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Baron Hats is
Proud to Offer
its exclusive
Inspired
by the Legendary Hats from the
classic motion picture
©Warner Bros Pictures
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When
hats become characters themselves in movies, it gives
us, at Baron Hats a great feeling of
accomplishment. Especially since so many of our
creations have gone on to become part of the Hollywood
lexicon. With that in mind, we are proud to salute what
is without a doubt, the greatest “star hats” of all
time – the hats created for “My Fair Lady”™.
Most of the world’s modiste’s have dreamed of
recreating these hats, so when we were given the chance
to do just that, we pounced on the challenge with
everything we had!
It all started when one of the supreme “Grande Dame’s” of Atlanta High-Society contacted us earlier this year and requested that we make her exact re-creations inspired by the most famous of the “My Fair Lady™” hats for her world famous Grand Spring Cotillion and Ball. Our Master Hatter, Mark Mejia, took up the challenge and spent weeks researching the hats. He then spent many more weeks working and reworking the hats, until they finally met his hyper-perfectionist standards. His efforts were a smashing success, and having done all the “hard work” of discovering all the secrets of how to custom make these exquisite recreations, we now can offer them to you on our “World of Woman Hats of Hollywood” series, with a special “Eliza D Collection”!
Read
the reactions from some of our customers who have
already purchase custom made hats from our “Eliza D
Collection”!
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The astronomically luxurious and delightfully ostentatious
“Ascot” hat from “My Fair Lady™” was originally designed by
the legendary Sir Cecil Beaton, (who designed basically all
the hats, costumes, as well as the production design of the
entire musical!). This extraordinarily complex, classy, and
capricious creation is the absolute personification of eloquence.
Used in the eye-popping mono-chromatic Ascot horserace scene,
the hat became an instant classic, and is without a doubt
the most recognizable woman’s hat in cinema history. Sir Beaton
had his work cut out for him, since the lyrics of the “Ascot
Gavotte”, in which she wears the hat, described the event
as a “smashing, positively dashing thrilling, absolutely chilling”
spectacle, and he took those words to heart when designing
the hat.
When we started our recreation, we discovered that in order to create the eloquently graceful “sweep” of the massive brim, and give the fabric a perfect “l'eau calme” opencast, Master Hatmaker Mark Mejia had to actually uncover the dimensions of the original blocks, and then rebuild these blocks to exacting specifications. He went to enormous expense and time to get these blocks just right, but it was well worth it, since the hat he created is like no other, and its grandeur and irresistible charm could not have been achieve any other way!
The “Ascot” is covered in specially treated silk-satin, and comes with hand-made silk-satin roses. It includes the two delightfully flamboyant hand selected and naturally harvested specially dyed ostrich plumes (one black, the other white, of course), along with a hand-wrapped silk-satin black-white ribbon swirls around the towering crown. It is finished with a hand-made churrigueresque silk- satin bow and black grosgrain hand-stitched binding.
Crown: 10”
Brim 10”
Price: $998 (Under
Bonnet Also Available)
(Please note: because this is an “oversized” hat, and requires elaborate and careful packing to insure that it is shipped to you in
perfect condition, there is an extra insurance charge)
THE
“ASCOT UNDER BONNET”
 If
you look carefully at the famous photos of
Hepburn wearing the “Ascot”, you’ll notice
that she is wearing a lace “under bonnet”.
This was the style of the day, which not only
prevented the much dreaded “cheveux de
chapeau”, but helped to keep such an elaborate
creation just right on top of ones head, no
matter how excited you get, or forget yourself
in the moment, stomp your feet and scream:
“Come on Dover move your bleedin’ arse!”.
The bonnet is made of 100% lacet français de
fantaisie, which is handmade to order in our
shop. Worn under your “Ascot”, it really
enhances the whole masse en scene to perfection!
Price
$190
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Danced
All Night |
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 The
second in our “Eliza D Collection”,
this extremely popular “perfectly
pink” splendor is just right for garden
parties, or any summery gatherings where
the extra “smile” of the sun adds a
magical glow to an already magical hat!
The “Danced All Night” is specially
dyed to create a subtle “blushing
pink”, then is hand treated so that it
catches the sun’s ray’s, or any strong
light source with an almost ethereal glow.
Its almost “live” shimmer gives it,
and you, that effervescent radiance that
does indeed make one think you could go
all day and then --“dance all night”!
The carefully formed “voûte de
taquinerie” brim both shades the sun,
and gives you that edge of teasing
mystery. The hatband is a hand-made circle
of satin-silk ruffles, which only enhances
the promise of “things to come”. |
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Brim: 8”
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THE
LOVERLY
 With
this hat, we come full circle, as Sir Beaton
did… giving us a woman in three stages:
from the elaborate, to the coquettish, and
finally -- to the sublime! This empirically
glorious creation shows off a woman now
totally in control, comfortable in her skin.
A woman who knows who and what she is, and
what she wants, and when she wants it! |
 A bit iconoclastic, and independent, yet projecting an almost reverence to her beauty, charm, intelligence and sexuality. She demands adoration in a sweet but firm kind of way, and damn if every man won’t line up to give it to her! Just as Eliza finally becomes a desired, deliciously worldly woman as she wears this hat, you too will
come into your own with this sleek celebration of style and class! Covered in silk-satin, and set off with special mist gray silk-satin ribbon hatband, and finished in the back with a handmade florid luxuriant matching silk-satin bow. |
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One of the most unique aspect of this hat is the hand-formed “courbe luxueuse” lip around the brim, giving the hat a flippant finish, as if leaving the room with the cleverest exit line in the world!
Crown: 4 ½
Brim: 10”
Special hand-formed “courbe luxueuse” lip 2”
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* Disclaimer: "My Fair Lady",
is TM and © (or copyright) by Warner Bros. Any reproduction,
duplication or distribution of these materials in any form
is prohibited. This web site, its operators, including, but
not limited to Gnome Tree Enterprises and Baron Hats, Inc.,
and any content on this site relating to "The Ascot”,
“Dance All Night”, and “The Loverly” are not authorized by
Warner Bros., or any of its related entities. "The Ascot”,
“Dance All Night”, and “The Loverly” is made in the style
of classic hats as are standard in the costume industry. Baron
Hats, Inc. is not affiliated in any way, nor do they by fact
or by Inference imply to hold any rights or authorization,
rights of association or sponsorship or endorsement of the
use of any copyrights or trademarks as held by any individuals,
or companies mentioned or pictured in association with this
offer, including, but not limited to Warner Bros, Audrey Hepburn,
Sir Cecil Beaton, or their related entities |
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