Adrienne Henry Millinery

Royal Ascot We are busy designing new hats for this very special occasion. I saw this image earlier and thought how suitable this would be for a lady who wishes to turn heads. The hat is black and gold. The covering on the brim of the hat is gold coloured thread, the decoration is gold silk, an elegant combination. It is still available to order from our website,Alternatively contact me directly or visit us in Reading, Berkshire. www.adriennehenrymillinery.co.uk

Now available to buy on Etsy This morning we have listed a number of cocktail hats on Etsy. These are two examples of the cocktail hats available. For more please look at our Etsy shop,  www.etsy.com/your/shops/AdrienneHenry/tools/listings if you would like us to design a hat to your design and colour please contact me, adriennehenry@hotmail.co.uk              www.etsy.com/your/shops/AdrienneHenry/tools/listings/289067725 www.etsy.com/your/shops/AdrienneHenry/tools/listings/289072997

Completing A Hat After designing a hat or headpiece we become quite excited when sewing the last few stitches and finally seeing the end result of all our efforts. The finishing touches to one of our hats:

One of our new hats for this year's collection. Making the hats for our new collection has been very interesting. We design in quite an unusual fashion, no sketching takes place unlike many designers. Our ideas seem to just flow which makes the whole process different to designing with a client. When designing with a lady who is attending a special event we sometimes design hats which are quite different from those on our website, this too is a very enjoyable experience. This hat has evolved over a few days. Having made the hat it was time to decorate. For this we worked on making very simple elegant flowers made from organza. The end result is quite vintage in style, very Audrey! www.adriennehenrymillinery.co.uk

Making room in our shop for new designs. As we are now into the new season and busy making new hat designs we are having a "last chance Spring offer" on some of last years one-off samples to make some room in the shop. This black and cream polka dot hat is perfect for any special occasion including Royal Ascot, a day at the races, or a wedding. Usual price £350, NOW £125 plus P&P if postage is required. For more information please contact me via my website www.adriennehenrymillinery.co.uk or visit the shop. Other styles will also be available very soon.

My Dream For as long as I have been making hats my dream has been to make hats for the American market. Over the past 4 years many cloches have been bought as presents to take back to America when we were selling in Convent garden and from here in my shop in Reading. The Downtown Abbey style cloche has proven to be popular, if only we had a hat shop in New York! A few large hats have been ordered by clients to take home with them but I would be delighted if more orders came our way. Being situated in a small unit in a quiet arcade is not always beneficial, To be in outlets in parts of America is my dream, classy boutiques where hand made in England, or just hand made is important to the buyer. Having seen many styles of hats today in Henley I noticed that the majority were made using sewing machines rather than hand stitching. Our new 2016 designs are completely made by hand, we endeavor to make our stitching as invisible as possible.  One day hopefully my drea...

Part of our new peacock collection After many hours of sewing, finally yesterday the hat I have been working on is complete! This large hat is perfect for the lady who wishes to make a bold statement. It has received a lot of attention whilst being made. Lots of compliments as the peacock sits very proud on the hat. It is ready for it's maiden voyage!