Mourning Millinery - a small selection

 I love working with black. I love the way the different textures and fabrics create a depth  and richness of their own. Over the years I have been fascinated by the mourning fashions of different eras and have spent countless hours poring over 19th century fashion magazines, millinery texts and searching through vintage boutiques to find out as much as I could about this astonishing mode.

I don't know whether it's the approach of Halloween or just the fact that I have been sorting out winter clothes but, around this time of year, I always seem to get the urge to re-stock my mourning millinery section and below you will find the four latest additions.

As always each design is unique and with the tiny, unexpected details that make it special...

This last is, of course, not strictly a mourning hat but I thought a 'goth' bride might appreciate it!