Comments on: You Have Made Your Hat… Now what?

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Tue, 01 Oct 2013 04:24:12 +0000

In reply to Lady Gale Carlisle. Would be very interested to see a photo of that hat suitcase! Hadn't thought in terms of a suitcase, but certainly need to think outside the (hat) box because it looks like to find a hatbox of sufficient size, I'd have to special order and even then order a nested set to get the size I want for one hat! (at over $150-$175 per hat box).

By: Jennifer Rosbrugh

Jennifer Rosbrugh — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:28:40 +0000

In reply to Julie. Thanks for sharing! I did a fashion show at Bowers associated with this exhibit.... Alas, I was not able to actually SEE the exhibit at that time. oy!

By: Julie

Julie — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 02:00:27 +0000

I thought maybe you’d enjoy this post about a costume exhibit:
http://cationdesigns.blogspot.com/2013/03/cut-costume-and-cinema-exhibit-at.html

By: Lady Gale Carlisle

Lady Gale Carlisle — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 00:02:26 +0000

While my period work is earlier, I find myself with the same problem, as well as needing to have a secure way to travel with my hats! When I do a Renaissance Faire (I am a Vendor), I have to bring multiple hats each weekend. Worse, I have a number of “flat caps” that are too large for modern hat boxes. Enter an expedition into my Grandfather-in-Law’s attic, in which I found a vintage hat suitcase that was large enough in diameter to hold a full weekend’s worth of hats! It had apparently belonged to a distant relative between WWI and WWII. It even holds my waterproof leather Outback hat. I still have to transport my oversized Feather hat pins seperately, but as I make them to sell, that isn’t a hardship.

By: Gina White

Gina White — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 05:43:30 +0000

In reply to Anna W Bauersmith.

Hi Anna!

Oh how wonderful your fabric head forms sound! I will most certainly check out your blog! I may have to make a couple myself! I love the head forms too as I can pin my trim directly to the hat, making sure it looks great before I sew them on. Your hat boxes sound marvelous! And the travel bag is a great idea!
For my bonnet stands, I use dupioni silk as it has a nice, non slip texture. Your velvet idea is a great one!

Thank you for liking my article!

Gina

By: Gina White

Gina White — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 05:38:45 +0000

In reply to Annabel Mallia. Hi Annabel! When I have traveled with my hats, I too want them to arrive non-squashed! I have a wonderful Rubbermaid mini filing cabinet that my hats fit in perfectly. It has a removable top with handle and is roughly 14" tall x 12" wide x 9" deep....I use that for my carry on and the hats have always made it unscathed!

By: Jennifer Rosbrugh

Jennifer Rosbrugh — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:37:27 +0000

In reply to Michele. That's a great idea! How wonderful for you and her to cherish those memories. :-)

By: Michele

Michele — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 14:03:33 +0000

Having been a Red Hatter for several years & now in to costuming I have found that my hats live nicely in Hat Boxs in my sewing room. I solved the “Out of Sight, Out of Mind” problem by taking pictures of my Granddaughter in the hat & a fixing it to the hat box. I use a fixative that will come away without harming my Hat Box. There are several to be found at craft/hardware stores. Over time the pictures have chronicled my Granddaughter, & now she puts on my dresses & we clothes pin them in the back so they fit properly. She puts on the jewelry as well. I end up with a reminder of my entire outfit & lovely pictures of my beautiful Granddaughter! By the way she was 8 years old when I started theis, she is now 17 years old! I plan to put all the pictures in a scrapbook for her & give them to her when she graduates from college. Win Win in my book!