Photo by Bronwen Sharp
Photo by Bronwen Sharp
Photo by Bronwen Sharp
LILI ELBE
American Premiere
Santa Fe Opera
Director: James Robinson
Costume Designer: Marco Piemontese
Head Milliner: Deborah Nash
Millinery Apprentice: Jackson Underwood
Dyed Straw Hat with Veil
Photo by Bronwen Sharp
Rendering by Marco Piemontese
blocked buckram base
wired and covered edge
blocked straw
buckram brim structure
final brim shape
lining and grosgrain installed
Felt Cloche with Grosgrain Decoration
original block
padding with craft felt
padded and plastic wrapped
felt blocked
wire and rolled hem
Melusine Felt Hat with Upturned Brim
Felt Cloche from Custom Brim Block
Vintage Egret Feather Hairpiece
