Mad hatter

I’ve been dying to see the Hats: An Anthology exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. It’s curated by Stephen Jones (I’d give up cupcakes in exchange for one of his creations), so I was in hat heaven when I went to see it the other day. In this video interview Jones gives an insight into the life cycle of one of his hats:

On Location: An interview with Stephen Jones from Victoria and Albert Museum on Vimeo.

The thing that excited me most was seeing the hat/fascinator Sarah Jessica Parker wore to the premiere of Sex and the City: The Movie. There were some quirky bonnets and amazing feather creations which I loved, but to me, SJP’s little beauty is about as perfect as headwear gets.

There is also this great video of Deborah Miller, head of model millinery workroom at Stephen Jones, creating one of Jones’ most famous hats. She makes it look so easy!

Millinery in action: making a hat in the Stephen Jones workroom from Victoria and Albert Museum on Vimeo.

Tags: Fascinators, hats, millinery, stephen jones, V&A