Millinery Gone Mad. Wild Hats, Headbands, Masks and More by Piers Atkinson.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS2sIE9pB2p8ubfiUa190ih5IOPNfhkBErb7KYCR4u7yNj1qaD56i-3t6FxOMBGAcKxG8-5PZCQwMuvzTv4PaLRCcSZEzg5Z-judaWOA-YpicUxxCOJ_CLZfDqD9dmOIASzDy2fyFUR-tQ/s1600/neon3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660207611586658770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS2sIE9pB2p8ubfiUa190ih5IOPNfhkBErb7KYCR4u7yNj1qaD56i-3t6FxOMBGAcKxG8-5PZCQwMuvzTv4PaLRCcSZEzg5Z-judaWOA-YpicUxxCOJ_CLZfDqD9dmOIASzDy2fyFUR-tQ/s400/neon3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 528px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQdTziJkvth0NTGx96P3u98zi0NKchAyZM2MmIKZrfymXpduKpW6YZctzlm2EgLla8fUlxaunShIu3z4CdTx5Yx1UcyFOEv12zlewGocZRaHKxQzdxYkffQ_pJ2MT5RE560myfWjb4Ct7Q/s1600/balaclava+with+gold+plated+pins.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660542283276492242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQdTziJkvth0NTGx96P3u98zi0NKchAyZM2MmIKZrfymXpduKpW6YZctzlm2EgLla8fUlxaunShIu3z4CdTx5Yx1UcyFOEv12zlewGocZRaHKxQzdxYkffQ_pJ2MT5RE560myfWjb4Ct7Q/s400/balaclava+with+gold+plated+pins.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 484px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrPlsKVhm-0_b-zlbicwIHsCw-PYFqKOYix6T1NMNnExhq_7aQhNiwt-0RUhnwsFrSF79k6Rhw-oNkpRT429NblEbcu8uKV8qSapAk31riTI1VEQQodVth8UylOarYWHddcFhSOtWdMVxq/s1600/cherry+blossom+veil+11.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660541509234378226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrPlsKVhm-0_b-zlbicwIHsCw-PYFqKOYix6T1NMNnExhq_7aQhNiwt-0RUhnwsFrSF79k6Rhw-oNkpRT429NblEbcu8uKV8qSapAk31riTI1VEQQodVth8UylOarYWHddcFhSOtWdMVxq/s400/cherry+blossom+veil+11.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 526px;" /></a><br /><br />Romantic, tropical, alluring, mysterious, macabre... I could go on and on with adjectives when it comes to describing the imaginative millinery and head gear by <a href="http://www.piersatkinson.com/">Piers Atkinson</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirDZJLyxTh9ldaaaoSiSKAm81CJOk4CFO8iBu4TBvArzncwAIEXQ6QmvuQg9CW8kJwlBIhxGmrzkMoDStrvmbsUdv5ZlQJHlMF-Vz4GcnXtcsgWEj4oQXrQIH6CJsfmDdQsxDMqXSr9aFp/s1600/1131+-+Piers+Atkinson-+cropped.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660555389330495122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirDZJLyxTh9ldaaaoSiSKAm81CJOk4CFO8iBu4TBvArzncwAIEXQ6QmvuQg9CW8kJwlBIhxGmrzkMoDStrvmbsUdv5ZlQJHlMF-Vz4GcnXtcsgWEj4oQXrQIH6CJsfmDdQsxDMqXSr9aFp/s400/1131+-+Piers+Atkinson-+cropped.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 286px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7i8uvfPOiq356aVrE7P6wzsEETgTcVWknptJAy657R0hl8LdRrfTUSF_sivf55jhsbmXQPVLTBHW1Em-zxD1_5-tJa_p1AyWd_w74okScpz_j-5EIRI8vt_HNB5-YPzxdNAZAPBT9vMSh/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-10-06+at+6.43.24+PM.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660562421000593202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7i8uvfPOiq356aVrE7P6wzsEETgTcVWknptJAy657R0hl8LdRrfTUSF_sivf55jhsbmXQPVLTBHW1Em-zxD1_5-tJa_p1AyWd_w74okScpz_j-5EIRI8vt_HNB5-YPzxdNAZAPBT9vMSh/s400/Screen+shot+2011-10-06+at+6.43.24+PM.