Stefani Watters
hatgirls@aol.com
SMartHats.com
214-707-8112

Formé Millinery’s will show her hat collection at the Drake Hotel in Chicago throughout the year at the High Tea Catwalk Fridays. She also expanded her hat collection to include a vintage baby hat line and a vintage headband line that are generating a lot of attention.

2009 Hatty Award winner Jenny Gerst-Pfanenstiel founded the hat company, Formé Millinery in Chicago. Jenny creates her hats by steaming and blocking felt and straw over antique wooden hat blocks.

“This preserves the past that might otherwise fade away. In addition to preserving the past, I love to reuse material by creating a new purpose for them; some materials date back to the early 1900’s.

“My goal is to have them look into the mirror and feel transformed, almost as if they are one with the creation of the hat.” “I really appreciate the craftsmanship that’s involved in a true couture hat and I’m trying to carry on that legacy.”

For more information about Formé Millinery and a list of upcoming events, go to: www.formeonlineshop.com.

Jenny Gerst-Pfanenstiel
Formé Millinery
773.719.7307
formefashion@usa.net

Hat Retailers in town for the May trade shows are invited to an exclusive showing of Lisa Battaglia’s Fall II - Holiday 2010 hat collection.

Additional collections will be available for a sneak preview on Monday, May 3rd - Tuesday, May 4th at the Studios 39 at 257 West 39th Street from 9:00am to 7:00 pm.

Please contact them to make an appointment: onekindinc@gmail.com or (917) 670-7341 (ask for Nakita) www.lisabattaglia.com

Le Sang Des Betes

Vintage and feminine-inspired looks were prominent, adding nostalgia and romance to the fashion mix. There was vintage-inspired costume jewelry, gold and silver hues, and luxe garments.

There was a lot of fur trims and accents and dark post-apocalyptic themes, a black monotone palette and military regalia.

Vintage Chic - Designers were taking cues from Hollywood starlets, '60s Beatniks and '20s flappers.