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ENGLISH MILLINER REACHES FOR
THE STARS AND GETS THE MOON
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HAT heroine Woody Whittick |
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English Couture Milliner
Woody Whittick is a real talent. We saw
some of her hats and then got the whole
story. It seems it was an illness and major
surgery that got Whittick closer to her
passion for hats and hat making.
Her hard work and enthusiasm
for her work has many others impressed as
well. She trained at the Wombourne School
of Millinery in England, the Leeds College
of Art & Design, and with couture milliner
Peter Kingston Youel.
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Her awards are - the Craftsmanship Award at the
2004 Millinery competition at Worshipful Company
of Feltmakers. She won a prize for “Best
Hat” on Ladies Day at the races in 2004,
the British Hat Guild competition for new Patrons
in 2005 and is short-listed for a “Tiara
Designer of the Year” competition and a
national entrepreneurship competition
(see www.barclays.co.uk/tradingplaces).
Her hats have been exhibited at the Luton Museum
("Crowning Glories" exhibition 2004
celebrating 400 years of hat making), the Stockport
Hat Museum ("What's Hot" exhibition
of new designers' work), Profile 6 (as emerging
designer during London Fashion Week, Autumn 2005),
Harrogate and the Textile Centre of Excellence,
and on the catwalks of designers Kal Kaur Rai,
Co Cu Corset Couture, Lynx Womens wear and Coates
Couture.
Woody made hats for Calendar TV's "Wedding
of the Year" series on ITV Yorkshire, appeared
on BBC's "Castle in the Country,” and
was interviewed by Nicki Chapman (of "Pop
Idol" fame).
“She’s All That” includes hats,
fascinators, tiaras, handbags and jewelry - her
website is (www.shesallthat.biz),
and she has a retail boutique, “She’s
All That,” in Wetherby, England. The store
sells headwear, footwear, bags, scarves, wraps
and jewelry for women and men.
Recently Whittick was chosen as the Official
Hat-maker for the Otway World Tour (see www.otair.co.uk
for details). John Otway is a very well-known
singer in the UK.
We hear Whittick “Quite simply rocks!”
and is an inspiration to others who have overcome
physical hardship to become successful –
and all this in only three years.
Her portfolio can be seen at www.shesallthat.biz.
Congratulations to Woody for her passion for
Headwear and her commitment to Excellence.
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Milliner Woody Whittick created this asymmetrical
wool felt hat with spiral trimming edged
in red velvet with ostrich feather. This
unique hat won the Craftsmanship Award in
a Millinery competition and was on display
at the Luton Museum in England as part of
the "Crowning Glories" exhibition
celebrating 400 years of British hat-making.
Model: Georgia Horsley – photographer:
Nicola Mellen. |
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| This merry widow
veiling is made of dotted Swarovski crystals.
The hat is trimmed with peacock sword feathers
and a Swarovski crystal dragonfly with wings
made from acid-etched sheet silver. |
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Georgia is wearing a flower headpiece
made from bespoke-dyed sinamay petals
with rolled edges. The "stamens"
are made of colored wire with 8 different
colors of Swarovski crystals.
Model Georgia Horsley was "Miss
York 2005” – and all of the
photos were taken by Nicola Mellen of
Leeds, UK.
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Goergia Horsley courtesy of www.eventsconnect.co.uk
Photography courtesy of www.nicolamellen.co.uk
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