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 293px; height: 287px;" /></a><br /><br />Every style and genre from sweet and sexy to outrageous and irreverent, Piers's hats, masks, headbands and berets are wearable art. Made with unusual materials like neon, found objects, giant bugs, gold-plated spikes, even barbie dolls, his hats are head-turning fashions that warrant a closet of their own. Take a look at some of these hats, balaclava (ski masks), headbands and more from the past few seasons.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A few selections from his most recent Spring /Summer 2012 "Hot Voodoo" Collection:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbgx6UTSfmi8CdNTuDtE_ylFie7NeHT2PownAyFJT2JGQR25KSFk4o5AyF6nknDOC-_RcZakngVbu3nCc2aE3sPX_qWvYjDPXbXqE3xyJIVv_5LczeBhjeWdW1hR4tFHvq8BGQMyUijYV6/s1600/Montrosa+Jessicus21.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660563396819068914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbgx6UTSfmi8CdNTuDtE_ylFie7NeHT2PownAyFJT2JGQR25KSFk4o5AyF6nknDOC-_RcZakngVbu3nCc2aE3sPX_qWvYjDPXbXqE3xyJIVv_5LczeBhjeWdW1hR4tFHvq8BGQMyUijYV6/s400/Montrosa+Jessicus21.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 263px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV-VxqnFTsSLH-mXRFrBJ6rdXoPL_-c77K5OYScXZlGC0MU5YE5nbBVADd9iiGG7yP4UAjWCYo-9ZWvjkXsmIbZoXb8jr3yPIhWmE7VmDnHw3w9ipqLyLy64Kz4fB7_MMuYXhhblAwXkTr/s1600/twitter30.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660563260881818258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV-VxqnFTsSLH-mXRFrBJ6rdXoPL_-c77K5OYScXZlGC0MU5YE5nbBVADd9iiGG7yP4UAjWCYo-9ZWvjkXsmIbZoXb8jr3yPIhWmE7VmDnHw3w9ipqLyLy64Kz4fB7_MMuYXhhblAwXkTr/s400/twitter30.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 264px; height: 264px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Selections from the Autumn/ Winter 2011 "Paris" Collection:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA7hlcbKHUvMlwVpvJvTC-Rr5kRpcN4wDtWM01YC3J46qI9mmafg2pIakVSEYfClUmd7lDMeFllPCjmftl94oKVwrhMx2AISOrI5nbYMlYVywSUjYcoVYFv794h36vaq2eNYyPMjtKxe3i/s1600/navy+beret+neon+trim.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660539487784387890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA7hlcbKHUvMlwVpvJvTC-Rr5kRpcN4wDtWM01YC3J46qI9mmafg2pIakVSEYfClUmd7lDMeFllPCjmftl94oKVwrhMx2AISOrI5nbYMlYVywSUjYcoVYFv794h36vaq2eNYyPMjtKxe3i/s400/navy+beret+neon+trim.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 522px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmIHZvR2dOMlkZaOH_W8rbZiEXYktkaltW4Q-FE1NHWbifBMeWPXx8F7GKSd-0PZArPOzOQse_NEC50ZyNNntpns5SoXRYuwNP4YU4QYsnh3VLOex9SGiOxLFkcK206_HwJEy6rNJrjDlz/s1600/paris+gold.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660539224932022258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmIHZvR2dOMlkZaOH_W8rbZiEXYktkaltW4Q-FE1NHWbifBMeWPXx8F7GKSd-0PZArPOzOQse_NEC50ZyNNntpns5SoXRYuwNP4YU4QYsnh3VLOex9SGiOxLFkcK206_HwJEy6rNJrjDlz/s400/paris+gold.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 264px; height: 265px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzbeJAkNOnJWDD5vm4Isi1ODH-MacIf-wG9uImh_H4ZKnyrOYCjaTyQxAlPCKOIGdoQ0UgEG5AlBXZ9x4zDKSYpUMJZDeImcNdn0dO6Ucl-yXWWMtXekbmIMxDs6715xhULXOF9YRXSOK/s1600/gold+leather+beret+gold+plated+spikes+28.