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>

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

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Miracle-Gro Millinery: Tulips and Pansies, The Headdress Affair

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Floral headdresses akin to wearable rooftop gardens, that are so outrageous and over-the-top they could be their own float in the annual Rose Parade in Pasadena, Calif.<br /><br />Take a look:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwWHrRl79EyHsXU2k_QIZPSIOlkfQ4VVN72jPjOi8zEqvc5n5sp5Eq8TwDljfeJbC-u6h1YB_SLw27mYVcuEeAoE6C49r12wF8ypUI7NFQBCqz2AGHuE5jt-OLHJ1GpHPf-O0UiNFkQUEc/s1600-h/Lauren+Pazzaneze,+wearing+a+creation+by+designer+Jordi+Scott.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209613097457736930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwWHrRl79EyHsXU2k_QIZPSIOlkfQ4VVN72jPjOi8zEqvc5n5sp5Eq8TwDljfeJbC-u6h1YB_SLw27mYVcuEeAoE6C49r12wF8ypUI7NFQBCqz2AGHuE5jt-OLHJ1GpHPf-O0UiNFkQUEc/s400/Lauren+Pazzaneze,+wearing+a+creation+by+designer+Jordi+Scott.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 795px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsSvI4ysfxkxv5tmN8EU-Fqko44S5wmK-gi5YcyFDjZDK8qGaVWcMoI3AKjTnDuTGvuhrGHiMtrYyZuT5qmvGIpctjsC1ZeOpDNsHtNh9RDkcs74-9Fdoc6VHPex_I1to8KaRhiiewnYIu/s1600-h/Picture+30.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209620613650505442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsSvI4ysfxkxv5tmN8EU-Fqko44S5wmK-gi5YcyFDjZDK8qGaVWcMoI3AKjTnDuTGvuhrGHiMtrYyZuT5qmvGIpctjsC1ZeOpDNsHtNh9RDkcs74-9Fdoc6VHPex_I1to8KaRhiiewnYIu/s400/Picture+30.png" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 272px; height: 403px;" /></a><br /><br /><br />The show, held on Thursday, May 15, raised funds to support <a href="http://www.vcny.org/">Village Care’s medical and other support programs for the 1500 AIDS and HIV patients</a> they serve on a daily basis. With Heatherette's Richie Rich and Traver Rains and model and actress Lydia Hearst as the event's co-chairs and James Aguiar of "Full Frontal Fashion" as the exuberant emcee, fashion met floral in 18 elaborately constructed headdresses by designers such as Betsey Johnson, Alvin Valley, Catherine Malandrino, Yigal Azrouel, Shoshanna, Lela Rose, Magda Berliner, Cynthia Steffe, Jordi Scott, b. michael, Alexis Bittar and others.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidKQK-K6jQiBiO4shKiKyZBBPgLNjRseGkCvoCDUPL3lyv6-EscEtRlPm9YgvAyCJtOt5-yxv3cG3-QTNHPkns5lY12IPUqB3zzjDlq3bbY_oTNAMFC9HDhJy3Mxey9K_yOjp9YpcdPlSl/s1600-h/host+james+aguiar.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209612796810026194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidKQK-K6jQiBiO4shKiKyZBBPgLNjRseGkCvoCDUPL3lyv6-EscEtRlPm9YgvAyCJtOt5-yxv3cG3-QTNHPkns5lY12IPUqB3zzjDlq3bbY_oTNAMFC9HDhJy3Mxey9K_yOjp9YpcdPlSl/s400/host+james+aguiar.png" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br />above: host James Aguiar<br /><br />"It smells amazing, the girls look amazing and the drag queens look amazing!" said Richie Rich, who participated in the show last year with a “big flying saucer floral concoction.”<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16xwXa2OF9E6Ro9PqnhODSe_YOAXmqnHeNnYeDG3OaQNdtGS6qqy4itDLf9MfrXa3JqHMZjA_nRxI8rdQTUR4sdOiCkhdQaQf0UGfTlrg4OI2htTzkYlYosq94kbSIW7RDF1qLOR9Jmkh/s1600-h/FWD103_tulips_pansies.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209619492664041122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16xwXa2OF9E6Ro9PqnhODSe_YOAXmqnHeNnYeDG3OaQNdtGS6qqy4itDLf9MfrXa3JqHMZjA_nRxI8rdQTUR4sdOiCkhdQaQf0UGfTlrg4OI2htTzkYlYosq94kbSIW7RDF1qLOR9Jmkh/s400/FWD103_tulips_pansies.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 368px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWZzOLU5xhzFv0_36DNs_Cs4g8ULnxoWjlhG_yXLFxpqDR49ArYNWOUKhLQQuUvlPq5p5CJQOp4Tp8aT66MZLFmAxsF6mKRX3lmnwV8RT1aOi1wviplQsmnoERaJ4uh3hE3FlXZ_Zb2om6/s1600-h/FWD104_tulips_pansies.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209619690232536754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWZzOLU5xhzFv0_36DNs_Cs4g8ULnxoWjlhG_yXLFxpqDR49ArYNWOUKhLQQuUvlPq5p5CJQOp4Tp8aT66MZLFmAxsF6mKRX3lmnwV8RT1aOi1wviplQsmnoERaJ4uh3hE3FlXZ_Zb2om6/s400/FWD104_tulips_pansies.