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Pandamonium

Pandamonium

Read about how I made my 2022 Pandamonium hat I entered in the Bes-Ben Contest sponsored by the American Millinery Guild.

Jam, AtelierMJRJanuary 17, 2022bes ben hat contest, American millinery guide, usa millinery guide, millinery guide, nyc hat makers guild, hat contest, panda hats, pandamonium, texas fashion collection, northpark exhibition, whimsical hats, head dress

Sailor Red Boater

Sailor Red Boater

A message about my love for boaters.

Jam, AtelierMJRAugust 13, 2021boater hats, kimono fabrics, how to recycle old fabric, up cycle old fabric, making a toy boater hat, a red straw hat

Royal Ascot Tribute

Royal Ascot Tribute

A month-long tribute to Royal Ascot millinery fashion.

Atelier, JamMJRMay 21, 2021royal ascot hats, racewear, racing hats, hats to wear to races, ascot, del mar, belmont stakes, custom hat maker in austin texas, milliner in austin texas

Spring and New Things

Spring and New Things

With a new season, and a year of Covid under my belt, I have started to think about changing my life rather than reflecting on how my life has changed. Waiting for things to get back to normal will probably be a waste of my time. How am I going to live out the rest of my life given all the uncertainties?

AtelierMJRMarch 23, 2021newsboy cap, look to the past for your future, purple hat, spring hat, winter hat, vintage beret, beretComment

Holidays Are Officially Here

Holidays Are Officially Here

Millinery during the time of Covid 19.

Jam, AtelierMJRNovember 29, 2020christmas, holidays, merry christmas, year end holidays, covid and the holidays, surviving during covid lockdown

Wo Ai Ni (I Love You)

Wo Ai Ni (I Love You)

Introducing my new collection under the Mad Duchess brand.

Atelier, JamMJROctober 3, 2020Chinese, hat, millinery, head piece, crown, ascot, ming dynasty, Tang dynasty, hongkong, shanghai, anna may wongComment

An Artist & Her Community

An Artist & Her Community

Making masks instead of hats, and my favorite, effective, three-layer mask pattern.

Jam, AtelierMJRApril 2, 2020making covid masks, donating hand made covid masks, lockdown, covid lockdown

One Can Never Have Enough Cocktails

One Can Never Have Enough Cocktails

Recycled

Recycled

Read about how I made my 99% recycled and up-cycled hat.

Atelier, JamMJRFebruary 10, 2020upcycled hat, MIMC millinery contest, an upside down flower pot hat, using recycled or trash materials, trash to art, junk to treasure

My Vintage Block Gets A Name

My Vintage Block Gets A Name

AtelierMJRJanuary 27, 2020new hat blocks, vintage block turned new, beautiful hat blocks for hat making, winter beret hats

Five Completes A Set

Five Completes A Set

AtelierMJRJanuary 20, 2020downton abbey, cocktail hats, cocktail hat, evening hats, peakcock hat

Moving Away From the Winter Blues

Moving Away From the Winter Blues

Atelier, JamMJRJanuary 19, 2020what to make during winter, navy blue leather hat, leather fascinator, unusual shapes, how hats can rest on your head

The Party Is Not Over!

The Party Is Not Over!

AtelierMJRJanuary 15, 2020sequin, fascinators, Royal Ascot Hats, kentucky derby, rainbow, bling, disco, studio 54, 1970Comment

And The Mad Duchess Created Yet Another Hat On the Seventh Day...

And The Mad Duchess Created Yet Another Hat On the Seventh Day...

AtelierMJRJanuary 13, 2020silk fascinator, silk cocktail hat, mens silk tie hat, navy blue fascinator

Ringing In The New With The Old

Ringing In The New With The Old

Jam, AtelierMJRJanuary 6, 2020recycling vintage hats, estate sale hats, what to do with estate sale hats

A Time for reflection

A Time for reflection

Closing out the year…a reflection of 2019 and some 2020 announcements.

Atelier, JamMJRDecember 30, 2019New year's eve 2019, Winter hats, Upcycle, Millinery, beret, cockade, silk flowersComment

Glitter and Gold

Glitter and Gold

AtelierMJRNovember 11, 2019gold fascinator, gold head piece, cocktail hat, gold birdcage, gold veil, royal wedding, ascot, race wear, kentucky derby, bridal, wedding, bridesmaids, mother of the brideComment

The Betty Beret with a Twist

The Betty Beret with a Twist

AtelierMJRSeptember 25, 2019wool beret, vintage beret, ascot, millinery, church hat, downton abbey, derby, bonnie and clyde, hats for movies, hats for theatre, hats for theater, love hats, hats with veils, veils, woolComment

Kicking Off Fall With 90-Degrees Weather

Kicking Off Fall With 90-Degrees Weather

AtelierMJRSeptember 25, 2019vintage hat, Wool cloch, mary poppins hat, daisy hat, gerber daisies, church hat, ascot, millinery, derbyComment

My Summer in Medellin 2019

My Summer in Medellin 2019

My Summer in Medellin.

Atelier, JamMJRAugust 24, 2019Medellin, Colombia, Flower Festival, Feria de las FloresComment