Hennin hat

Steeple hat/hennin | maid marion? | bettylettuce | Flickr

A wonderfully distinctive headdress for a noble 15th century Burgundian lady. I’d been wanting to make a hat in this style for some time for my friend Anne, but it needed to wait until she was no longer wearing a coronet. This piece was so much fun to pattern and make! Research & Design Variations […]

“if I was rich and famous I would walk around in these bad boys”

Artist: Attributed to Hans Memling (Netherlandish, Seligenstadt, active by 1465–died 1494 Bruges). Date: ca. 1485–90. Medium: Oil on wood. Dimensions: O...

Today, we’d like to show you an interesting and diverse collection of headpieces made by a young seamstress. Her name is Angela Clayton. And she makes clothes of various styles, designs, historical periods, and materials. The matching accessories used with these costumes include headdresses. In her collection, she’s got dozens of hats and headpieces inspired by the fashion of the 1400s, 1500s, 1700s, 1800s, and 1900s.

15th century women’s headdress, from “Medieval fashions” by Tom Tierney

NEW hennins! 🏰 Just dropped 🏰 Again, these fabrics are reclaimed remnants (the light one was a curtain) so there is only a small amount, lead time on these is around 3-4 weeks because as usual they are made to order!