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660543292189745154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzbeJAkNOnJWDD5vm4Isi1ODH-MacIf-wG9uImh_H4ZKnyrOYCjaTyQxAlPCKOIGdoQ0UgEG5AlBXZ9x4zDKSYpUMJZDeImcNdn0dO6Ucl-yXWWMtXekbmIMxDs6715xhULXOF9YRXSOK/s400/gold+leather+beret+gold+plated+spikes+28.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 265px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A few selections from the Autumn/ Winter 2010 "It Is Later Than You Think" Collection:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG0ezdob1qO9EW33CKiyTj7CcTXr1UU7h1H5FPajhOmJ7O99QgZh-LR0-JWw1z9nsnyac0lrtwFscNyGOj7rC1EylgaP6zWzf_tKlIOSjdv8ckL7Vs9n4VYlTbT73eKoM8xtYLNJ25Zp2z/s1600/Gunmetal+beret7.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660553198724524882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG0ezdob1qO9EW33CKiyTj7CcTXr1UU7h1H5FPajhOmJ7O99QgZh-LR0-JWw1z9nsnyac0lrtwFscNyGOj7rC1EylgaP6zWzf_tKlIOSjdv8ckL7Vs9n4VYlTbT73eKoM8xtYLNJ25Zp2z/s400/Gunmetal+beret7.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 536px; height: 537px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">About Piers Atkinson:</span><br />Piers Atkinson has worn nearly as many hats as he’s made. Artist, illustrator, milliner, costume designer, party organiser, fashion editor and now DJ! – his creative energies only seem to be matched by an insatiable curiosity.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh9zxAfwYpqxV-STQ57-hUXmAezL51BozwzuUvHil3zCYf9JKL891g73ytHHvtTiPvDJOj69hCSr3VZF-1F1jJpG0PFdivU3_ypSs_9FTkY8OxtqjucUK87BD1z3PQAXQzmMj4Ko4ALV7o/s1600/biography_image.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660557983912748594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh9zxAfwYpqxV-STQ57-hUXmAezL51BozwzuUvHil3zCYf9JKL891g73ytHHvtTiPvDJOj69hCSr3VZF-1F1jJpG0PFdivU3_ypSs_9FTkY8OxtqjucUK87BD1z3PQAXQzmMj4Ko4ALV7o/s400/biography_image.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 585px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Photography by Thomas Lohr</span><br /><br /></span></span>He grew up in Norfolk with three generations of women – his mother, the theatrical milliner Hilary Elliott, at whose knee he learned hat-making; his sister Lucy, the long-suffering photographic model for his teenage reconstructions of Grace Jones and Art of Noise record covers; and his grandmother, the artist / writer / horticulturalist and illustrator Lesley Gordon, from whom he took his multi-disciplinary cue.<br /><br />After studying graphic design and photography at the University of Bristol (where Stephen Jones made a brief but memorable visit to his grad show), Piers moved in 1995 to London. He helped out at that year’s Alternative Miss World, the brainchild of artist Andrew Logan, now an occasional collaborator and constant inspiration to Piers: ‘He helped me see the rich possibilities of free-form events and a ‘just do it’ attitude.’<br /><br />In 1999, Piers started with iconic fashion designer Zandra Rhodes, whom he assisted with art direction and in-house PR. ‘She instantly cured my conservative approach to colour!’ says Piers. When Rhodes became a client of PR powerhouse Mandi Lennard, Piers took a post there assisting Mandi, who gave him many of her unique insights into the fashion world.<br /><br />Piers launched his first collection of hats in February 2008 and has created collections every season since. He has collaborated with designers Ashish, Ashley Isham and Noki for runway presentations and has dressed such celebrities as Anna Dello Russo, Kate Moss, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Kelis, Cate Blanchett and Paloma Faith. The Princesses of York and Dame Shirley Basey have worn his hats at Ascot and he has had pieces in the V&A’s ‘Hats: an Anthology by Stephen Jones’ and ShowStudio’s exhibition ‘The Café’.<br /><br />Piers’s creations regularly appear in the pages of Vogue, Italian Vogue, V Magazine, Tatler and the London broadsheets. His hats are available across the globe – from Sister in Japan to Fenwick’s in London, via Joyce in Hong Kong and Alan Journo’s famous store in Milan.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.piersatkinson.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660557792518916514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAnZhQ673Zd9hei0Ese5yoceIAGatXiPvk16-Lg899LfwFkRRmxaT0wWRfnKU8tVzZYM6IdtyoBkkzxMAo5Io4sCHfb_ySxk-PUBY3jGv0ZK57VmX_sHXicXp6h4aj3X5ajHi8bdpbcqOj/s400/home+logo.gif" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 235px; height: 40px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">all images and information courtesy of </span><a href="http://www.piersatkinson.com/" style="font-style: italic;">Piers Atkinson</a></span>

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18k White Gold Diamond Glove By Daphne Guinness and Jeweller Shaun Leane.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Z5q0pPPkKtioR49BsIk-1jPkVln3iEmr3LllGNLkI9kygRKY76urxqN06W5IYOXH5Vz624raeCU-9fUHriOZUZjgpfQq0dHyhrJ_PFQcaBXoxXsGVYnF_UCLJcY709ggokyoTwDEay53/s1600/Daphne+Guinness+Shaun+Leane+glove+Hero.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656017314425543202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Z5q0pPPkKtioR49BsIk-1jPkVln3iEmr3LllGNLkI9kygRKY76urxqN06W5IYOXH5Vz624raeCU-9fUHriOZUZjgpfQq0dHyhrJ_PFQcaBXoxXsGVYnF_UCLJcY709ggokyoTwDEay53/s400/Daphne+Guinness+Shaun+Leane+glove+Hero.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 601px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgys6UNCYsoF_PqHFPLI4Gktv9pB1fKMqqITGiWKKN_ElNXZ9Oh7PVD9ChOIjfSk08TJVn50OWEzWQfSKqwnuqWN1hsYN6zCXlm-U0rIMyYtZ59ZBeaVWUFspU1kyN6eFomtSXCo2T34cs4/s1600/News_Shaun1-374x540.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656011635936859090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgys6UNCYsoF_PqHFPLI4Gktv9pB1fKMqqITGiWKKN_ElNXZ9Oh7PVD9ChOIjfSk08TJVn50OWEzWQfSKqwnuqWN1hsYN6zCXlm-U0rIMyYtZ59ZBeaVWUFspU1kyN6eFomtSXCo2T34cs4/s400/News_Shaun1-374x540.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 246px; height: 348px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7RLI65VNFG-M-fjnFiN2o4YfTz1L6BXMb5GLjgGC0sFxrzQAAhrClngMC275P1qodlwcOmlhyphenhyphenfZhDbzwFAAK5WMyHXv-G6Oged0QPq5P5N2BLlLFzHCA4oWITNeGhocdptnAkfHHN9sVJ/s1600/Daphne+Guinness+Shaun+leane+detail5.