Tilted Treasures: Maria Curcic's Spring Line

Let me show you some millinery from Maria Curcic's spring line. She is certainly doing her utmost to bring back old-time millinery charm. Secured to either a chignon strap or a supporting headband, these tilted treasures reference the cheerful little doll hats of the early 1940's.

As always, I find the labels as enticing as the hats themselves. I often select a Maria Curcic hat to wear for my Mobile Millinery Museum appearances. Can you guess which one OK, which ones I have my eye on now?

Curcic's hats are all one of a kind and reasonably priced, so if you want to snatch one up before they are gone, you'd better hurry.

Hmmm...will it be Look at me, Showtime, Spring Roses, Show Thief, In a Knot, Green with Envy, or Blue Fusion?  Oops, I forgot Sassy Pants, How is a girl to decide? I'll let you know after I make my purchase. (Images courtesy of Maria Curcic)

     

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Titanic Inspired Hats

From Maria Curcic's (Le Chapeau Rouge) Titanic-inspired collection, which she has named Iceberg Ahead. An elastic chignon secures this Vintage straw with silk cabbage roses. I purchased it for the series of Titanic era costume exhibits I am touring with this month, for the Mobile Millinery Museum.

What a charmer. I cannot say enough good things about the workmanship that goes into Maria Curcic's hats. Last year at one of the Royal Wedding Teas, as I was unpacking my exhibit in 90K winds, my hat took off in a gust, headed for the Ottawa River.

I took off in pursuit (and in heels), was struck in the neck by a tree branch (that's a story for another day), and recovered the hat, flattened and crushed against a Frost fence (the hat, not me).

I planned to send it back to Maria for repair, but as soon as I took it indoors, it popped back into it's original form.

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