Kensington & Chelsea End of Year Show

If I hadn't had children and lived down South I would have attended KCC or aspired to, Kirsten may not have accepted me. Each year when I visit the end of year show I am inspired. The collections are well developed and show a high attention to research and manufacture, there is always something that leaves me excited and realising that millinery will always create something new. This year was no exception, in the new Hortensia Road building the exhibition space didn't have the same grandeur as the high ceiling room of old but the work didn't disappoint.

Beth Simpson (Lady Go Red)

Holly Gaiman (Holly Gaiman Millinery)

Kate Hughes (Kate Minola)

Jane Bailey

Myriam Lengline (La Dame au beret)

Rosanna Gould (Rosanna Gould Millinery)

Jo Miller (Milliner London)

Detail-Jo Miller (Milliner London)

Carmen Amander

Margaret O'Connor (Magasilk Millinery)

End of year show close up

Maxine Ruleman

Lisa Morris

Hat by Jane Hamill inspired by Burlesque

Hat by Lisa Morris

Hat by Heather Davidson

Hat by Heather Davidson

Hat by Edwina Elkington

Hat by Maxine Ruleman

So my penultimate HNC Millinery end of year show strange to think this will only happen one more time.

End of Year Show 2012

3.00pm with an opening to the public at 6.00pm and still two students hadn't put up their work....mmh good for the blood pressure. Somehow by the skin of our teeth we were ready at 6pm and I have now learned to stand back and realise that come what may it will be fine, no one has died and we can still smile......
This graduates were Heather Davison, Edwina Elkington, Jane Hamill, Lisa Morris and Maxine Ruleman.

Jane Hamill

Heather Davison

Maxine Ruleman

Edwina Elkington

Lisa Morris

The Milliners

I showed you their work but they need a bit more time under the spotlight so here goes.

John Westwood-Hill-Quinnell-Hill Millinery

Amy Woollard - Dolly Millinery

Susanne Guthrie - Ginger Nut Millinery

Marisa Groom - Marisa Groom Millinery

Jill Simpson- Jill Simpson Millinery

Congratulations to them all and a huge thank you from all the millinery team, myself, Fiona, Sue & Adrian for being such a hard working inspiring bunch of students, we hope you keep in touch.

Opening Night

My graduating students worked really hard all day on Wednesday beginning to set up the show, everyone was feeling a little fragile with some late nighters done to complete course work and worries and concerns of how to get the best effect for their final collections in the great space we had created. Mad dash on Friday with those last minute touches, a huge thanks to Amy, John and Fiona for helping to scrub the floor and make is all show ready. Here are a few of the first pictures I will do some good close ups later. They all did a brilliant job and the results of all their hard work was evident to all.

Amy Woollard

Helene Frank

John Westwood-Hill

Marisa Groom

Jill Simpson

Susanne Guthie

A huge thank you to all my fantastically talented students who did a brilliant job producing some sublime collections incorporating innovative techniques and materials, they did themselves proud. Well done and here's to your futures..........