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656021094104037522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7RLI65VNFG-M-fjnFiN2o4YfTz1L6BXMb5GLjgGC0sFxrzQAAhrClngMC275P1qodlwcOmlhyphenhyphenfZhDbzwFAAK5WMyHXv-G6Oged0QPq5P5N2BLlLFzHCA4oWITNeGhocdptnAkfHHN9sVJ/s400/Daphne+Guinness+Shaun+leane+detail5.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 348px;" /></a><br /><br />You may have seen a few images of this custom creation being touted as the "World's Most Expensive Glove" but it is so much more than that.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnul8-oYEzNeqbvK8RcrF6la7mXQzkUMaM0hcc5YW44PDESIQYzK67TAQqeNAzEWvvIdafDeG-0Y18LG7hwQcbMT_SkKrgNondj44AjlSRPvNphn3s36BzpmizmmXPjOYDIyrpVeTiLkOC/s1600/shaun-leane-image.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656016239900647410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnul8-oYEzNeqbvK8RcrF6la7mXQzkUMaM0hcc5YW44PDESIQYzK67TAQqeNAzEWvvIdafDeG-0Y18LG7hwQcbMT_SkKrgNondj44AjlSRPvNphn3s36BzpmizmmXPjOYDIyrpVeTiLkOC/s400/shaun-leane-image.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 384px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd_ndByKjHvQWtOObFEiRYenUPVJK2OQD8MFdDSkvF7vnuB2Qn1qPITvBgiyZrlNOvlXkOTquT541Artevrwrp9CWQ6TOddJLVunlrUfDGJJY-dTjn37CoqsPio49a7EbDat_S2-RpJHoU/s1600/disegno-1613491_0x440.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656011454762424930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd_ndByKjHvQWtOObFEiRYenUPVJK2OQD8MFdDSkvF7vnuB2Qn1qPITvBgiyZrlNOvlXkOTquT541Artevrwrp9CWQ6TOddJLVunlrUfDGJJY-dTjn37CoqsPio49a7EbDat_S2-RpJHoU/s400/disegno-1613491_0x440.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 274px; height: 384px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: Jewelery designer Shaun Leane and his sketch of the diamond and 18k white gold glove<br /><br /></span></span>The artisanal creation, a collaboration between legendary style icon Daphne Guinness and fine jeweller Shaun Leane took over four years to be realized. Named Contra Mundum (translated as Against the World), the armour-inspired gauntlet is made up of more than a thousand grams of gold and is set with over 5,000 pavé white diamonds and was unveiled in a very dramatic fashion.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyXfiQsduIMyU6v6juBTHSswduiMc_GKfWZTNv__zeBnKb7j2VqPpK5Zq6kOwOKv5hJhBW8_HbV1Eh1RU1Hg0C6Be-_0zCml7TiQoqxMNr-lCdynVUtIzSQ46_VGgUv1hzSj-mZouI-0mG/s1600/Daphne+Guiness+Shaun+Leane+9.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656012355214239602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyXfiQsduIMyU6v6juBTHSswduiMc_GKfWZTNv__zeBnKb7j2VqPpK5Zq6kOwOKv5hJhBW8_HbV1Eh1RU1Hg0C6Be-_0zCml7TiQoqxMNr-lCdynVUtIzSQ46_VGgUv1hzSj-mZouI-0mG/s400/Daphne+Guiness+Shaun+Leane+9.