Fine Feathers

Hats and feathers go together like peaches and cream; pins and needles and bead and button; like sweetness and light and heart and soul. When I first saw this vintage 1950s bandeau in a vintage bazaar last year, I was smitten by its pretty frivolity: lilac satin and net, dusky coloured feathers!

Remarkably, I managed to resist its charms in favour of some velvet toppers (a scarlet one, and an emerald one). But not for long … A few months later I was back at the same bazaar on Sapphire’s and my traditional Australia Day outing, and this time I took it home with me.

One day I will have an occasion to wear it …

Photo: March 2017