I am delighted to be attending the first Hugo Burge Foundation’s Open Studios and Makers Market of 2024 with a selection of couture millinery, the inaugural event will be taking place over the first weekend of June.
Located on Redbraes Meadow at Marchmont House in the Scottish Borders, TD10 6YL, the Open Studios and Makers Market is being held over the weekend of June 1st-2nd, open 10 – 5 on both days and celebrates creativity across the Scottish Borders region. Visitors to the event will be encouraged to wander through the blossoming Walled Garden, and refreshments will be available in the courtyard adjacent to the courtyard studios.
For the Makers Market, I will be showing a selection of couture hat and headpiece styles as well as affordable millinery accessories. and to wet your appetite I thought I would feature a few of these styles in this post. So starting with Indiana, a hand-formed lined fedora style in a khaki brown/green melange fur felt. Indiana is shown styled with a tonal handmade petersham beaded hat band and has been hand-finished to incorporate a deep indent to the centre of the crown.
At the Makers Market, I will show a selection of hats, headpieces, millinery and millinery accessories – all made in my studio in North Northumberland.
There will be pieces inspired by classic and vintage millinery styles, as well as many finished with a contemporary twist such as Matilda. Matilda features satin and velvet over-blown creamy taupe roses, set on a satin-covered blocked headband, making this a great Mother of the Bride or occasion headpiece.
I will also be available for consultations and commissions, like the commissioned piece featured in my last post. All the pieces shown will be characterised by my signature couture styling, and will be shown under my branding of The Northumberland Milliner.
Next up is Charlotte – an easy-to-wear hyacinth blue halo style with an adjustable wired sinamay headband. Finished with a handmade creamy feather flower, with a beaded centre, Charlotte also features decorative wired twists of hyacinth blue sinamay. Made to fit an average head size, the wired headband is adjustable,
Charlotte is perfect for a wedding or special occasion and can be made in all the sinamany colours found in the colour swatch reference, on the couture page.
Julianna is a gold lustre sinamay crown. A softly rounded three-dimensional crown-style headband, Juliana is finished with handmade silk flowers, beaded centres and wires tendrils. Depending on the occasion you can also add a birdcage veil to complete the look of your handmade couture crown.
This headpiece meets the Royal Ascot dress code guidelines for the Royal Enclosure.
Mia An alternative to Juliana – also meeting the Royal Ascot Royal Enclosure regulations – is Mia.
Mia is a fresh green parisisal straw halo, a light and easy-to-wear headpiece. Finished with hand-dyed silk abaca tulips and veiling and Mia attached with couture hat elastic.
This headpiece also meets the Royal Ascot dress code guidelines for the Royal Enclosure.
Ideal for the Mother of the Bride – Coco – is a couture hat with a bronze sinamay crown and a crin brin.
Reminiscent of Coco Chanel’s familiar colours, this side-sitting headpiece is finished with a contrasting ivory bow and edging, and a handmade silk rose featuring an ornate beaded centre.
Glenise is a hand formed Dior style picture brim style contemporary couture buntal hat, with a contrast sinamay border and decorative twists.
Perfect for weddings, race days and great days out, Glenise has been handcrafted using couture techniques and includes a zesty lime green contrast border and trim.
Greta – is an animal print style melusine felt wide-brimmed hat with a studded leather hatband finished with a decorative arrow-shaped quill, and a black silk lining.
Greta is ideal for days out about town, stylish country exploring, and looking stunning at the races.
Darcy is a gorgeous dark midnight blue peachbloom felt fedora.
Finished with a handmade petersham hatband featuring a burgundy contrasting pleated and beaded folded trim, Darcy is perfect for days out about town, and cutting a stylish figure at the races.
If you would like to read about the other artisan makers – attending the Makers Market you can find more information by clicking on the link – which takes you to the earlier post I wrote about this event and features all the makers involved. The post also includes details of how to order your free timed entry ticket.
In the meantime I’m looking forward to meeting you next weekend at the Makers Market where there will be lots for you to see and explore!
Credits:
The Hugo Burge Foundation is an independent charity supporting creativity across the United Kingdom
Photography credit goes to Phil Punton for all the images including in this post (excluding Matilda, Charlotte and Darcy) – please click on the link to see more of Phil’s stunning work.
Hair and beauty at Phil’s shoot by Michelle and Megan of U Salon at the Park