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc8nOL7GZF7ZGply6SEOLbnpOKmVPBM7zPuXaDFVjr2AYLZDCpK8P057t03IASnj2LJHNSJ4uZpRGCNOmRqXzOW2aDixt9Y6mWdhAIs2PVXA8O0NnFtq4iQ6YHOUcqdhljGOUfIYWh7ngP/s1600/Daphne+Guiness+shaun+leane+glove+Nick+Knight3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656013379438525106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc8nOL7GZF7ZGply6SEOLbnpOKmVPBM7zPuXaDFVjr2AYLZDCpK8P057t03IASnj2LJHNSJ4uZpRGCNOmRqXzOW2aDixt9Y6mWdhAIs2PVXA8O0NnFtq4iQ6YHOUcqdhljGOUfIYWh7ngP/s400/Daphne+Guiness+shaun+leane+glove+Nick+Knight3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 556px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj45-QwdpnTn-9TIdvje4S0tRc0B-BCbbsK1Z4mIkFTZyK5ESr_IWONusZADaH05oEkNFyqdcIhqXNux3c7OMafh_jKKAXBuvXYjSSSr5U2Bhg6qRUnzgwx3qHOJQ5ejZSKc1_w_VXl817V/s1600/Guinness+leane+Glove+1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656012738398795618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj45-QwdpnTn-9TIdvje4S0tRc0B-BCbbsK1Z4mIkFTZyK5ESr_IWONusZADaH05oEkNFyqdcIhqXNux3c7OMafh_jKKAXBuvXYjSSSr5U2Bhg6qRUnzgwx3qHOJQ5ejZSKc1_w_VXl817V/s400/Guinness+leane+Glove+1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 356px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above three images shot by Nick Knight</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Piece</span></span><br />Weighing over 1,000 grams, the 18k white gold chain maille glove has striking diamond birds cascading around the arm, as though caught in mid-flight. The hand is protected with a bold 18k brushed white gold metal cuff, hand-forged and beautifully engraved.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUspDL9esNfSZ4qYoATaxiZml1SNtU8zEKbADMN-dt6eyxX5fxGpydIC9LM4d04wQO2i5llYeP2xNu0-wz5XxJUSdmDdqBuuB0AJd4KGwQShETCYid_Da8nbDYp0gRKwgUHBU13x-InBvE/s1600/Daphne+Guinness+Shaun+leane+detail2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656013850519563314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUspDL9esNfSZ4qYoATaxiZml1SNtU8zEKbADMN-dt6eyxX5fxGpydIC9LM4d04wQO2i5llYeP2xNu0-wz5XxJUSdmDdqBuuB0AJd4KGwQShETCYid_Da8nbDYp0gRKwgUHBU13x-InBvE/s400/Daphne+Guinness+Shaun+leane+detail2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 529px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioPNHAQ5GVmy_63AqB_HPBfb5coCNl8bUuJ5cEgcM_krlrrvsATIGKDnPdiN-I2d2Nvt3DnFjMQQ0ZtDsu0m2pIL68UTf1J5XdwLDsNOIperxu1W_MeejRLgxK2gtY8MJkv7NZNnTOZKZI/s1600/Daphne+Guinness+Shaun+leane+detail4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656014321857968194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioPNHAQ5GVmy_63AqB_HPBfb5coCNl8bUuJ5cEgcM_krlrrvsATIGKDnPdiN-I2d2Nvt3DnFjMQQ0ZtDsu0m2pIL68UTf1J5XdwLDsNOIperxu1W_MeejRLgxK2gtY8MJkv7NZNnTOZKZI/s400/Daphne+Guinness+Shaun+leane+detail4.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 351px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2PEf52pZfkpNAhOUhcHsMUZEBNcGjeb7oL8xfehWtWYS8vyF9LGpNaM0daZW2XWCZZ8s8X3e7NQcRaau5LA-j1LFrAbVZCteQZlQzD_LDvrsjgZjKjNUOXvBLw0UiiH0Y0l1l0rTWR8HQ/s1600/Daphne+Guinness+Shaun+leane+8.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656014109114101394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2PEf52pZfkpNAhOUhcHsMUZEBNcGjeb7oL8xfehWtWYS8vyF9LGpNaM0daZW2XWCZZ8s8X3e7NQcRaau5LA-j1LFrAbVZCteQZlQzD_LDvrsjgZjKjNUOXvBLw0UiiH0Y0l1l0rTWR8HQ/s400/Daphne+Guinness+Shaun+leane+8.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 245px; height: 352px;" /></a><br /><br />Made in two parts, the cuff can be worn alone as a hand glove, or extended into an evening glove. Every detail in the piece, including the chainmail, has been carefully constructed by hand to ensure a perfect fit to Daphne’s arm.