Spoon bonnets

[mandie_rw]

Happy Friday! I actually have time to post something!

Actually finished Robin's last Sunday night but, details. At least I remembered that I wanted to take pictures at all!

Both of these are tall enough that the velvet ribbon trick may not suffice - combs may be required to cheat gravity. (This is a "not my problem, they're your bonnets now" problem. *grin*) Or maybe Velcro... or a staple gun. I dunno.

hiraimi 's is black shantung, in a nod to "sensible"...at least in color, if not style!
 

 

robinsnest 's? Just...generally impractical, LOL! Hey, she asked for it...
 

 

(Last included on an actual head for scale, since the styrofoam head is not quite full sized and thus makes the bonnets look even more ridiculous than they really are!

Comments

[marianme]

Hurrah for bonnety goodness! I like that they still look very spoon and tall even with a live head.

[mandie_rw]

Aren't they delightful? I love how incredibly impractical they are! No sun protection, liability in a wind, barely fulfills the "head covering" requirement... Iconic though.

[mala_14]

So fun! These bonnets are fantastic!

[mandie_rw]

Thank you! :D

[hharris]

Oh wow, these look awesome!

[mandie_rw]

Thank you! :D

[robinsnest]

okay now i really really really need an 1860s event to wear that. RIGHT NOW....

[mandie_rw]

If you wanna pay like $35 in shipping I'll mail it to you and you can do a youtube video in it hee hee hee

[danabren]

Those are ridiculously wonderful. I love them.

[mandie_rw]

Thank you! :D

[atherleisure]

Well done. They look fantastic.

[mandie_rw]

Thank you! :D

[theladyrebecca]

Those are so fantastic! Did you use a pattern for them, and if so, which one?

[mandie_rw]

Thank you! :) They're SO absurd, they make me happy.

Yep, I used the Timely Tresses Mildred Augusta (https://www.timelytresses.com/store/p72/Mildred_Augusta_1861-1864_HIgh_Brimmed_Bonnet.html)

[theladyrebecca]

Thanks for sharing! They're so fun!