A Hattie Carnegie Style Flashback
Here are some old clippings from when hats made headlines This Milan straw hat pictured above and named "The Lassie" was a mid-century...
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Norma Shephard
Mar 161 min
Spring 2024 Update
We've reached our quarter-century mark in our remarkable hat journey, an appropriate time to take stock of where we've been, what we've...
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Norma Shephard
Apr 20, 20231 min
Stupidly Slow Fashion
Stupidly slow fashion - these were the words of millinery designer Anna Shoub as she described her hat- making process to me today....
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Norma Shephard
Apr 17, 20231 min
Response from Buckingham Palace
My letter to Her Majesty, the Queen Consort, Camilla, has been received and responded to by her correspondence Secretary, Michelle Poole....
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Norma Shephard
Apr 10, 20231 min
Ginnie or Vintage Genie?
Almost two decades before I purchased my first vintage hat, Virginia Louise Bell opened Vintage Vogue in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia; a shop...
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Norma Shephard
Mar 16, 20231 min
Planning a Coronation Tea?
What better way to celebrate a Royal Event than with Hats? On the heels of a very successful series of hat events marking the Queen's...
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Norma Shephard
Mar 7, 20231 min
We're VIRTUALLY Everywhere
It's true! The Mobile Millinery Museum has relocated our base to beautiful Lunenburg, Nova Scotia; but, don't worry Ontario, we haven't...
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Norma Shephard
Nov 14, 20222 min
Sometimes Two Hats are Better than One
Sometimes two hats are better than one. Like recently when I came accross a bright blue wool knit toque with copper coloured fur pompoms....
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Norma Shephard
Sep 15, 20221 min
First, some apologies, and then a bit about The Queen's Tribute
I regret that it's been so long since I posted. I was overcome with two illnesses at the same time, which set me back a couple of weeks...
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Norma Shephard
Jun 17, 20221 min
From the Jubilee to Jane Austen and Monty Python
I can't say we've put away the 70exceptional hats we presented at the Burlington Central Library June 2nd; in face, we traveled with the...
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Norma Shephard
Jun 3, 20221 min
Burlington Jubilee Exhibit Extended
In case you missed it . . . our 'Majestic Inspirations; 70 Hats for 70 Years exhibit has been held over in Burlington, and will be open...
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Norma Shephard
Apr 18, 20222 min
Ricky! How Could You?
Financial dependence and a spanking I Love Lucy, one of the most popular television programs of its time aired episode #85, titled “Ricky...
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Norma Shephard
Apr 3, 20224 min
Was anyone else inspired by the Diana Statue?
It got me thinking about that classic fashion staple: the belt. Would the unveiling of Princess Diana's statue spark a renewed interest...
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Norma Shephard
Mar 17, 20221 min
Hatty St. Paddy's Day!
Did women really wear hats like this in 1911 when this postcard was sent to my grandmother? They did. Consider that when Coco Chanel...
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Norma Shephard
Mar 16, 20221 min
The Queen as seen through Hats
Hi Everyone, Welcome back to daylight savings. Hope it will become permanent here in Canada as it begins to look like a certainty in the...
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Norma Shephard
Feb 20, 20222 min
Jubilee Exhibit Update
Majestic Inspirations: 70 Hats for 70 Years Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth Dowdeswell to perform ribbon-cutting for a millinery exhibit in...
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Norma Shephard
Sep 10, 20211 min
He loves me, he loves me not . . .
Daisy Hats . . . He loves me/ 1940s, 50s & 60s Vintage hats / Try-ons with 1,000 Hats Author - YouTube
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