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqy6Bcg0kC-s2YaGUO_Yk4E_rIBlTGrzMW5p3GBi9x35bmExeFKr4hnSu_E-mEEkJuwdhaShs_RO5SHEVHjWcgF0SJ8wMEu1T_4h1sgCxfNCqJHqkuvQGZ7IFtei53UpQJkS2k0vFxFk9o/s1600/Daphne+Guiness+by+NicK+Knight1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656012209308730946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqy6Bcg0kC-s2YaGUO_Yk4E_rIBlTGrzMW5p3GBi9x35bmExeFKr4hnSu_E-mEEkJuwdhaShs_RO5SHEVHjWcgF0SJ8wMEu1T_4h1sgCxfNCqJHqkuvQGZ7IFtei53UpQJkS2k0vFxFk9o/s400/Daphne+Guiness+by+NicK+Knight1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 388px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above image from W magazine by Nick Knight</span></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Presentation</span></span><br />This collaborative effort was unveiled in typically dramatic fashion. The piece was exhibited by Jay Jopling of <a href="http://www.whitecube.com/">White Cube gallery</a>, in an exclusive viewing in London, with Daphne lying in state only to be wakened by a kiss from director and designer Tom Ford as her fashionable Prince Charming.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGzxRBFofB_ZV7ZP78m8CnJqAN9AX5sLcktTmBVTcO31rdT1E80gQ5QCCCOWbYGicIVBMXx7QDuRRREBBviKhuq91q3ne-9qbRofwx1m2FAvmbJw2LEuq5bUfixiO_B4XG7OL_lp-nlDVO/s1600/Daphne+Guinness+Shaun+leane+7.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656015519381969842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGzxRBFofB_ZV7ZP78m8CnJqAN9AX5sLcktTmBVTcO31rdT1E80gQ5QCCCOWbYGicIVBMXx7QDuRRREBBviKhuq91q3ne-9qbRofwx1m2FAvmbJw2LEuq5bUfixiO_B4XG7OL_lp-nlDVO/s400/Daphne+Guinness+Shaun+leane+7.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 378px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOvE0j_SWlINXwjet6VClKMHm4ieZ5aa_t1af49WrESRf1cU_hhofrhWqq5d7WYZpFRV1wP4AqO4LRep75aBLgtRHqoz6uyF6chWXIg4AAQ9dZdHQH6l-K78HBQpaCroCeHN8jzrgzPNGt/s1600/Daphne+Guinness+Shaun+leane+4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656015720511140418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOvE0j_SWlINXwjet6VClKMHm4ieZ5aa_t1af49WrESRf1cU_hhofrhWqq5d7WYZpFRV1wP4AqO4LRep75aBLgtRHqoz6uyF6chWXIg4AAQ9dZdHQH6l-K78HBQpaCroCeHN8jzrgzPNGt/s400/Daphne+Guinness+Shaun+leane+4.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 772px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0wlb9e6xUggFnrJ84meXe8k_odu0L9iZgO9Ht9vSft-2bcDi4Yi4g50ocBFH3eOMbk2e830gXVBxaFE5YMq0pE-elEAVILhjVV1d3MlDybgQMqPPIYcGZyD_28ywny4OWg8Cr8NLYiJOJ/s1600/Daphne+Guinness+Shaun+leane+Tom+Ford.jpeg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656016127326218850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0wlb9e6xUggFnrJ84meXe8k_odu0L9iZgO9Ht9vSft-2bcDi4Yi4g50ocBFH3eOMbk2e830gXVBxaFE5YMq0pE-elEAVILhjVV1d3MlDybgQMqPPIYcGZyD_28ywny4OWg8Cr8NLYiJOJ/s400/Daphne+Guinness+Shaun+leane+Tom+Ford.jpeg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 773px;" /></a><br /><br />Guests watched Daphne’s beautiful presentation of the piece - dressed in the bespoke glove and shrouded in white silk tulle, her lie-in state symbolised the concept of the objet d’art; Sir Thomas Malory’s compilation of the legendary tales of the Knights of the Round Table.