Ho9s 'Daphne' Bridal Crown in Genlux Magazine

Ho9s' 'Daphne' straw cocktail hat appears in the Spring II 2010 issue of Genlux magazine, with fantastic styling by Shannon Dunn and photography by Erik Almas!

Shannon concocted a gorgeous theme inspired by royal portraits through history. I had the chance to design this hat especially for the shoot, and have added it to my bridal line, available for purchase at ADS Hats on Valencia Street in San Francisco, and through my Etsy and Smashing Darling shops. It's made of two layers of straw decorated with mother of pearl 'jewels', ribbonwork, vintage silk veiling, and lots of coque, pheasant and bleached peacock feathers. I'm working now on variations to 'Daphne', including one in black.

Here are some of my photos. Buy the magazine or look online for the full Genlux spread.

Ho9s Bridal Cocktail Hats Now On Sale

I've just posted my new line of bridal cocktails hats to Etsy and Smashing Darling.

The 'Ladybird' is two half-moon shaped felt pieces mounted on a wired base, halo-ed with dotted veiling and stripped coque feathers. The feathers shimmer and bob around your face. This one in ivory. More colors coming soon.






This one a big ribbon cockade in soft white with a mother of pearl and marcasite button, a little frill of veiling, and peacock feathers. I bought the entire stock of the only supplier I could find for rare white albino peacock feathers-- the birds only molt once per year.







And the last, just a little something. A white moire ribbon cockade with a spray of stripped coque feathers and a large mother of pearl button, mounted on a fur felt base.






Next up: Mini top hats, derbys, and crowns in bridal colors.

Hat of the Week: Aunt Bee Straw Boater

I have boaters on the brain. All shapes & sizes. Love this tiny black straw boater, with veiling and little white flowers. Mid 20th century.

Ho9s Sample Sale on Etsy

I've just put a number of hats on 50-75% off sale on my Etsy page.

New Hat Making Tools Photos

Just added a bunch of photos of hat making tools to my flickr page.

Here are some nice ones.

Lots of new Vintage Hat Photos on Flickr

Just posted over 500 new photos of vintage hats on Flickr. A few of my favorites.

Black and white striped straw by Lilly Dache:


I'm CRAZY about this cellophane top hat:


1940s mystery:


The 1910s are awesome, and rather overlooked as a fashion period:


This 1800s top hat was purportedly owned by a Native American in the Hudson Bay area:

Two New Tricorns

Just finished two new big straw tricorn hats. One in light brown, the other in a silvery sage green.






For more photos, see my flickr page.