It is a misery that wearing a hat in today’s society is a practice which is nearly threatened with extinction. It seems that couture hats are only reserved for the aristocrats who, even then, only decorate their heads with the queen of all hats, the Fascinator, for special events.
However, the hat will probably never disappear completely from the fashion world. It is indeed in many ways an expression of worldliness and extravagance, especially because a number of renowned milliners boast with imaginative, often almost exaggerated hat designs. The art of the milliner nowadays is to encourage you to dream. Flamboyance, eccentricity and extravaganza often characterize the work of a milliner whose artistic soul has received special emphasis in the famous children’s book, Alice in Wonderland.
The role of the creative and eccentric visionary is also played by the most important milliner of our time, Philip Treacy – a hat designer who enriches the world of fashion with stunning designs that almost resemble artworks. In his spring collection 2016, the Irish hat designer surprises with a sea of flowers that meets architectural and wavelike, constructed beauty. Above all, it’s his overwhelming beauty fascinators that lure the viewer into a fantasy world which even Alice would have liked. Simultaneously, he proves with minimalistic design that you can bring fantasy to your everyday life simply by wearing dignified Panama hats or exciting conductor caps.
Given these overwhelmingly beautiful hats, one would strongly doubt that the profession milliner is going to die out in the near future. Instead, one would rather dream of a world in which the hats influence the streets of big cities in everyday life.
More information: www.philiptreacy.co.uk
