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WHEN WOODY MET JOANNA…
In December, we ran the first competition to design a hat for our patron,
JOANNA LUMLEY OBE to wear whilst presenting at the SSAFA carol concert.
Joanna looked stunning in a very handsome red felt and sinamay hat designed
and made by Woody Whittick of She’s All That (pictured).
...Felt hats are so called by a pun, because they never
have a nap at any time; they are always wide awake…
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Woody’s design was reminiscent of slouch hats
worn by the Chindits who fought in the Far East during the Second
World War. The reference was incredibly appropriate as this year’s
SSAFA service commemorated the 60th Anniversary of the end of the
Second World War with particular recognition of those who fought
in the Burma Campaign.
The competition proved very popular with Guild members and Joanna
was overwhelmed with the quality of design and presentation of the
entries.
Keep an eye on this newspage for details of the next competition.
She’s All That goes from strength to strength as Woody has
just been asked to design the tiara for this year’s Miss World.
With thanks to www.ApparelSearch.com
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FORTHCOMING EVENT…
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The Music of Millinery
2 – 5.30pm Thursday, 9th March 2006
Park & Garden Rooms, Four Seasons Hotel, Hamilton Place, Park
Lane, London
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Hyde
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The British Hat Guild and the Four Seasons Hotel present an afternoon
of extraordinary delights. Milliners, including Siggi, the official
milliner for Royal Ascot, will fill the Park Room with a dazzling
array of over 100 couture hats and fascinators as the Four Seasons
presents a champagne tea especially for the event.
This is a unique opportunity to purchase and order hats from a
selection unrivalled by any retailer. There will be music, informal
modelling and prizes for the best hats worn.
Tickets £40 per person which includes a donation to our charity
partner, Macmillan
Call 07932 678003 or 01582 729491 for reservations
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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING…
Thursday 3 November at The Rootstein Hopkins Space, London College of
Fashion
The following people were elected onto this year’s committee:
Woody Whittick, She’s All That
Marie-Louise Lowcock, Marie-Louise Millinery
Richard Horn, Baxter Hart Abraham
Georgina Abbott, La Modiste Modeste
Tina Giuntini, Bea & Evie
Siggi Hesbacher, Siggi Hats Ltd
Anya Morris, Anya Millinery Design
John Horn, Barford Brothers
Rachel Trevor-Morgan, Rachel Trevor-Morgan
Fred Ruegger, F Ruegger Ltd
We would like to thank everyone who helped the Guild in 2005. We look
forward to building on the successes of last year and making 2006 an even
better year for the British hat.
MEMBERSHIP RATES FOR 2006…
Students - £25/annum
Retailer listing (i.e. retailing/hiring ONLY and not making hats) - £30
Model Milliners & companies with <5 employees -£65/annum
Small Companies with 5 – 10 employees - £100/annum
Companies with >10 employees - £150/annum
Public training organisations eg London College of Fashion – free
Private training organisations – according to scale above
OTHER NEWS…
We have a limited number of spaces available for exhibitors at The
Music of Millinery, detailed above. If you are interested in
taking part, please contact us asap.
The British Hat Guild and Walter Wright of Luton were mentioned in ‘The
Independent on Sunday’ on 15 January 2006 in connection with
a story about Colin Osborne, the 64-year-old whose local pub threatened
to ban him if he continued to wear his trilby. We wish Mr Osborne all
the best and hope he continues to wear his hat with pride.
The Guild will be organising several Best Hat competitions at race courses
around the country during 2006…details to follow
Any members interested in taking exhibition space at Macmillan’s
Christmas Market (Nov 2006) should contact the BHG with 3 images
and details of price ranges by 8th Feb 2006.
Royal Ascot returns to Ascot for 2006 and tickets are selling like hot
cakes –which means that hats are sure to follow!
Should any members have any other ideas for events which will promote
the British hat, the committee would be pleased to receive them.
Wishing you a very happy and successful 2006…
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