Grab a Glorious Hat for Goodwood

Ladies Day is this Thursday 30th July – less than a week away! And some of you may not have realized but there was an Eclipse on Wednesday of this week…granted - it didn’t show itself in the UK – you may have mistaken it for the black cloud of Swine Flu or other such depressing news…

But ENOUGH I say, for I bring you very exciting Hatastic! news!

I am so excited that Glorious Goodwood is finally here, which is I’m sure you know, the racecourse that combines the highest quality racing with exceptional entertaining.

In light of this, I have some fabulous suggestions for yummy and fun hats to wear at such fabulous a race meeting, and especially for my fabulous readers who are to attend Ladies Day there.

This year, it’s all about colour and primary colours too. In a recession it seems that the brightest and most cheery colours are in the shops right now. ‘Glorious’ is the buzzword for the day, and my goodness are there amazing floral headpieces to be had! These are my little finds to whet your appetite…

Cherry Fascinator by Heavenly Halos	Basket of Roses by Lyndell
Raisie by Gina Foster	Victorian Inspired Hat by Hope from Marshall
Fay by Siggihats.co.uk

But now for the really fun bit, as this is my competition to win a Hatastic! creation!

If none of the above are quite right for your tastes, then you might want to win my special and one-off Eclipse Fascinator! This is a piece inspired by Eclipse Magazine itself  – and the Lunar Eclipse that America has witnessed this week.

The piece is bespoke, sophisticated, chic and definitely eye-catching which is perfect for the social side of racing, plus the design shows a stylized version of the Eclipse.

It is made from a sinamay base, and decorated with a large beautiful black flower which I have generously decorated with black glitter.

In the centre is a huge green diamante which represents the world…at the back of the flower is a pearl bead (which represents the moon) and behind that is a gorgeous vintage brooch shaped like the sun! You get the idea…

You will not find another piece quite like this as I literally made this with the Eclipse in mind and with whatever I had to hand!

OH – and I almost forgot, the main body of the piece is adorned with gorgeous vintage black sequined trim…I am quite sorry to see this go!

To enter the competition to win this unique piece, please register for the Prize Draw below.

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