Weddings have always been popular on television. Last month, Polly, attired as a wedding guest in a stunning dress by Bluegrass Brides was the guest on WLEX TV channel 18, a local noontime news show. The topic was hat fashions for weddings. Polly’s comments were illustrated by live models wearing ensembles from bridal shops Bluegrass…
DetailsWe adore our hats but one must admit, they’re fair weather friends. Even the most well made hat can be damaged by windy or rainy weather. This became evident in the days following the Kentucky Derby. Polly began receiving questions about reviving hats which, on a blustery Derby Day, had had too much of a…
DetailsBut when it’s time to be discreet There’s one thing you just can’t beat And that’s a strapless backless classical little black dress Richard Hartley, Shock Treatment Audrey Hepburn knew it, as did Betty Boop and Edith Piaf. Clearly Mme. Gautreau, the subject of John Singer Sargent’s portrait of Madame X knew it; that is,…
DetailsYes, we know that men love curves. However, that pertains to hats as well. My Simply Elegant hat has been popular with men, as well as women. I recently met with a client to design a Kentucky Derby hat. Her boyfriend was present. His comment on seeing his girlfriend in a black Simply Elegant was…
DetailsThe recent postal increases left some people confused. Raising stamp prices for a penny? However, that changed for me when I saw the newest 42 cent stamp. Seeing the magnificent image of Old Blue Eyes made me smile. Frank Sinatra was a musical icon. Very few people have come that close to achieving what he…
DetailsAs the old saying goes for any bride she needs “something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue”. We have begun to see a new trend in bridal fashion that incorporates the old and new. Polly has had some recent clients who want to use the material from their mother or grandmother’s wedding veil…
DetailsThe Preakness Stakes, which follows the Kentucky Derby and precedes the Belmont Stakes, is the middle jewel of one of the most honored traditions in thoroughbred racing, The Triple Crown. This year the Preakness will be held on May 17 at Pimlico Race Track in Baltimore, the second oldest race track in the nation. Since…
DetailsAs a Kentucky Derby hat designer, I always feel like I am in a race all of my own. I’m trying to finish hats, while new orders come in. For example, I got up at 3:00 a.m. this morning to finish hats that had to go out today. Believe it or not, orders for Kentucky…
DetailsHosting parties to celebrate the Kentucky Derby has become a huge entity all of its own. Why not host a Derby party this year and be in the running (no pun intended) to win tickets to the 2009 Kentucky Derby? The winner gets 2 VIP tickets and gets to walk the red carpet. Visit www.kentuckyderby.com/party…
DetailsIt has been said that “The partying in Louisville during the two weeks leading up to the Derby is similar to Mardi Gras in New Orleans. It’s a community-wide celebration with steamboat races, fireworks, a hot-air balloon race, and private parties.” There is an on-going tradition of wild parties around Derby time. In many cases…
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