The Botanical Art of Chinatsu Nobe

There is not enough credit given to hair stylists. After all, during Fashion Week, most designer's collections are striking not only for their lavish clothes but also for their spectacular headpieces, including all the accessories that go with it.

At Paris Fashion Week, Katsuya Kamo created fabulous feathered headgears for Junya Watanabe Womenswear collection.

At Japan Fashion Week, Chinatsu Nobe created exceptional flowered headpieces for fur fur 2012 S/S collection. Known for her very creative, vibrant and modern hairstyling, Chinatsu Nobe began her career in 1999 building a clientele between both New York and Tokyo. A former assistant of top hairstylists Yannick d'Is and Luigi Murenu, Chinatsu works now on shows, advertising and editorial for such clients as Proenza Schouler, Richard Chay, Karl Lagerfeld and Zac Posen.

fur fur S/S 2012

 snapshots at fur fur backstage

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Stand out from the crowd this winter with these...

Courtesy Chinatsu Nobe / Amy Kirkman

J Smith Esquire bespoke millinery

 A look at some fabulous creations by the young talented milliner Justin Smith. Born in 1978 in Exeter, England, Justin established his own and exclusive hairdressing salon in London in 2002. Since his graduation from London's Royal College of Art, Justin has created six of his own collections and collaborated with a large number of high end designers including Moschino, Manish Arora, Carolyn Massey, and many others. He has also received several awards, Italian Vogue Young Talents 2010, and British Fashion Council Young Fashion Entrepreneur of the Year 2010 among them.

From his couture piece exhibited during Alta Roma, Rome's fashion week or his sixteen couture turbans made in collaboration with Fabrizio Talia for (es) Artisanal to his earlier collections of beaded wigs, feathers, and pleated turbans, enjoy Justin Smith's exquisite creations.

Couture piece at Limited/Unlimited Exhibition - Alta Roma 2011

Unclassified collection, Alta Roma 2011

Beaded wig, flower bomb, pillow bow, pleated turban....

Courtesy J Smith Esquire

Tutti Frutti at Joyce & Joyce

Welcoming the summer with these funny cherry headbands created by British designer Piers Atkinson exclusively for Joyce. When fashion eccentric and style icon Anna Dello Russo was spotted wearing a giant red cherry headpiece during fashion week, it immediately caused a fashion storm. Atkinson is the man behind this  iconic headband which embodies summer's fruity trend. This unique style has now become one of the milliner's signature.

The cherry headbands come in 6 colors, baby blue, pink, lilac, orange, yellow and one-of-a-kind red and black glitter. Each limited piece are available on Joyce.com

" Hats are decorative. They are little sculptures, little crowns; they are all about showing off in a very celebratory way!"
~~Piers Atkinson

Courtesy Joyce & Joyce

Hats vs Wigs, Florian Dovillez's Hat Collection

These are not the Mad hats worn at the Royal Ascot 2011, but are the outstanding work of French hair stylist Florian Dovillez. As a fashion lover Dovillez made his way towards hairdressing with the only objective of unleashing all the creativity within him.

In 2011, Florian Dovillez launched his first hat collection in collaboration with stylist Anna Note, whose  clothes were created out of synthetic hair, fine fabrics and wool. The hats are made of 100% human hair, some dyed black, others bleached blonde. The idea was to be able to curl, flat iron or style the hat as it was part of your own hair. Dovillez's goal is to create various volumes of the wearer's actual hair, blurring the lines between what is real and what isn't.

With weight and body, as well as flowing silhouettes, the results are of a timeless beauty. Photographer Riki Tinoza captures the striking Hat Collection in a series of beautiful and ethereal images.

Florian Dovillez lives and works in Montreal.

Courtesy Florian Dovillez

Photos @Riki Tinoza
Stylist, Anna Note

Hats in the Royal Wedding, part II

..... continues with London milliner Philip Treacy whose hats were made for an A-list of guests.

29^th of April 2011

For the Royal Wedding today Philip Treacy has designed hats for:

HRH Duchess of Cornwall

HRH Princess Beatrice of York (Ensemble by Valentino Couture, gloves by Cornelia James)

HRH Princess Eugenie of York (ensemble by Vivienne Westwood)

Mrs. Victoria Beckham

Mr. David Beckham

Ms. Tara Palmer Tomkinson (ensemble by Deborah Milner, shoes by Nicholas Kirkwood)

HRH Princess Michael of Kent

Ms. Zara Phillips (ensemble by Paul Costelloe)

Lady Gabriella Windsor

The Dowager Duchess of Devonshire

HRH Queen Anna-Marie of Greece

HRH Princess Marie Chantal of Greece

HRH Princess Mathilde of Belgium

Ambassador Angelopoulos

Ms. Kitty Spencer

The Duchess of Westminster (ensemble by Bruce Oldfield)

Ms. Isabella Calthorpe

Lady Frederick Windsor

Mrs. Galen Weston

Ms. Otavia Kent (gloves by Cornelia James)

Ms. Eliza Spencer

Ms. Emilia Spencer

Ms. Laura Parker Bowles

Ms. Anneke Taylor

Ms. Karen Gordon

Ms.Laura Bechtolscheimer (ensemble by Bruce Oldfield)

Ms. Georgia Coleridge

Ms. Arabella Musgrave

The Marquess of  Cholmondeley (gloves by Cornelia James)

Ms. Mima Lopez

Ms. Julia Ogilvy

Ms. Alfiya Kuanysheva

Ms. Calli Palmer

Ms. Katie Robyns (ensemble by Bruce Oldfield)

Ms. Rosie Wild

Ms. Alison Murray Wells

 A look at Philip Treacy's recent creations

Courtesy Philip Treacy