As I was about to get on the plane to depart from Heathrow, back in February, I noticed a rack, full of free copies of 'thelondonpaper'. As I read through, I came to 'thelondonstyle' section and was totally defeated to see, what I thought to be an amazing exhibition, coming to the Victoria & Albert Museum, merely days after my trip concluded. February 24th (I flew back on the 19th...) saw the launch of a collaboration between the museum and legendary hat designer, Stephen Jones's to create a three month, hat anthology. The collection features more than 300 hats ranging from an Egyptian Anubis mask from 600 BC to modern day couture created by Jones and his contemporaries. Other famous hats include: Audrey Hepburn's 'My Fair Lady' hat, the Queen's headscarves, Carmen Miranda's extravagant turban & even the famous bunny ears that Agyness Deyn sported for Commes des Garcons. There is something about women in hats that is truly powerful, dramatic and most of--memorable. The exhibition also has numerous categories: Inspiration, how history shaped many of these designs; Creation, the heart of millinery; The Salon, a public showcase of the craft at it's best; The Client, famous names, from Royalty to movie stars. "It draws on millinery collections world-wide and is truly an eclectic and exciting anthology of hats from BC to the present day," says Jones. A beautiful meshing of fashion, history & culture...came to town right after I left England. Now I'm just going to have to wait & pray, that this glorious exhibition does so well, it decides to travels West. 
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