Danny Kaye

Whenever I start making hats, I think of Danny Kaye.


I posted my most recent hat-making endeavors at my shop at Etsy.
Despite the fact that both of them sort of took on their own notions of what they wanted to be and, in so doing, had no respect for my original concepts, I am happy with them.


The Apothecary hat is something I happily blame on my friend, Chaz Kemp. He pointed out that while groovy Steampunk stuff abounds for the ladies, the menfolk really don't have a lot to choose from.

So I made a hat. With men in mind, but it does look smart on a woman, too (me, in particular.)












I also added a pirate hat to the list. Normally, I don't dabble in such things, but a friend of mine over at Cabochon and Persnickity inspired me. And by "inspired" I mean "arrived in a gorgeous hat that broke my brain open and filled it with ideas." Cabochon is like that. She gives me ideas. I like her.
Anyway, here's the hat.








I'm probably entirely too proud of the albino peacock feathers I acquired for this project, but I had never seen them before. I think they're marvelously elegant and add a special kind of grace to the overall design.

Or maybe I'm just full of it.
Either way, these are new. I do hope you like them.
I also encourage you to visit Chaz and see his lovely Art Nouveau, and Cabochon and Persnickity (They have a dragon skull!)