THEY CALL THEMSELVES THE BAD HATTERS – THEY MAKE HATS OUT OF VINYL RECORDS

The two young women, who call themselves the Bad Hatters, created a new line of hats that pays homage to their musical roots. They use old singles and LPs - and make elaborate fascinators that are “selling like hotcakes and have also attracted celebrity interest.”

Kirsty Alston, 22, and Hollie Etheridge, 21, are both graphic art students at Norwich School of Art and Design in the UK.

Ms Etheridge said: "We took 50 of them to the Glade music festival near Reading this year and we sold them all by Saturday afternoon. All kinds of people are buying them and the big ones are popular with the drag queens in Soho in London.

The hats range in price from £10 to £30 and feature flowers, sequins, feathers and gemstones atop a vinyl disc the pair get from charity shops. The pair also take commissions through their website and say they have several celebrities interested in their work.

"Life is just better with hats," said Ms Alston.

The Bad Hatters hat launch will be at Delaney's pub in Norwich on December 9. For information go to www.myspace.com/thebadhatters