turn! Our new designs for this year includes two flower range. Both types of hats are in our 'Chelsea Flower' collection. We have designed and hand made 4 lily pad hats. These have been a pleasure to design. Feathers make beautiful flowers perfect for our lily pads. The images are from one of our  collection. The lily has a button hat base which like the wired leaves are made from sinamay. This hat is available to buy from our Etsy shop, Adrienne Henry Millinery. If you would like to hat designed to wear to Ladies day at Royal Ascot please contact email Adrienne, adriennehenrymillinery@gmail.com www.adriennehenrymillinery.co.uk