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 367px;" /></a><br /><br />Though working with fresh flowers is no easy feat ("They don’t last! You’re trying to get them on, either sew them or with the glue gun, but the glue gun melts the flowers, and they wilt. It’s like an 'America's Next Top Model' challenge!" explained Richie Rich), it didn’t stop the designers from dreaming up headdress that challenged gravity and gave a whole new meaning to the famous sixties song lyric, "If you're going to San Francisco, be sure to wear some flowers in your hair."<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipO0qiMEBGw-usa6xRv0jrJvuIpeFDTVwCTm7EKpGDwlAkzHyR6bKwSmVbjPbQgKqwWJHlbkQC90Qj4bU870mUgBJ8j7edmry00O9gI3b6g-8tQf8wrn9a5SH8BqpjiKSZfHkxe1xKuXtN/s1600-h/FWD106_tulips_pansies.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209621425399324402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipO0qiMEBGw-usa6xRv0jrJvuIpeFDTVwCTm7EKpGDwlAkzHyR6bKwSmVbjPbQgKqwWJHlbkQC90Qj4bU870mUgBJ8j7edmry00O9gI3b6g-8tQf8wrn9a5SH8BqpjiKSZfHkxe1xKuXtN/s400/FWD106_tulips_pansies.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 753px;" /></a><br />From a corset constructed entirely of pussy willow buds resembling tiny pearls by Empress 22 Charlene Chivoe of Imperial Court of New York (in collaboration with Tara McInerney of Morningside Greenhouse) to long garlands of flowers delicately woven into the model's hair in Cynthia Steffe and Renny and Reed's bohemian headdress, the results were varied, but for the five judges – Patrick McDonald, Alison Berlin, Maggie Norris, Frank Di Caro and Richie Rich – there were some clear stand-outs.<br /><br />The judges named four winners – "Most Outrageous" went to Empress 13 Anne Tique of Imperial Court of New York in collaboration with Brian Fischer of Morningside Greenhouse for their enormous headdress featuring pencil cactus, orchids, peony petals and tillandesis; "Most Beautiful" was Alexis Bittar and Flowers Rock’s Victorian Cyber Goth creation; "Most Original" went to FORM New York and Aristocratic by Tammy's white orchid and blue ostrich feather design and "Most Engaging" was awarded to the biggest headdress of the evening, Betsey Johnson and David Tutera’s "pussy willow chapeau" with irises, petal brim and grass construction.<br /><br />here are some fun backstage shots for you:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ1_EM6-6Jqtfh27X30ThD2ce8mPpU-wznHix9G9tRho9emS2iNBZu3UYotC_oQbGY_m8I-YfIawLpnuAd-C_BPJhDUtcDq4plqsY0sr-OKUaYCyayZtdnCgXa1afuxxeIpA3WDEi5GGWt/s1600-h/FWD126_backstage.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209618577836007058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ1_EM6-6Jqtfh27X30ThD2ce8mPpU-wznHix9G9tRho9emS2iNBZu3UYotC_oQbGY_m8I-YfIawLpnuAd-C_BPJhDUtcDq4plqsY0sr-OKUaYCyayZtdnCgXa1afuxxeIpA3WDEi5GGWt/s400/FWD126_backstage.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 796px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRtx8wBkvM9izKv4SSrJMmUlHFFr7i83Z-N1ubs8_Fg5qMCtNAm05eFdWtc4DcH15jKyZ-L8WqtdTD7Mouz6lRxIVFhE6JF4um_KC_cHTeFsCKyC9H5R4lfh8mAD9NuKcup0VT7quPcN_9/s1600-h/FWD132_model_backstage.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209619930750705346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRtx8wBkvM9izKv4SSrJMmUlHFFr7i83Z-N1ubs8_Fg5qMCtNAm05eFdWtc4DcH15jKyZ-L8WqtdTD7Mouz6lRxIVFhE6JF4um_KC_cHTeFsCKyC9H5R4lfh8mAD9NuKcup0VT7quPcN_9/s400/FWD132_model_backstage.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 795px;" /></a><br />image sources: Fashion Wear Daily/wire image/getty images.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Be sure to check out the post on the </span><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/05/bring-your-zyrtec-8th-annual-tulips.html" style="font-weight: bold;">2009 Tulips & Pansies Headdress Affair here</a><span style="font-weight: bold;">, It's even more spectacular!</span><br><br>

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