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A favourite hat!

Posted on 30/09/2012 by

So lovely to see HRH The Duchess of Cambridge wearing on of my creations at a wedding on Saturday. A soft grey straw trimmed with organdie that I embroidered to match the embroidery on the dress……I so enjoyed creating this … Continue reading →

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In praise of Art in Action!

Posted on 02/08/2012 by

Albeit a little belated I have a huge thank you to say to all the staff and volunteers, my fellow demonstrators and the extraordinary visitors at Art in Action that together made those four days quite breath taking! A wonderful … Continue reading →

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Ascot hats, the finishing line is in sight!

Posted on 12/06/2011 by

With less than 1o hours to go before the studio opens in the morning for the last collections for Ascot I still have hats to finish! A predictably busy week has become a creative marathon! Thank goodness it’s a buzz … Continue reading →

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Ascot is coming!

Posted on 03/06/2011 by

Why does it seem that the number of hours in the day get fewer as Ascot approaches?! Every year I say “this year will be different”, I will sleep, take vitamins and take a break to walk across the marsh … Continue reading →

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Royal Ascot hats 2011

Posted on 18/05/2011 by

The excitement of Royal Ascot looms! It seems this year everyone wants something special, is it because the Royal wedding has put hats back centre stage, or is it that the 300th Anniversary of Royal Ascot is tempting clients to … Continue reading →

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celebration party!

Posted on 01/05/2011 by

What a wonderful Sunday, a house full of my friends, the “Jane Corbett team” drinking and having lunch in the sunshine, relaxing and celebrating all together while our (combined) brood of 12 children leap around in the garden! A sunny … Continue reading →

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the team

Posted on 08/04/2011 by

A happy creative soul needs a good team to trust, and thanks to my assistant Victoria Frost, photographer Giles Penfound, and Jo Del Mar PR, I am indeed a happy creative soul this week…….and all this glorious April sunshine is … Continue reading →

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spring in the studio

Posted on 06/04/2011 by

“Oh to be in England now that April’s there……” poetry for a perfect spring day, which was a working-breakfast-through-to-midnight-feast-studio day but with room for a meeting over coffee in the garden where the plum tree blooms…….!

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photographer as muse

Posted on 29/03/2011 by

A great day with Giles Penfound, the photographer behind the lens who has inspired me to say “yes” to being photographed for a whole year! Early into the project it is already fascinating to see my studio and the process … Continue reading →

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