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikE40S9Ns3-2Wd3_J8E7ivYVvxe6hJ7gbFtaJBZtOOlUPwCG6T6umUMUUH5DgA2lH_BMq9ozqyH30cTOz89L72OzEk8iSC0UijgSnCYTUHwt2QIrlgxWEXHq39eKPPyXfHumzb0ei8Q464/s1600/Daphne+Guinness+Shaun+leane+detail3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656015596941729874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikE40S9Ns3-2Wd3_J8E7ivYVvxe6hJ7gbFtaJBZtOOlUPwCG6T6umUMUUH5DgA2lH_BMq9ozqyH30cTOz89L72OzEk8iSC0UijgSnCYTUHwt2QIrlgxWEXHq39eKPPyXfHumzb0ei8Q464/s400/Daphne+Guinness+Shaun+leane+detail3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 353px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBEAiEn9cp-KApc2jlLhV-OqaXOF5PGnWVd1CaNCNlWred9cR0HdrOUIiuSpjFoOsmBE5GMUVpJtoIGK9int1ReafeCFeSOT2Ygc3EE9cswSk4ot58Lp3tw5duH2qFPGy0T7veF5t9r1mr/s1600/Daphne+Guinness+Shaun+leane+5.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656017515537679794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBEAiEn9cp-KApc2jlLhV-OqaXOF5PGnWVd1CaNCNlWred9cR0HdrOUIiuSpjFoOsmBE5GMUVpJtoIGK9int1ReafeCFeSOT2Ygc3EE9cswSk4ot58Lp3tw5duH2qFPGy0T7veF5t9r1mr/s400/Daphne+Guinness+Shaun+leane+5.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 296px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX5jr9-NfjG0LXUqlgafwDiAhWKfW93wDDzLmizQsAkneLhaTZcfVtaEkDYwhb8O8GHFynPOJicykpvIdvJhHK3kr8M2-F_HXXDQVCbOz9GxKuCO-8jQCyTO0cPwwQeTRVrYuO-kQhrCml/s1600/Daphne+Guinness+Shaun+leane+6.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656015792441861090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX5jr9-NfjG0LXUqlgafwDiAhWKfW93wDDzLmizQsAkneLhaTZcfVtaEkDYwhb8O8GHFynPOJicykpvIdvJhHK3kr8M2-F_HXXDQVCbOz9GxKuCO-8jQCyTO0cPwwQeTRVrYuO-kQhrCml/s400/Daphne+Guinness+Shaun+leane+6.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 353px;" /></a><br /><br />As the evening drew to a close, guests (which included Tom Ford, Suzy Menkes, Lily Cole, Livia Firth and Alexander McQueen’s Creative Director Sarah Burton) were presented with a gift bag containing a solitaire diamond and a beautiful message signed by Shaun and Daphne as a remembrance of a beautiful summer evening.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Information courtesy of </span><a href="http://www.shaunleane.com/" style="font-style: italic;">Shaun Leane</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> and images courtesy of </span><a href="http://www.vogue.it/en/vogue-gioiello/curiosity/2011/09/shaun-daphne" style="font-style: italic;">Vogue Italia</a><span style="font-style: italic;">, </span><a href="http://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/2011/09/daphne-guinness-wardrobe" style="font-style: italic;">W Magazine</a><span style="font-style: italic;">, </span><a href="http://www.zimbio.com/" style="font-style: italic;">Zimbio</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> and </span><a href="http://daphneguinness.tumblr.com/" style="font-style: italic;">Daphne Guinness</a></span>

18k White Gold Diamond Glove By Daphne Guinness and Jeweller Shaun Leane.

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